Daytime Meditation: "Listening Without Judgment" (Meditation + Tea)

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Most of the time, we go into conversations with an agenda. Even when we try and listen, we can't help but giving our unsolicited advice and judging others.

What would it be like to be with someone and fully accept them for who they are in that moment?

In this daytime session we will meditate together and practice listening without judgment. It starts by listening to ourselves deeply and being in contact with our minds/hearts/bodies — and as we cultivate this, it is a gift we can extend to others.

Come join us for this daytime session! Whatever your experience and style of meditation is, you’re welcome to join.

🔎 Details:

• Theme: Listening Without Judgment
• Time: Thursday January 16th, 2:00pm-4:00pm (Doors open at 200pm and we start at 210pm sharp!)
• Location: Brighton Yoga Studio Daikanyama Google Maps
• Price: Regular price: 2,000 yen. Sustaining Members: Free (get a membership here)

Please be serious about reserving a spot, and unRSVP as soon as you have decided you're not going to make it.

🧘‍♂️ What to expect:

• Light stretching/ breathing
• 20 minutes of guided mindfulness meditation
• Pair exercise for mindful listening 20 minutes
• A short mindfulness talk
• Tea and sharing at the end; this is a chance to hear from others and practice nonjudgmental listening
• Meditation cushions provided

👖 What to bring:

• Comfortable clothes to meditate in
• Hoodie/sweaters
• Water bottle

About the type(s) of meditation we practice:
We share a wide range of secular meditation practices which are largely based on Mindfulness Meditation. These practices are open to anyone from any belief system – everyone can practice. You can read more about secular meditation here.

🌱 About Your Teacher:
Misha Yurchenko is a Tokyo-based certified meditation teacher with over ten years of meditation experience. He has spent time on retreat around the world and practiced a range of techniques. After experiencing extreme burnout from his venture-funded startup, he founded Tokyo Mindfulness and is dedicated to helping others break free from themselves. He takes an integrated and practical approach combining meditation, breathwork, and nervous system healing to help people let go of the ego, release old habit patterns and find inner freedom. He is the author of several books and lives in Nerima with his family.