What is ‘natural awareness’?

‘Natural awareness’ is an open, relaxed approach to mindfulness meditation that emphasises meditation as a way of being in the world - a way of life. Unlike many meditation techniques, it is not reliant on formal postures, but emphasises continuity of practice throughout our everyday lives. This approach helps us to cultivate independence, flexibility and continuity in the practice. Ultimately, absolutely anything we experience can be an opportunity to develop wholesome mind states and wisdom.

Natural awareness is based on the teachings of Sayadaw U Tejaniya. Sitting within the Theravada (Southeast Asian) tradition of vipassanā (insight) meditation, it aims to cultivate wise understanding and a free heart. The original teachings of the Buddha provide the framework for this approach - in particular the satipaṭṭhāna vipassanā: the cultivation of mindfulness for insight.