Stress. At work stress may come when demands are made that conflict with the availability of time and resources. At home stress may come when family members behave in ways that cause distress for themselves or others. Stress also comes when financial demands outweigh financial resources. There are many sources of stress in our lives, but they all have something in common: the need or desire to change people or circumstances that seem beyond our control.
How can we manage stress? We may have some power to change our circumstances over time, but for the most part we cannot change the people who cause stress in our lives. Sometimes we actually have the resources to change our circumstances, but feelings of being overwhelmed and powerless interfere with our ability to recognize our strengths and resources.
We may have heard that “meditation can help” but who has the time for that? And we may have tried “sitting in silence” on our own and found it boring and frustrating.
When practiced effectively, meditation can help clear a path through the challenges of people, circumstance, and the feeling of helplessness. Once our path is cleared of obstacles, we can more clearly see the strengths and resources that are available to us.
At Sunrise Meditation and Counseling we are blessed and happy to help people learn tools 
needed for managing stress. Our four part meditation series teaches skills for mind stabilization, letting go of stressful barriers to happiness and growth, increasing Spirituality, and exercising healthy compassion for others.
Our next set of four Meditation classes are being offered in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains beginning the weekend after Labor Day, Saturday September 10th. Based on the book Christian Tantric Meditation Guide, we share techniques that have been in practice for thousands of years, presented in a manner consistent with Judeo-Christian Scripture and Practice.
This is an opportunity to experience Christian Tantric Meditation in a low cost short series of classes on four consecutive Saturdays. The traditional Wellness based Christian Tantric Meditation protocol will be offered from 11:00 AM to 12:30 PM. And we will again be offering these Meditation classes from Recovery oriented perspective from 9:00 AM-10:30 AM. Our location is in Sautee Georgia which is near Helen Georgia, about an hour from Gwinnett and about 1.5 hours from Metro Atlanta.
If you are worried that you may not be able to attend all four classes, no problem. We can make up missed classes in later private or group sessions. Walk in registrations are welcome, or visit our Workshops page and sign up on line, or call 678-358-8775. Our rates are very reasonable, 20.00 per class.
The holidays are coming, with all of their joys and stresses. Days are growing shorter, the weather is increasingly unpredictable, and holiday memories from childhood, young adulthood, and other times in our lives that lie dormant through the rest of the year begin to emerge.
