Structure
The Mallas Method is composed of several elements and concepts, structured in a traditional '3-legged stool' fashion:
The Practice
The daily practice is what powers your transformation of mind.
The Community
At the heart of what we do is a community of practice.
The Teacher
Manish Mallas offers the most effective path to your own growth.
The Community
At its core, this a group of individuals dedicated to living and sharing the experiment/experience of a daily practice. Cleaning-up your mind and getting it into shape is not always an easy or pleasant experience, and it's important to have a place where people get what you're dealing with. We also celebrate many small wins, and mostly 'chop wood and carry water' together, day after day.
Feel free to join the forum and engage with the community.
What ? Why ? How ?
We deliver a traditional mindfulness practice in a contemporary, engaging and neuro-scientific framework. We work with individuals, privately as well as in corporate, educational and non-profit environments.
Mind Model
Our proprietary Modern Monk Mind Model is a map of our minds. From bottom-to-top, it shows our evolutionary journey and the moment-to-moment workings of our consciousness. From top-to-bottom it’s a roadmap to mindfulness practice. As you move through each deeper level, there is a mind-management task to accomplish – fix a problem and build a skill/strength – and wisdom to be gained.
Awareness
Human
Pre-frontal Cortex
Mindless -> Present
Thinking
Primate
Cortex
Distraction -> Focus
Emotions
Mammal
Limbic System
Reaction -> Acceptance
Body
Reptile
Brainstem
Tension -> Poise
Nature / Spirit
Life
Cells
Ignorance -> Instinct
Being
Matter
Ignorance -> Wisdom
Empty
The Goal
4 Practices
We belong to a direct mindfulness lineage dating back 2,500 years. Based on our history and experience, we offer four traditional practices framed with neuroscience and a dialogue around how they fit into our busy, modern lives.
Yoga
Deliberate Body - Regulate your outside & prepare for deep work.
Pranayama
Deliberate Breath - Regulate your inside & prepare for deeper work.
Shamatha
Natural Breath - Build calm-focus & prepare for the deepest work.
Vipashyana
Natural Body - Build insight & finish your practice.
Yoga
Yoga is an ancient practice that involves physical poses, concentration, and deep breathing. A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility, and well-being.
Benefits
-
Increased flexibility.
-
Increased muscle strength and tone.
-
Improved respiration, energy and vitality.
-
Maintaining a balanced metabolism.
-
Weight reduction.
-
Cardio and circulatory health.
-
Improved athletic performance.
Vipashyana
Yoga is an ancient practice that involves physical poses, concentration, and deep breathing. A regular yoga practice can promote endurance, strength, calmness, flexibility, and well-being.
Benefits
-
Increased flexibility.
-
Increased muscle strength and tone.
-
Improved respiration, energy and vitality.
-
Maintaining a balanced metabolism.
-
Weight reduction.
-
Cardio and circulatory health.
-
Improved athletic performance.
Shamatha
Samatha or śamatha is a Buddhist term that is often translated as the "tranquility of the mind", or "mind-calmness". The Pali Canon describes it as one of two qualities of mind which is developed in Buddhist meditation, the other being vipassana.
Benefits
-
Calms the mind.
-
Increases concentration.
-
Increases inner peace.
-
Maintaining a balanced metabolism.
-
Weight reduction.
-
Cardio and circulatory health.
-
Improved athletic performance.
Pranayama
Pranayama is the practice of breath regulation. It's a main component of yoga, an exercise for physical and mental wellness. In Sanskrit, “prana” means life energy and “yama” means control. The practice of pranayama involves breathing exercises and patterns.
Benefits
-
Decreases stress.
-
Improves sleep quality.
-
Increases mindfulness.
-
Reduces high blood pressure.
-
Improves lung function.
-
Enhances cognitive performance.