An intensive course for people who want to try meditation but don’t know where to begin is returning. Center One Meditation Center in Haebangchon, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, announced that the ninth session of its intensive meditation course, Sea of Stillness, will begin Oct. 24. The course will run for three hours, from 9 a.m. to noon, every Saturday through Nov. 28, for a total of five sessions.
A five-session intensive course to experience the path to stillness, from relaxation and breathing to observation
Center One is a meditation center dedicated to leaders’ stillness and insight, and the advancement of consciousness. Sea of Stillness is one of its signature courses, designed to help participants understand meditation practice systematically and make it part of their lives. Center One says the course is structured to help participants embody relaxation, breathing techniques and the mechanisms of meditation that lead to stillness—not merely understand them intellectually.
The course follows the arc of an inner journey to find oneself. Participants move through the stages of entering stillness, remaining in it, and awakening awareness within stillness to observe.
From the doorway into stillness to the beginning of observation, with a week off on Nov. 14 and a final session on Nov. 28
The course begins with Session 1, “The Doorway into Stillness,” followed by Session 2, “Breathing Techniques for Cultivating Sati”; Session 3, “Remaining in Deep Stillness”; Session 4, “Expansion of Pure Consciousness”; and Session 5, “The Beginning of Observation.” Sati is a Pali word for the awareness of the present moment, commonly translated as mindfulness.
Classes will be held Oct. 24 and 31, and Nov. 7, 21 and 28. There will be no class on Nov. 14. During the week without class in the previous, eighth session, participants practiced pausing what they were doing and noticing their breathing whenever they received a KakaoTalk notification, then shared their experiences at the following Saturday’s gathering.
Led by founder Sang-chung Noh, who has practiced for nearly 40 years, and the Center One HOME team
The course will be led jointly by Center One founder Asi (Sang-chung Noh) and the Center One HOME team. Noh began meditating at age 15 and has continued his practice for nearly 40 years. He holds a doctorate in psychology from Sungkyunkwan University and studied Buddhist studies at Dongguk University. As chair of CARROT Global, a company specializing in global competency and leadership training, he has drawn on meditation to find answers in the business world. Together with coach Kim Beom-jin, he published The Path to Management Found in Meditation. He opened Center One in Haebangchon in August 2024.
For beginners who find it daunting to sit for a long time, a step-by-step class starts with the basics
In an age of constant information overload, meditation can feel intimidating when it asks beginners to sit for a long time and empty their minds from the start. Sea of Stillness begins with relaxation to release bodily tension and breathing, then gradually moves on to how to remain in stillness and how to observe. The course is suited to people who have tried meditation apps on their own but quickly lost their way, or who want to learn the principles of meditation step by step.
Those who would rather begin with movement-based meditation or a short introductory experience can start elsewhere. There are many entry points, including walking, yoga and sound meditation, and choosing an approach that suits you is itself a first step in meditation. An intensive course that brings people together in the same place for five weeks of practice offers an open door to those seeking greater depth. Spaces like Center One, which present meditation in language suited to people working in the city while placing less emphasis on religion, offer another way for Korean meditation to become part of everyday life.
Tuition is 950,000 won; apply using the online form and contact Center One on KakaoTalk
Tuition is 950,000 won. Applications are accepted through the online application form. For inquiries, send a one-on-one message to the Center One KakaoTalk channel.
Course: Center One Intensive Meditation Course, Sea of Stillness, Session 9
Schedule: Oct. 24 and 31, and Nov. 7, 21 and 28, 2026 (no class Nov. 14), five sessions total
Time: Saturdays, 9 a.m.–noon (3 hours)
Instructors: Asi (Center One founder) and the Center One HOME team
For: Meditation beginners and anyone who wants to learn meditation systematically
Location: 3rd floor, Center One, 11 Sinheung-ro, Yongsan-gu, Seoul (Haebangchon)
Tuition: 950,000 won
Apply: https://naver.me/xVRkwITr
Inquiries: One-on-one chat on the Center One KakaoTalk channel https://pf.kakao.com/_fcdxcG/friend
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