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Meditation: I finally got it!

Meditation: Balancing Rocks


Many have touted the benefits of meditation. Seems like every thought leader, business leader and celebrity is expressing how life changing the practice is. If Oprah's doing it, I want to at least try. So I downloaded all the apps and read books about trying to harness the power for myself. 

No matter how I tried, it just didn't work. My mind would race and I'd go through my to-do list, what I fought about with my husband, work stuff, why my son wasn't getting his work done and what I was going to make for dinner, among other things. I couldn't get that all to stop. I just couldn't get quite. I just thought I couldn't do it and I wasn't going to be one of those people.

I was wrong. These are the methods I used to find success with meditations:
  • Deep Breathes - Start with some deep cleansing breaths.
  • Chant -   A recently acquired coach suggested I use a chant or word to focus. That word was "shrim". You repeat it any way you want; slow or fast, it doesn't matter. 
  • Thought Balloons - My coach also advised to imagine those thoughts that pop into your head as clouds. Also imagine those thought clouds floating away. Every time a cloud comes into view, let it go and imagine it drifting away. Since I'm letting go of the thought, I re-imagine my thoughts as a pretty pink balloon. I let the balloon go and watch it drifting away.
  • No Judgement - No matter what happens or doesn't happen, you are doing it right.  Have no judgement around how or what you are doing. You are doing everything right. No matter what.
  • Time - I do just 5 minutes every morning. Right after I run to the restroom, I set my timer and get it done.
Here's a great blog for other meditation practices:


Other forms of meditation:

Yoga

Many times, I've felt like the practice of yoga is a form of meditation. Here's a resource for those starting out with yoga I found helpful:


Retail Therapy

And here's a little spot for retail therapy that won't break the bank!


Self Care

I've always felt pampering yourself was a good way for a meditative state. You focus on yourself and clear you thoughts for others. Here's a resource for just that:



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  1. UnknownJuly 13, 2020 at 12:23 PM

    Oh I tried to meditate and failed too! Will definitely try again after reading this.

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  2. Shaili ArjaniSeptember 12, 2020 at 3:48 AM

    I still find meditating so difficult - my mind wanders in 100 different directions. Thanks for writing this, I will keep at it :)

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