The 365 Commitment

Day 316 – Non Guided Free Meditation

So I tried something a little scary this morning. I listened to some transcendental music (whatever that is) and guided myself through meditation.

The first thing that I noticed is that I have learned a lot listening to other practitioners. I was able to use a few techniques to clear mind.

I used deep breathing, focusing on a good “belly” breath. I focused on taking that breath all the way to the top of my head and then releasing my breath into a deeper state of relaxation.

I counted through 20 breath cycles without thinking a thought and then started focusing in a heightened awareness of different areas of my body.

I then started trying to guide myself out of a focus in my current physical state to view of my potential. An interesting moment occurred when I felt a presence with me that filled my soul with gratitude and love, but the feeling was lost as an intruding though arrested my consciousness.

I spent an hour wrestling with trying to calm down and just as that happened, the music had a chime in it which woke me out of that calm feeling and I was instantly awake.

I had a last minute of a serene tingling sensation, and as I stretched and uncovered my eyes to a view of unpaid bills, led lights, and a slight whistle of the HVAC vent I was back from my journey.

Kind of wonder what a Master Yogi (not Yoda, there really was a guy named Yogi) experienced in a full day of meditative state and then would talk in this rambling gibberish for an hour. Sort of like my blog eh?

Anyway, gaining control of my thoughts is never something that I really have explored until this 365 commitments. There are some very real benefits.

I have a mechanism for dealing with anxiety and stress and it is highly effective.

I am now, for the first time in decades, sleeping a consistent 7 hours straight with a repeating pattern of waking in the morning.

I am able to quickly remove my mind from a situation and see it for what it is, gain perspective and allow myself to see past an immediate response and see how that impacts my future.

I am no longer weighed down by corrosive personal past, but buoyed up by a memory of my future.

Guy Reams (316)

365 Member

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