Meditation ~

                                                   
Dental visits, commuting to work, rushing to pick up kids from school, what's for dinner, - Stress, stress, stress, kringe, kringe, kringe!!! There is too much going on in the background of our lives. It's difficult to focus. Too much stress, stress reduction, chill out, let it go, detach – familiar phrases to all of us.

We all live in a fast, fun and exciting world. It is also challenging, trying, demanding and frightening. These two sides of our lives produce stress, emotional reactions, anxiety, worry and anticipation.

Our bodies and minds can only tolerate so much and after a while, each of us reaches a saturation point and the results become uncomfortable at best; for some it may be unbearable, even unendurable.

One thing is for sure, there is no magic pill available to eliminate stressfull situations or feelings. Nope - no pill to cure stress -

Learning to Relax ~ how do you calm your monkey mind?

Meditating is actually easier than you might imagine. Most of us have dabbled in meditation by participating in conscious relaxation. Maybe during an exercise class or to manage pain at the dentist or anxiety before a test. We start by paying attention to our breathing.

The practical effort to focus completely on our breathing takes our minds away from the "mind clutter" that constantly tries to invade our mind and eliminate feelings that will lead to a time of calm. With repeated effort the goal of clearing your mind – to think of nothing, does occur and the process of meditation takes on its own energy.

The result is, and I guarantee this, peace, serenity, calmness, eventually opening yourself to new insights.

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Relaxation through Meditation ~

My preference would be to call meditation relaxation – conscious relaxation, chosen relaxation. These are words that are more universally understood, more comfortable.

Constantly working toward the goal of discovering my own ability to reach a state of serenity, acknowledging the stress as an observant (doing nothing - just observing), setting my ego aside and by paying attention to my breath; this is how I learned to calm my monkey mind.

Meditating for Life ~

To manage these concerns we must go inside ourselves. Among the steps we can take is the learning and practicing of meditation. 

What to Expect ~

With time and faith in the commitment to practice frequently, (daily meditating is ideal), during your meditation time you may "leave the moment." A feeling of separation exists where the mind is clear, clean and blank. You will still hear sounds around you, but they will not interfere with your meditation.

Sometimes you may weep -- you may not even be aware of what is making you weep. It is your own emotions having a voice of their own. Sometimes you may feel a smile across your face -- that is contentment showing itself. Sometimes you may fall asleep and awaken truly refreshed.

There is no right or wrong behavior during your meditation. It is your time for you. Everyone deserves this kind of personal attention. This is a self-care activity; loving oneself!

Paying it forward~

Teach your kids to meditate instead of sending them to 'time-out'. Teach it to your friends, family, anyone who will listen. We can share this gift and get back as we give. We are all better because of each person who meditates.

The peace and joy felt by those who meditate enters the world for all of us as positive energy.

Imagine if we all practiced meditation! Our world will be a more peaceful place.

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