Meditation “My-Style”

Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seemed to go right?  Or, one of those days where the stress of the day was overwhelming? Or a day where you just felt physically bad?  We all get days like this.  We all have our life challenges if you will.  The key to dealing with the challenges we face is how we respond.

Meditation is one tool that you can use to help you deal with life’s little, and life’s BIG challenges.  Today, meditation is much more popular than it used to be.  It is no longer a “woowoo” word for those “way-out-there” folks.  Meditation is even being practiced now in corporate America.  Businesses recognize the value and benefits.

So what are the benefits of meditating?  Very simply put, meditation can help an individual to… reduce stress and tension, promote healing in the body, deal with grief, pain and depression, seek answers to questions, find spiritual fulfillment and connectedness, and so much more.  The effects on the physical body have even been measured to lower blood pressure, lower heart rate and reduce pain.

Whatever your reason for meditating, keep in mind that meditation is the practice of quieting the chatter in your mind and learning to listen.  Meditation quiets and stills the outer expression so the inner may gain awareness, perception, and knowing.  There’s a whole other world inside that you may have never explored.  And, it’s call “You”!  Meditation can thus take on many forms:  quiet time or “thinking” time, prayer, day dreaming, yoga, listening to meditation/relaxing audios, physical relaxation focused on breathing, etc.  All of these things can be categorized as meditation because they quiet and still the mind.  Some are active and some are passive.  In choosing how to meditate, begin with where you are most comfortable.  The more comfortable you are, the more likely you are to continue.

After choosing what type you will do (and remember it could be simply deciding to sit quietly), decide where, when and for how long.  If you can create something that is repetitive, your body will get used to it, it will then begin to become a habit.  For example, perhaps you choose to sit quietly, in the den in your favorite chair, on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, for 10 minutes each time.    That’s Fabulous!

Remember…wherever you start is where you start and there is no right or wrong way to meditate.  There is only your way… Think of it as “Meditation My-Style”!

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