Yet my first profound experience with meditation was in February 2015 when I followed a 10-day Vipassana meditation course in a specialized center in the French countryside. In more general terms, the habit of meditation enhanced my living with a sense of belonging, compassion, and appreciation.Īt the end of 2014 when a friend introduced me to Headspace. I also see my practice as a mental detox from informational and emotional junk that allows me to reconnect with what really matters. Practicing meditation helped improve my ability to focus and be more mindful of my experience in everyday situations - I find myself less often in reactive mode and more capable of responding consciously to whatever is happening. I find it somewhat easier to clear and focus my mind while moving so I also like to run outside as a form of dynamic meditation. I enjoy guided meditations too - some of my favorite ones are led by Jon Kabat-Zin, Kelly Howell, and Tara Brach.
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Usually, I start with focusing my attention on the breath - how it moves through my body, how it affects my heartbeat, sometimes I would do a full body scan examining various parts of my body and how they feel in the current moment, and then I would just sit & rest in conscious awareness maintaining emptiness of mind without focusing on anything in particular for as long as I can. I don’t follow any specific traditions and I adapt my practice according to the situation (I travel and move often). Preferably, I do the mediation practice in the afternoon or evening time in an open space - garden or terrace when possible (ideally in nature), or just sitting with my back straight on the bed or floor. Since then, I’ve been exploring the realm of mindfulness & consciousness through meditation practice on my own (reading related books and using online resources).įor me, meditation is the practice of attentive awareness with intention. During the hypnotherapeutic sessions I was able to tap into deeper levels of consciousness that impacted my experience in a positive way and sparked my curiosity. I like meditation because it a situation where I’m in total control and I can relax my mind into thinking of that it is OK to take your time for things that do not really move you forward in life, rather just ease the journey.ĥ years ago, after going through a burnout period, I turned to hypnotherapy looking to address difficulty to focus my attention and process new information. The impact is that it has given me high scores on exams and sleep during restless nights. I guess meditation to me is a problem solver rather than a custom. In more recent years, I have found yoga to be quite helpful as well, as it is something I can do even when I’m not in a stressful time. On a more everyday basis, I get a meditation-like state by diving all into a computer game with beautiful worlds or a cup of Oolong tea accompanied with Chinese traditional music. I’m an irregular user of meditation, as it is all based on me in times of need. To me, breathing and being able to focus on just one simple thing with all my energy is what meditation is about. Sometimes before an exam in high school, I would close my eyes and focus inwards to start writing the exam with a clear head.
When I have trouble sleeping, I light a candle and focus on the flame to clear my head. My meditation practice is a tool I use in times of need. What does your meditation practice look like (where, when, which tradition(s), how often?) It is a moment where I treat my brain and myself with a break.
Meditation is when I stop the world around me by clearing my head and focusing all my energy into breathing and forget what awaits or troubles me.
She lit a candle, turned off the lights, and told us to focus all thoughts and energy on the flame. I can’t recall what we were reading about, but I remember the meditation part. But my first actual experience was in my classroom in 8th grade, where my teacher had us all practice meditation as part of understanding what we were reading about at the moment. Meditation is something I have known about since I was young, especially through movies and relatives that lived abroad. What was your earliest experience with meditation?
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