Meditation: finding your Stillness
Blessed be my friends. Let’s talk about meditation. Some will argue this is the best practice for your well-being but many will argue the type or method of meditation and which is best. At the end of the day, it is not which is the overall best but what is best for you.
Meditation is easier than you think.
There are multiple types of meditation and meditation practices that one can learn about and engage in. No one is better than the other, but one will be best for you.
Mediation, as I see it, is more than just breathwork and sitting and looking deep inside yourself for the answers. Mediation is any still time, any breathwork, and time alone that you can have. Mental health.
Have you ever just paused and taken a few deep breaths to calm yourself in a stressful situation before proceeding, CONGRATULATIONS!! You meditated.
I had the opportunity to be alone for a few hours, and it was glorious. I honestly did not realize how much I needed it. When you are always around people and energy, even if it is family and loved ones, it pulls on you, though we may not realize it. It is important to have alone time. TRUE alone time. Where it is just you, not you alone at the movies or a restaurant because there are still people and energies there. I mean just you. Alone in your room or out in nature enjoying a stroll or a cup of coffee. This is a hard feat with all our responsibilities and obligations, but don’t you owe it to yourself? More so to those you love as well, because if you are aligned, and at peace, you can be better for those you love.
I took those few hours and took care of myself. I did sit and do the traditional meditation, but I also just watched a show that I want in peace, soaked in the bath uninterrupted. I had no rush and no obligation for that short time. Now, this is usually unrealistic daily, but every month or a few months, I think we should all take a day to reset and recharge, but little things can also help.
Check out this post on cleansing your mind as a way to reset.
So start small...
So start small. Get up early. Just 15 to 30 minutes early and stow away. Sit and breathe. Mornings, don’t work. Do it in the evenings. Sit up in a space by yourself and journal—neither work. Take 5 minutes at some point during the day, when you are alone, away from people, and can break from any obligation that you have, and breathe.
This is how you start. If 5 minutes is all you can ever do. Do it. If you can increase it, do it. Taking time to be still, to be alone, to meditate, resets the body, prepares it, and helps it to heal. We all need it. Especially now, with everything being So fast-paced these days.
Again, the style you choose if you want to get really into deep meditation is on you and what you are comfortable with but take the time.
It Takes Time...
I am still working on making it a daily practice, myself. Waking up early is hard, and by the end of the day some days you are just ready for bed. It is a commitment to self. Day by day, just a few minutes. I try to squeeze it in during the late morning, once the rush settles down. Everyone is off to school and work. 5 minutes. Then I start my day.
Will you give yourself 5 minutes to truly breathe?
I appreciate you taking the time and sharing your perspective and providing motivation. I will be taking a deeper look into self and my practice.