I enjoyed participating in the
Loving-Kindness meditation from Dacher’s, Integral
Health. I think because I am still a
beginner with meditation I still have a bit of trouble with my mind
wandering. I try not to get too
frustrated because I know that this is normal with beginners. I try to just observe the thought and let it
pass, refocusing on the meditation.
The other part of this exercise I had a bit
of trouble with was when we are supposed to breath in another’s pain while
breathing out the loving kindness. I
find it hard to focus on the pain on the in breath and then so quickly switch
to focusing on the loving kindness on the out breath. Perhaps I am putting too much emphasis on
trying to really visualize the emotions and need to be a bit more general.
Along with this I did feel like I was taking
on too much of the negative energy and not necessarily feeling like it was
being cleared by the loving-kindness. My
fix for this was to stop focusing on the pain and suffering for a moment and
imagine the loving-kindness enveloping the pain and suffering of others. This did help.
Overall, I do think it is beneficial. I think any time you can send positive energy
into the universe it is beneficial to you and to the universe. I would recommend that everyone try meditation. It can be refreshing and grounding as long as
you start with patience and compassion towards yourself, otherwise it can just
be frustrating. .
Jillian,
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that you enjoyed this exercise. I cannot say the same because I am not used to guided meditation and the voices was too much of a distraction. I love to meditate but without "outside" guidance.
The part about breathing in someone else's pain and breathing out the loving-kindness was quite a challenge for me also. Just like you, I focused on the loving-kindness only.
Guided meditation is new to me and, hopefully, I will get a hang of it soon.
Great blog!
Browny.
Hello Julian,
ReplyDeleteI know it is sometimes hard to concentrate especially when there is an outside stressor like the work, children, school and maybe bills to pay etc. It takes practice and you will get there. good job!