Meditation

Meditation (n.) from Old French meditacion “thought, reflection, study,” and directly from Latin meditationem (nominative meditation) “a thinking over, meditation,” noun of action from past participle stem of meditari “to meditate, think over, reflect, consider

To make it as easy as possible for yourself, remove the blocks, resistance and preconceptions you have around meditation. The biggest stumbling block you have to experiencing and enjoying meditation is your own ideas about how it is supposed to be.

First and foremost meditation is about establishing a deeper relationship with yourself. It is about awareness, awareness of who you truly are and not who you think you are. The only way you experience who you truly are is to allow your thoughts to flow without resistance. When you try to stifle your thoughts you create resistance within yourself and this resistance makes it more difficult for you to have a genuine meditative experience. If you really want to meditate just relax and enjoy the show.

Your intuition is strongly linked to your mind and its ability to flow freely. Your intuition is always present, always informing you but we’ve become so adept and so practiced at ignoring it that we simply don’t notice it anymore. We confuse a genuine intuitive insight for our own thought creations and fantasies and dismiss it as one of our crazy thoughts (and we all have those crazy thoughts). It is our ability to create space between our conscious awareness and our thoughts that allows us to not be disturbed by our thoughts and this is where meditation is key. It helps us to practice the art of observation, observing ourselves and our thoughts, witnessing the unfolding story within our minds eye.

The more we can witness our thoughts without resistance or judgment, the more space we create between ourselves and our thoughts. It is this space that allows us to feel more relaxed and peaceful, which then enables us to experience a deeper state of stillness within ourselves. You may experience fleeting moments where you feel as though you’re not thinking, where you surrender to the space and allow it to envelop you before you say “Hey I’m not thinking, ooops now I am”. That’s great, if you experience a moment without thought that’s pretty impressive. Once you’re thinking again don’t give yourself a hard time about it and if you do give yourself a hard time, don’t give yourself a hard time for giving yourself a hard time.

Back to the thoughts: It is through observing our thoughts that we start to get real insight into ourselves and how we think. Non-judgment of ourselves is essential to our well being. If we try to stifle our thoughts when meditating we stifle that ability to learn about ourselves and go deeper within, to a more profound level of thought. It’s like following the rabbit down the rabbit hole. After all, the origin of the word meditation means to think. It is the observation without judgment that creates the space wherein you find peace of mind. Peace of mind allows you to witness your thoughts without being disturbed or upset. This allows you to then follow your thoughts to their root, enabling you to gain insight into why you think the way you do and how you can “change your mind” and create yourself anew with less self inflicted mental anguish and suffering.

Ultimately you will feel your thoughts dissipating as the space and the vibration of peace contained within this space envelops your mind…. BUT until then- observe your thoughts and get to know yourself a little better.

Divine Warrior Yoga studio in Doreen now offers Guided Meditation classes on Monday nights at 7.30pm. This practise is suitable for all levels.

For bookings contact: https://divinewarrioryoga.com.au/contact/