Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Lent Meditation Week 1 Finding myself
Lent Meditation Week 1 Finding myself
Find a quiet place you can call your own away from distractions where you feel comfortable and safe. You can sit in a chair or sit cross legged on a cushion. Make sure your back is straight, head upright and you are comfortable. Hands together thumb to thumb, finger to finger in the classic prayer position. Close you eyes and breath in feeling your breath filling your lungs to your stomach and slowly exhale. Do this several times slowly. Imagining as you exhale all you negative thoughts flow out with ever breath. Do this for as long as you need to “wind down”.
For the second part of the meditation you are going to concentrate on your fingers. Starting with each one in turn concentrating on your thumbs then your index fingers and so on. As thoughts arise in your mind just observe the thoughts and bring your mind back to your fingers. Keep concentrating on your fingers each in turn. This will be hard for some as thoughts will take you away but after some practise you will find you will be able to control your mind and will discover an inner strength and peace. You may notice a heat in your hands, do not worry about this as this is quite normal. Continue to concentrate on your fingers for 10 - 15 minutes.
At the end of your meditation open your eyes, be aware of where you are and any thoughts that arise observe the thoughts and let them go, imagine them floating away. Dedicate your meditation for the good of all living beings and offer it to God or the universe which ever you feel comfortable with.
Make this a daily practice once, twice or more times a day. Any questions then message me.
Find a quiet place you can call your own away from distractions where you feel comfortable and safe. You can sit in a chair or sit cross legged on a cushion. Make sure your back is straight, head upright and you are comfortable. Hands together thumb to thumb, finger to finger in the classic prayer position. Close you eyes and breath in feeling your breath filling your lungs to your stomach and slowly exhale. Do this several times slowly. Imagining as you exhale all you negative thoughts flow out with ever breath. Do this for as long as you need to “wind down”.
For the second part of the meditation you are going to concentrate on your fingers. Starting with each one in turn concentrating on your thumbs then your index fingers and so on. As thoughts arise in your mind just observe the thoughts and bring your mind back to your fingers. Keep concentrating on your fingers each in turn. This will be hard for some as thoughts will take you away but after some practise you will find you will be able to control your mind and will discover an inner strength and peace. You may notice a heat in your hands, do not worry about this as this is quite normal. Continue to concentrate on your fingers for 10 - 15 minutes.
At the end of your meditation open your eyes, be aware of where you are and any thoughts that arise observe the thoughts and let them go, imagine them floating away. Dedicate your meditation for the good of all living beings and offer it to God or the universe which ever you feel comfortable with.
Make this a daily practice once, twice or more times a day. Any questions then message me.
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