Meditations
FIRST WEEK PRACTICE
Sit in straight back chair on on your cushion, you may also lay flat but be careful you don’t fall asleep. Rest your hands either in your lap, on your knees or at your side.
Close your eyes; don’t squint or sqeeze them as if trying to focus…keep your eyes relaxed as well.
Take a few slow deep breaths and while you exhale pay attention to how your body feels.
Continue to breathe in a normal fashion while sending the breath to the parts of your body that feel stressed. Check your body until you feel very relaxed.
Take your attention to your heart center and feel your breath moving in and around; continue to practice relaxing your emotional self. Should you feel an attachment to a feeling, any feeling, gently name the feeling and go back to sensing your breath around your heart center.
If you have a meditation timer set it for 5 mins. If try setting a timer in the adjacent room, so that you do not hear it clicking off the seconds.
After the 5 mins are up. Gently open your eyes and stretch. Drink some water and try to take the relaxation with you into your day.
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