So I listened to the Loving-Kindness guided meditation and I like it. This guided meditation inspired me to look for other guided meditations. I found several on youtube by Kelly Howell. I find her voice to be soothing and peaceful. I do one in the morning and another one again in the afternoon or evening. I really enjoy doing a guided meditation because I have a hard time quieting my mind. I also enjoy doing meditation before I go to work, because my boss is a high energy and go, go, go kind of persons so I feel calm and centered all day.
Hi Ronna. I can really agree with you on the quieting the mind. My mind seems to go 90 miles an hour and doesn't stop when I sleep. Sometimes I wake up tired from all the "running" around I do in my dreams. Thanks for sharing Youtube meditations--will check them out.
ReplyDeleteDid you feel this exercise made you more compassionate towards others? When you feel negative emotion, how do you deal with those feelings? I am a spiritual being and practice these kind of thoughts and meditation techniques quite regularly. Even though I did not find the woman's voice to harmonious I did enjoy the water sounds :)
ReplyDeleteHi, I have to agree with you that I too have trouble quieting my mind enough to relax and meditate. The guided meditation seems to keep my mind busy enough listening to them so I am able to relax. I have tried so many times in the past with no success never realizing that guided meditation was available. Have you tried any other form of meditation in the past? Have you found them beneficial as well, even in other ways? Have you found any other names on youtube that are good? I am interested in downloading some and trying them. I never even thought to check there, silly me. I will have to look. Thanks for the name.
ReplyDeleteKudos! Have you always done guided meditations twice a day or is this a new accomplishment? I will have to look into the YouTube meditations you recommended. I think a smooth, calming voice would make this meditation easier to complete. I have done self-directed guided meditations on and off again when I am feeling particularly stressed, usually in the evenings and occasionally during my lunch break when I take a walk. I have a “go, go” boss also and I am thinking about giving it a try a couple times before work and see how that works out.
ReplyDeleteI'm not really sure how to comment back to you guys individually so I will do it a one big comment.
ReplyDeleteLou~ I try to keep my thoughts positive and realize negative thoughts are to guide me to what I want and then be thrown out right away. If you get what I mean. Let’s say kind of a Law of Attraction= positive thoughts bring more positive thoughts.
Sharon~I have tried other meditation and really haven't found anything I can stick to. Here in New Mexico labyrinth circle are pretty popular, but I have found with those I focus on whats troubling me. There are a lot of good videos and meditations on youtube, just check it out and see what works for you.
Angel~ The twice a day thing is new. I have meditated/prayed in many different ways my whole life, but not guided meditation. I think it feels good. It is worth a try.
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ReplyDeleteI was the complete opposite! I cannot relax and all this exercise did was stress me out a little more because I had to try to concentrate for 18 minutes. I understand what this exercise is trying to do however I think that I can do this on my own without hearing it. I think that we all should be able to show loving-kindness if we get rid of jealousy, prejudice, stereotypes, and all other hateful and spiteful emotions. I am glad that you found some use out of it. For the sarcastic, stressed types like me I would probably go about it another way.