Meditating
OK. I've noticed that I really like meditating when I make the effort to do so. I think I will set aside 30 minutes a day to practice and hopefully I will become good at it. A couple things I noticed:
The traditional meditation posture is so not comfortable to me. I actually haven't found a posture that is completely comfortable. I sat on a cushion on the floor today with my back straight against the couch. That wasn't bad. It's easy to relax and clear my mind (mostly) but my legs can't seem to get comfortable. My knees get stiff from staying bent. Today I wondered while I was meditating if maybe a chair wouldn't be a better place to meditate.
I FREEZE while I am sitting there. The house is 69. I'm wearing pants, a sweater, socks. I'm sitting on warm cushion from the couch. But the minute I achieve some resemblance of peace... I am aware that I am cold. I usually acknowledge the thought and release it at least 3 times while I sit. I'm not shivering. I'm just aware that I could be warmer.
Some people imagine a peaceful place, some people say "ommm"... I find so much relaxation in listening to Chaos purr that I find myself thinking "purrrr" as I breathe out when I meditate. It gives me something to focus on to clear my mind. Quite frequently, Chaos is purring next to me anyway. He almost always joins me when I sit on the couch or sit to meditate. I put a cushion beside me today for him because he kept trying to crawl into my lap. Maybe he knew I was cold. heh
I find it exceedingly easy to sit for 30 minutes. I'm beginning.. so much of the time is spent re-clearing my mind from intrusive thoughts... but I usually think about the time when I sit down to meditate. I acknowledge my thought and release it and then, when I decide I should get up, I'll look at the time and be surprised 30 minutes has passed.
I feel so much calmer and I have noticed small things make me happier. The wind blew through the leaves yesterday and I felt so content to watch and listen to them. Today they played my favorite song on the radio and I smiled and thought "What luck! It's my favorite song!" It's cheesy but so nice.
The traditional meditation posture is so not comfortable to me. I actually haven't found a posture that is completely comfortable. I sat on a cushion on the floor today with my back straight against the couch. That wasn't bad. It's easy to relax and clear my mind (mostly) but my legs can't seem to get comfortable. My knees get stiff from staying bent. Today I wondered while I was meditating if maybe a chair wouldn't be a better place to meditate.
I FREEZE while I am sitting there. The house is 69. I'm wearing pants, a sweater, socks. I'm sitting on warm cushion from the couch. But the minute I achieve some resemblance of peace... I am aware that I am cold. I usually acknowledge the thought and release it at least 3 times while I sit. I'm not shivering. I'm just aware that I could be warmer.
Some people imagine a peaceful place, some people say "ommm"... I find so much relaxation in listening to Chaos purr that I find myself thinking "purrrr" as I breathe out when I meditate. It gives me something to focus on to clear my mind. Quite frequently, Chaos is purring next to me anyway. He almost always joins me when I sit on the couch or sit to meditate. I put a cushion beside me today for him because he kept trying to crawl into my lap. Maybe he knew I was cold. heh
I find it exceedingly easy to sit for 30 minutes. I'm beginning.. so much of the time is spent re-clearing my mind from intrusive thoughts... but I usually think about the time when I sit down to meditate. I acknowledge my thought and release it and then, when I decide I should get up, I'll look at the time and be surprised 30 minutes has passed.
I feel so much calmer and I have noticed small things make me happier. The wind blew through the leaves yesterday and I felt so content to watch and listen to them. Today they played my favorite song on the radio and I smiled and thought "What luck! It's my favorite song!" It's cheesy but so nice.