Posts Tagged ‘Meditation’

Is Your Pancreas Smiling?

Saturday, October 1st, 2011

In this crazy, busy month, I’m trying to grab moments to breathe and re-center myself.  (Cuts down on the drinking.)  This is a meditation exercise that you may have heard of, but it’s my favorite right now.

First, find a quiet, comfortable spot to sit.  Close your eyes. Relax.  Spend a few moments focusing on your breathing and gently quieting your mind.  When you’re feeling calm, think about your gratitude – all the things in your life that makes you happy.  Think of something your kid said that made you laugh, or a sweet moment with your spouse, or time doing your favorite thing.

Once you really feel your gratitude all around you, smile.  Smile with your mouth and your eyes.  Imagine that smile spreading throughout your body.  Feel the smile in your heart.  Then in your core.  Feel the smile in your blood spreading out to your fingers and toes.  Imagine your joy is glowing out from you and embracing you.

Enjoy this quiet moment with yourself – you’ve certainly earned it.

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Spending Time With Yourself

Friday, August 12th, 2011

I’m trying out a new meditation exercise that I really like.  It may seem a little strange, but stay with me.

After finding a quiet, comfy place, close your eyes and spend a few minutes focusing on your breathing and quieting your mind.  If you’re like me, getting your brain to be still is the hardest part.

After you feel relaxed and in a meditative place, imagine yourself at your very best.  A completely healthy, happy, successful you.  Whatever it is that you would like to change in your life, imagine who you will be once you have accomplished that goal.

In your mind, the current you and the idealized you should spend some time getting to know one another.  For example, in my mind, the current me and the best possible me like to dance together, row a boat in a mountain lake together, even fly together.  I imagine my current self and my ideal self embracing one another.  Sharing secrets.  Enjoying one another’s company.

In this exercise, your ideal self would never criticize your current self, but wants to befriend, support and nurture you.  You love you!

As your current and ideal selves become acquainted, notice not only their differences, but also their similarities.  Feel the joy of achieving your goals and becoming the next iteration of yourself.  Delight in the merging of your ideal self and your pretty-damn-good-already self into one.

Enjoy this quiet time with you.  Keep breathing.  And let me know how it goes!

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