With the meeting Asclepius I meditated on a very wise monk.
I envisioned him smiling and sending loving kindness to me, and I returning the
loving kindness back to him. I envisioned us communicating without words. It
felt as though he was teaching me peace and love through projecting it on me.
Meditation has helped
me immensely. Often after meditation my mind is much clearer and I think much
more clearly. I also find that my raw emotions seem somewhat diluted. I still
feel them, but not necessarily as a motivating force. I become an observer of myself.
These meditations allowed me to help my teenage niece to
quiet her mind. She was going through a very tumultuous time and needed to
think clearly and get rid of the constant thoughts racing through her head. I
guided her through some breathing exercises which helped her to focus on her
breath and abandon her thoughts. We only did this twice for about 5 minutes or
so and she really enjoyed it. She told me she felt very relaxed like she wanted
to sleep. But she did not sleep. She wants to continue to do this because she
says she has a hard time “calming down”
I think that if I had not done this practice myself, I would
not be able to guide her to her calmness.
These exercised would defiantly work for my clientele or
anyone for that matter. Everyone’s mind has a constant chatter and background
noise going on. These exercises could potentially help everyone.
Hi Melanie,
ReplyDeleteThat’s great, that you were able to help your niece trough the practices. Sometimes it’s hard to concentrate and it’s easier when somebody else guides you. Practice makes better.
Ben
Melanie,
ReplyDeleteYou gave a great example of how you must first experience something yourself before helping someone else with it. It is great that your could use your experiences here to help your niece and that she will continue using the practices you taught her.
Tamara