Download - Mediation workshop wk 2
• Right & Left Hemispheres • Reptilian Brain = Automatic responses (eating,
breathing)• Limbic Brain = Emotional brain• Amygdala = Guard Dog• Prefrontal Cortex (PFC) = Wise Old Owl
Thoughts on Meditation…
‘being present is (somewhat simply) learning to attend to your sensory experiences as anchors’ Harvard University’s Dr. Herbert Benson, a father of western
meditation
‘… as the moment you are aware that your mind has been on an excursion elsewhere’ Spiritual teacher, Eckert Tolle, sees presence…
More Thoughts on Meditation..
By training in meditation, we create an inner space and clarity that enables us to control our mind
So much of the stress and tension we normally experience comes from our mind
The term "meditation" can refer to any process that leads you to an inner state of relaxed awareness.
What we know for sure….
there is no “succeeding” in meditation…. If we are entering into meditation to “do it right,” we are already
beginning on a false platform Any decrease in mind clutter is an increase in our vibration On a practical, earthly level, we want to quiet our minds because it is
those extra words spinning around that distract us, pull our energy down, allow us to worry and brood, encourage us to imagine potential negative situations and obsess over relationship details, and cause us to self-doubt … What if all that energy was put to a better use?
On a spiritual plane, we want to quiet our minds because it is in those moments of quiet when we are able to better receive guidance and answers to our questions and to feel supported and loved by God and the universe
What have you gained from meditation???
Joan’s Reflections…
Be an observer in your own life…
Figure out what you can control and
what you can’t…know the difference and act accordingly
Where the mind goes, the body follows..B-R-E-A-T-H-E…..
Lessons Learned…
The healing happens in the return..It’s in the gracefulness of letting go and starting overThe seeking is endless…meditation can help you stop
searching for happiness and have you be happy in the moment.
New Meditation/Relaxation Practices
Alternate Nostril Breathing aka Channel Cleaning Breathing
Breath/Straw MeditationProgressive Muscle RelaxationRelaxation Meditation