My First . . . February 17, 2012
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Am I doing this right?
Hmm . . . I’m not sure.
This position is uncomfortable.
Relax.
I feel like a pretzel . . . tied up in twisted up knots.
Unwind.
I can’t feel my leg . . . it’s going to sleep.
Relax.
I am relaxed! I’m numb from the waist down.
Shift a bit.
Aah . . . that’s better.
Now I’ve got a cramp in my leg.
Ooh . . . better. That feels good. Keep going.
Wait! I’ve got a crick in my neck. I need to change positions again.
Ooh . . . nice.
Crap! Did I turn off the coffee maker?
Don’t worry about it.
And the cat . . . did I let the cat in?
Stop thinking.
I can’t stop thinking.
Let it go.
This is hard.
We’re doing great.
This is so s~t~r~a~n~g~e. I wonder if it feels this awkward to everyone the first time.
Probably.
This is way harder than I thought it would be.
Lots of people enjoy it.
Why would anyone enjoy doing this?! It’s torture being twisted up like this.
You just need to relax.
I can’t relax . . . I feel like I should be doing something else.
Be here now.
Wait! I need to move my butt a little to the left.
OK . . . that’s better.
I should have put on a CD to drown out all the noise.
The noise is all in your head.
I’m still not sure if I’m doing this right.
Keep breathing.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Yes.
Aah . . . that’s better!
Meditation . . . like other “firsts” . . . improves with practice.
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Spirit Lights The Way 
: ) …now that sounds familiar…. similar words going through my head an hour ago…and I was sitting with someone with 10 years of calmness, and still the mind had trouble stilling….ohhhh….moments of quiet interspersed with a busy, chattering mind… remarkable to watch my mind go back to that again and again. As you say, “practice”….. the way I see it, that’s why it’s called “practice”
Yes, the practice of meditation gets easier with practice, practice, and more practice. Eventually, the mind settles down as soon as you “assume the position.”
Aah . . . that’s better. 😀
Wow, your meditation sound exactly like mine. Except I never got to that calm space!
Just imagine if people gave up on S~E~X as easily as they do meditation . . . we wouldn’t have a burgeoning population. 😉
Haha. I recognize this person…….me!! 🙂
These days, I pop in an Ocean Voyages CD, sit in my meditation chair, and my mind stills immediately . . . but it took more than a few trial runs to get there.
Now, after 20-30 minutes of silent stillness, I re-surface and re-emerge completely re-energized.
Aah . . . that’s better! _/!\_
Love it!
When I saw Sidey’s weekend theme, my thoughts immediately flashed to my first experience with . . . meditation.
Yeah, that’s right. Meditation. 😉
I knew it was either that or yoga, but that didn’t stop my mind from getting dirty. LOL 😉
ah yes, learning to tune out of the surrounds and in to yourself’s peace
Indeed! Here’s to tuning out and tuning in. _/!\_
so good to recreate oneself in daily doses
It’s a good thing that’s NOT like cloning. 😉
Hahahaha! Wonderful and true. I still can’t figure out how to relax in yoga class when my weak little bum is trembling!
I had FUN writing this one. Sidey’s themes can be so . . . evocative.
for a moment there I thought you were giving birth!! hee hee. sorry, couldn’t resist. Meditation is a practice to be learned for sure. but oh the rewards, the wondrous rewards. as you know.
walk in beauty.
Ha ha! I expect there might have been a few strident screams thrown in if this was my first delivery. 😉
Of course, that’s based solely on “hearsay.” I’ve never been anywhere near a delivery room.
It’s so E~A~S~Y once it *clicks* . . . but until you feel what it feels like the first time it’s hard to imagine.
It sound almost like that 3:00am discussion! The “relax, go back to sleep”.. “But, this is going to come up in the morning call”… situation 😦 I haven’t tried meditation in the formal sense but standing on a bridge watching the trains pass works very well for me – I can lose myself in internal thoughts for hours 🙂
Watching the trains go by . . . or listening to cars streaming over a bridge . . . can put our thoughts to rest, giving us a much needed break from the constant monkey chatter of “auto pilot.”
The joys of discipline – thank goodness persistence pays off!
I agree! It took me more than a few times to get my thoughts to settle down enough that I saw the benefits of pressing the “pause” button.
Very funny Nancy. So true for many of us – me included!
First attempts can be quite . . . um . . . funny. 😉
LOL! Guess all of us can resonate with your thoughts! The mind is such a useful tool until we let it take over with it’s chattering.
Just so, Marie. The more often we reclaim “the remote,” the easier it gets . . . and the more clarity we gain.
Funny… that sounds very much like my occasional yoga routine when done without a properly focused mind! Or perhaps like a whiney run where you just never quite hit the right flow…
My favorite way to exercise is to get “into the flow” and finish before I notice I’ve started. 😉
Fantastic. There is nothing like observing the flurry of the mind as it settles into meditation. One of the great comfort-routines of life 🙂
It used to be that I could meditate for about 30 seconds before a thought would BURST onto the scene, demanding to be pondered and perused. Now, once I’m settled, my mind follows suit and allows me an appreciable break from its constant chatter.
It’s soooo difficult to drown out the mind 🙂
Yes. It takes practice. Fortunately, we don’t have to compete with Olympic athletes or Boddhivistas the first time out. And we don’t have to “turn down the volume” completely to enjoy a respite from the constant onslaught.
If we only manage a few minutes of silent stillness at first . . . we can aim for a bit more the next time.
Now that was funny! 😆
Thanks, E! You might like the link I added last night to Lynn’s post on the Mind-Body connection. Meditation is S~O~O~O~O good for us.