This fall, I have spent a good deal of time meditating and trying to stay in the moment. This is not new for me; I was introduced to mindfulness meditation by my psychologist in Winnipeg. I had made a stab at it, and found it very difficult. My mind wandered all over the place and although I'd read the book "Wherever you are, there you are" by Jon Kabat-Zinn; it didn't make it easier for me to meditate.
Below I have a place where you can buy Kabat-Zinn's meditations if you are interested:
http://www.nightingale.com/prod_detail.aspx?product=Mindfulness_Meditation&promo=intgooga430&ORG=intgooga430&gclid=COHToKLx1KwCFUKo4AodMVk-rw
These are the meditations I use now and I find them helpful. Okay, what is changed? Why did I try it again? Well, I wanted to restore balance to my life & I heard that through these simple exercises I could do that very thing. I read Jack Kornfield who said: "Training with the breath is a bit like training a small puppy" (Meditation for Beginners, 21). So, I'm finding that I'm staying in the here and now more and feeling less distracted.
That's me for today.
KB
Saturday, November 26, 2011
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