I started meditating a few weeks ago. I’ve been having a difficult time falling asleep and staying asleep. I’m exhausted….make no mistake about that. It’s just when the quiet has fallen in around me I can’t help but think. And thinking is the enemy. So I’ve been meditating before I go to bed. And if I wake up having some kind of panic/anxiety/awake attack I do this meditation again. Part of this was something I read….I wish I had remembered to write down where so if this is yours please let me know and I’ll throw in a link and part of it I’ve changed up to be more reflective of what I need and want.
May I feel protected and safe.
May I feel contented and pleased.
May my physical body support me with strength
May my life unfold smoothly with ease.
May all my dreams be on the way.
May I feel protected and safe.
May I feel contented and pleased.
May my physical body support me with strength
May my life unfold smoothly with ease.
May all my dreams be on the way.
I feel protected and safe.
I feel contented and pleased.
My physical body supports me with strength
My life unfolds smoothly with ease.
All my dreams are on the way.
I feel protected and safe.
I feel contented and pleased.
My physical body supports me with strength
My life unfolds smoothly with ease.
All my dreams are on the way.
I feel protected and safe.
I feel contented and pleased.
My physical body supports me with strength
My life unfolds smoothly with ease.
All my dreams are on the way.
Do you meditate? How do you do it?
yes. I wish I did more. In fact on my to do list is check out a local Buddhist mediation place. I meditate by being silent and letting my mind come up with questions I want answers to, and somehow deep with in I always get my answer from a voice in my head. I might totally sound "crazy" but it is also my form of prayer and belief that it is the way my God speaks to me.
I don't necessarily meditate every night, but for me, I find that when I attend my church regularly, I have an overall sense of peace & calmness that I don't have if I start skipping too often. Something about going & sitting for an hour on Sunday morning, forced to be still & focus, re-centers me. Without that, I start to feel scattered & uncertainty finds a way in. That one hour sets the tone for the whole week for me.
I do anything and everything to stop myself from thinking too much, which is kind of the opposite, no? Can someone be too high-strung to meditate?
On insomnia nights, I try to do this relaxation exercise I've been taught, but it never works. My mundane, obsessive thoughts overtake the peaceful, meditative relaxation technique EVERY time. And then my brain starts in with the kiddie songs my son has been wanting to listen to 24/7, and well... it's like I have three stations playing simultaneously on the radio in my brain.
May I be free of ill-will and danger. / May I be free from ill-will and danger. / May I feel protected and safe. /// May you be free of ill-will and danger. / May you be free from ill-will and danger. / May you feel protected and safe. /// May I be free of mental suffering. / May I be free from mental suffering. / May I feel contented and pleased. /// May you be free of mental suffering. / May you be free from mental suffering. / May you feel contented and pleased. /// May I be free of physical suffering. / May I be free from physical suffering. / May my body support me with strength. / May you be free of physical suffering. / May you be free from physical suffering. / May your body support you with strength. /// May I take care of myself happily. / May my life unfold smoothly with / May you take care of yourself happily. / May your life unfold smoothly with ease.