I chose to lay down for the meditation and once I started listening to the guy's gentle voice and the rhythm in the background, I felt relaxed. When he said to take a deep breath and relax, I literally pictured the word "relax" and nothing else in my mind. As he went through guiding me to send blood to my arms and make them feel warm and heavy, I actually pictured scooping up the warmth from my abdomen and sending up to my shoulders and down into my arms. By picturing sending warmth and heaviness to my arms, it actually worked. I also told my arms "Here you go, have some more blood, have some warmth, become heavy." By envisioning all of this, it's really just another good example of how the mind is truly powerful and how our bodies are so connected, so much so that we can tell something to happen and it can. After the meditation I thought about using this power to alleviate pain. If we can make a limb warm and heavy, and relax tense muscles, why not try it on pain or a headache next time? So I think I will!
Sunday, April 6, 2014
Guided Meditation
I have done guided meditations before, but not for a long time so I was intrigued to see what this guided meditation would be like. Personally, I have been meaning to set aside more time for meditation and also know that I need it. I was feeling a little bit stressed with work, school, and finding a new place to live (moving places can be so stressful) but recently I have been thinking, what if I stop letting that stress get to me? Why not meditate more and choose a different mindset.
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Hi Heather! I was really thinking the same exact thing after this experience. The mind truly is so powerful and it's amazing how we can connect the mind and body to make these things happen. Envisioning the word "relax" as I breathed had quite an effect on me as well, so in the future and doing this on my own I would like to try other keywords like "relief" or "energy" depending on the situation and see if the effect is as successful. Best of luck to you in your future meditations!
ReplyDeleteGreat job, Heather! I love your idea about healing a migraine. I was reading in our textbook about people able to move blood out of their mouths so they could have an easier time with dental surgery! And here's another from our textbook, women were focusing mental energy on their chest area to enlarge their breasts, and it worked! I bet plastic surgeons don't want people to know about this trick. The point the author was trying to make is also the point you are making. If people can do this, where are the limitations? I just want a step-by-step! There are a few things I'd like to fix as well!
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