A lot of people take anything they think has to do with religion, spirituality or any sort of "practice"- very seriously.
But, it doesn't have to be this way- First off, "meditation" is not a religion and it might behoove some of us to start taking a lot our daily stuff, "to-do-list" and Ourselves a little less seriously and embark on new (or old) endeavors/practices (like meditation) less seriously and more playfully!
Meditation is different than the sort of things that people are supposed to take seriously.
It doesn't have to involve intense "work".
It's not like practicing tennis, piano recitals, managing a company or studying for a major test- which one does in order to attain a certain level of perfection.
The practice of meditation can be much more laid back, and at the same time- really help to center, calm/relax and reduce the stresses of daily life (mental and physical) that come with "work".
Meditation Technique: Simply just watch what's going on - not only what's going on outside, but what's going on inside. Treat your own thoughts, your own reactions, your own emotions about what's going on outside as if those inside reactions were also outside things.
But you are just watching.
Just follow along, and simply observe how they go.
If you sit or lie still and simply observe what is happening: all the sounds outside, all the different shapes and lights in front of your eyes, all the feelings on your skin, inside your skin, belly rumbles, thoughts going on inside your head -- chatter, chatter, chatter. "I ought to be doing such and such.... I should have done this, maybe I should do that, etc..." -- all that is going on -- when you simply just watch/observe everything, without attempting to change it in any way, without judging it, without calling it good or bad - just watch - it can be fun and it somehow has the magical power of letting us release and let it go.
A lot of our daily stress/anxiety, etc... can be alleviated this way - it's kind of like releasing a balloon to the sky and watching it simply and gently float away and out of sight.
The benefits of meditation are serious and powerful, but the way of thinking about and practicing it- doesn't have to be so serious.
Enjoy, have fun with it!
Until next time...
To your Mind, Body & Spirit
~Many Blessings,
Dr. Mike Davison
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