Hello and welcome to my blog! Today I will reflect on my most recent relaxation session. My first thought when I listened to the Journey on relaxation was a meditation session. As part of my religious practices I tend to use guided meditation recordings to help me deal with the negativity that plagues my mind. I honestly almost fell asleep listening to this recording because it was so relaxing and I've been so worn out lately. That was the point of this exercise though, to feel complete relaxation, which is precisely what I felt. My body felt at peace and the mellow voice of the narrator was soothing along with the delicate music in the background. I felt at complete peace, like a full sponge that needed to release all its energy and settle down until the next day.
-Jess
Hi Jess,
ReplyDeleteI like that you use guided meditation to help your mind with negativity, I wish more people did this, we would be a nicer even more creative, manifesting world and would probably see and hear God more clearly. I too almost fell asleep, it happens tome especially at the end Of Yoga class when we lie in our meditative states and I am always embarrassed, because I wake myself up with a loud snore, only to find my Friend lying next to me laughing. GoodLuck in your future studies.
There's nothing wrong with being so relaxed you almost (or do) fall asleep! This used to happen to me when I would have Reiki performed on me, it's a form of energy healing and I would just be so at peace that I would often have to be waked from the table once the session was over. Thank you for your wishes, and the same to you.
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I wish I could feel relaxed like that. I stay running around like a rabbit on speed. I actually did listen to the recording again while the baby was asleep and i was in my office. Now I felt relaxed and then someone tried calling me on skype. It scared the heck out of me, I was almost at the point where I could finally relax and boom, it was taken away. I like how you used the sponge thing though That was the main thing I tried to focus on was a sponge and the I remembered i hate sponges because well cleaning sometimes drives me nuts.
ReplyDeleteSteven,
DeleteThat's where you went wrong! When you do something like this, you need to be free from outside interruption. You should try playing this on your phone, with it on silent so no one can interrupt you, and see if it helps. You should isolate yourself into a dark, but comfortable room and just be alone. No matter if you're a loner, or a social butterfly, everyone NEEDS alone time if only just to reflect on their own un-tainted thoughts without anyone else's opinions. I hope you can try this again with no interruption, as then you would see the full potential.
-Jess
The imagery you in you post was quite interesting to how you felt when you allowed your body to relax. It is great to be able to totally let go of the worries of the day and regroup. This is what our bodies and mind need to release all the toxins we allow to come in from all our senses. Just being able to deep breath and relax to enjoy the moment. I have done this on several occasions it was quite a time I had being able to have no cares for that window of time. It allowed me to connect with God and just meditate on nothing.
ReplyDeleteExactly! I remember the first time I attended a group meditation session, I was so nervous and not sure what to expect. The leader had us all sit cross legged on our little pillows, and no joke this is probably one of the most uncomfortable positions to sit in for an hour straight, but what the heck! Throughout this guided session he had us think about small things, like our butt cheeks going numb or the pain in our backs from keeping such a tight posture. Then it went to specific topics, what we ate for breakfast, and eventually to visualizing negatively specific to each of us, and how we were going to let go. One of the hardest things for me is to let go of a negative emotion, it just drives me insane. Someone wrongs me and I want nothing more than to destroy them! But, in order to keep yourself sane, you need to learn to let go of that, and feel comfortable in the belief that what they do, will come back to them. Essentially, nothing is in our hands, and this is what meditation helps me accept.
Delete-Jess
Hey Jessica,
ReplyDeleteNo worries I totally am not feeling this blog and I really wish we did not have to do it but like deep breathing and a small chant helps me face the dreaded blog. (smile).
I'm sorry you are not feeling this blog thing, maybe you should post your negatively somewhere else. :)
Delete-Jess