BLISS IN FIVE MINUTES

Meditation tends to freak a lot of people out

I’ve forgotten how many times I’ve been told

I can’t clear my mind

And slightly less often

It’s not for me

My mind wanders

I feel silly

I don’t have the time

Here’s the thing...

Your mind is meant to think.

That’s its job. So don’t go for empty. The more you try, the less you’ll allow. It’s impossible to imagine nothing and or everything, until you experience oneness, and then it’s impossible to imagine anything else, but let’s not get ahead of ourselves... in the meantime, or for those times you’d like to get five or ten minutes of experiencing a form of “meditation” choose to see it as going deeper within yourself, nothing more, just going deeper... and have a go at this exercise.

Rather than trying to cancel your thoughts, give them somewhere to go, like a gentle redirection... consider your practise? as more of a daydream, where you get to decide exactly what happens and how. Find a quiet spot. Set yourself a timer of five to ten minutes, make sure the alarm sound is gentle and not too close to your ears.

Just get as comfortable as you can. If you have them, use as many squishy cushions and blankets as you like to support yourself and be cosy.

Give yourself five to ten minutes.

Spend a few moments giving thought to your breath and your body. Concentrate on how your breath feels with the rise and fall of your chest. Notice how your body feels; where there’s tightness, perhaps tingling sensations as you relax into your experience with no expectations. When you are ready, take three cleansing breaths before you drift away.

Go wherever makes you feel good.

A memory, or something yet to come.

Perhaps you remember a lover’s embrace.

Perhaps you see yourself achieving something that you have wanted for a long time.

Perhaps you remember a time when you had to take a chance and you felt exhilarated.

Perhaps you see yourself in dappled shade under a parasol on the beach.

You will instinctively know where you want to be.

Once you’re there,

Let yourself go.

Experience everything as vividly as if it were real.

See yourself

As you want to

Make it real in your mind

Enjoy it

Sink into it

Indulge in it

Appreciate it

As if it were happening right now.

Notice every detail

What you see

What you feel

What you hear

What you smell and taste

Mmmm

Thank yourself.

You did that.

Remember you can return and develop this whenever you want.

Tanya x

I'm a Speaker and Coach on Emotional Recalibration so that you can have better business and personal relationships