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Meditation

There are two main reasons why people are drawn to meditation: spirituality and health. While Eastern Cultures have seen the benefits of meditation for eons, the West is now beginning to hear of the benefits of meditation as well. Many Doctors and other scientific researchers are beginning to release studies on the health benefits of meditation on our contemporary culture. While it still hasn't found a foothold in most Western homes it is starting to become more and more main stream as Doctors prescribe the benefits to more and more patients. You can even find classes on different types of meditation or meditation practices in many senior housing centers and Adult Education classes.

Meditation can help reduce and/or relieve such symptoms as stress, high blood pressure, anxiety attacks, tension headaches, ulcers, insomnia, muscle and joint problems, can improve the immune system, increases the energy level, improve emotional stability and helps to sharpen the mind. Other benefits are now being researched to see just how much more meditation has to offer on the many regulatory systems of the human body such as the immune system.

It has been a facet of many Religious philosophies throughout the ages. Many Eastern philosophies focus on meditation as one of the vehicles to Nirvana or Enlightenment. In fact many Christians are unaware that meditation was once a large part of their religion too via prayer. The original definition of the word Prayer was "listen for the voice of God", which can be viewed as a basic instruction for meditation. Meditation helps us to still what Buddhist refer to as "the monkey mind" or the ego. Ego in this case is not a reference to your self-esteem or self-importance but to the part of your mind that is not the creator essence that we all are. It is the voice that haunts you with the past or worries about the future, it is the voice that whispers constantly in your head and is the driver of most of our unconscious emotional and physical reactions.

Meditation is used to still the ego in order to reach the inner essence of a person in order to reach your true potential as a physical manifestation of the creator essence that is your higher self. Your higher self is you, it is the true self that we are all here to connect with by being able to quiet the ego and to see through the lies it tells us. You are here to embody your higher self, to be the loving essence that you are as a part of the Creator and Meditation is one of the primary ways in which you learn to bring forth your higher self.

All that is well and good IF you can meditate, right? That is exactly what we both thought or more precisely we believed that we couldn’t meditate. We read about how to do it, we practiced over and over, and we even took a class from a local Buddhist temple at one point. Nothing, nothing seemed to work. Either we weren’t comfortable or we were so bored that our brains would chatter more. It was actually more stressful and frustrating than any benefit we may have been getting so we stopped trying. In that surrender we actually learned HOW to meditate for ourselves and it wasn’t anything we had read about at the time. We each have a few different ways of doing it that differ from each other in practice but not in principle so we invite you to join us in a couple forms of meditation in the LnL style…

Here are a couple ways Liz loves to meditate...

Fall in Love with Doodling
Who doesn't like to doodle? I did it as a kid all the time in class. The edges of my notebooks would have little cats and random markings when I didn't feel like writing what was on the board.

Now as an adult I have discovered the magic of doodling once again. This time it's on a grander scale! I have never studied drawing or painting but I am inspired by the Zentangle movement. Just grab a pen and paper (or whatever you want to draw with and on whatever you want to draw on) and just go with the flow. Just don’t try to make it perfect. All creativity is perfect. The point is to just be creative. You’ll be amazed at what you create when you set your heart to it.
 
Coloring Books Aren’t Just for Kids
Whether you are five or five-hundred years old, coloring books are an excellent form of meditation and creation. Quiet your mind as you color a myriad of patterns, from the simplest forms to the most intricate designs. When I need a mental break I sit down and color a new page in one of my many coloring books.
 
My advice is: don’t force a coloring session. If you are not into it, you are not into it; and you don’t have to finish coloring a design if you feel done with it. Coloring is supposed to be fun and relaxing. If you are not having fun, and you are not relaxed about it, then stop doing it (this goes for anything and everything in life as well). Also, coloring books in the “kids” section are often filled with the same designs you find in the “adult” section of the store and are usually cheaper. Remember, the ability to color and enjoy it is not defined by age, so find what works for you.

More Ways...

Having trouble with meditation? Want to know why you may not be able to sit and meditate like some, need more ideas on how to do it your way? Then check out Lee's book: "Meditation For Those Who Can't Sit Still"
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