With every breath I felt myself becoming more relaxed, more grounded, more centered. "Just watch your breath, feel your rib cage expand. Whenever you notice your mind wandering, just bring your thoughts back to your breath," the calm voice of the meditation instructor said.
Meditation is a tool we can use to get more in touch with our inner emotions and thoughts. My understanding is not to force or try to control the thoughts, but to refocus the thoughts should we find them wandering. Just concentrate on breathing and watching the breath. Meditation is a difficult practice for me because my mind tends to wander, and ponder. Sometimes I use guided meditations to help me to focus. For people who have anxiety issues, you have moments when your thoughts race so to try to calm down is a difficult task. This is where exercise comes into play for me. As a person with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I have found that one of the ways to manage it is through daily exercise. Daily exercise has made it possible for me to do more meditation. Admittedly, I am not anywhere near meditating for an hour each day. But I start with small sessions of 2 - 5 minutes each day. This way my body and mind can adjust to having quiet time at a certain time each day. I will increase the number of minutes to each meditation session gradually. The point to meditation is that it's a no-pressure time, just time to be quiet and watch our breath, and relax.
Today, I did my kickboxing class and tomorrow I'm doing Power Intervals. I will take a few minutes each day to meditate and watch my breath. I will also take some time to reflect on how grateful I am for everyone and everything in my life.
Take time to be with you, and stay beautiful
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