You come to your mat at least 4 times per week, 6 times on a good week. You enthusiastically embrace a good 5 to 15 minutes of Savasana (Corpse Pose) after class. So who has time to add meditation to their practice?
I’ve been meaning to meditate for quite some time now. I know the techniques, the best sitting posture. I’ve even been contemplating making my own meditation cushion with buckwheat hulls and a sewing-talented friend. But when it comes to sitting down for a solid 30 minutes and focusing on absolutely nothing, well, I can usually think of better things to do.
When I’m doing yoga I’m already practicing a sort of moving meditation. It lassoes my thoughts and slows them from their sprinting speed down to the steady pace of a Sun Salutation. But I know the next step is to sit with my thoughts—face the present in all its messy entanglements and penetrate down to the underlying stillness.
Maybe today will be my day to quit my meaning and start my meditating.
What’s keeping you from meditating?
I’ve been meaning to meditate for quite some time now. I know the techniques, the best sitting posture. I’ve even been contemplating making my own meditation cushion with buckwheat hulls and a sewing-talented friend. But when it comes to sitting down for a solid 30 minutes and focusing on absolutely nothing, well, I can usually think of better things to do.
When I’m doing yoga I’m already practicing a sort of moving meditation. It lassoes my thoughts and slows them from their sprinting speed down to the steady pace of a Sun Salutation. But I know the next step is to sit with my thoughts—face the present in all its messy entanglements and penetrate down to the underlying stillness.
Maybe today will be my day to quit my meaning and start my meditating.
What’s keeping you from meditating?
2 comments:
We need to make that Cushion!!! I've got material for days, and you've already sources the buckwheat hulls...let's just do it. -Jason
I'm so excited for you as you embark on this new path! I'd love to hear more about it. And why did I have to find out about this through your blog?! Write me, I miss you! - Julia
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