2015 started for me in an unexpected hospital visit, so my plans of a 1st day of 2015 blog post were slightly thwarted.
Alas all is salvaged and I’m back at it:) One of the most frustrating things about my hospital stay, (other than the fact that it’s a terrible way to spend new years…and, well the hospital part…) was the notification of a lovely little blog nomination!!!(frustrating because I couldn’t do anything about it!) How extremely exciting?!! I cannot even begin to explain how my inner excited child self was turning cart wheels!! Thank you so very much Justina Luther.
Let me take this opportunity to warn you of a very long blog post.
For a few months I’ve been trying to incorporate meditation into my daily routine. I thought it would be a good way to incorporate relaxation, positivity and focus into my sometimes haphazard way of going about things. Also, I feel like it can get loud in my head and meditation is one of the methods I really wanted to commit to, if not for balance just as a personal experiment. So I scoured pinterest and read books on different meditations and mindfulness and some were relatively simple and other’s were varsity level. None of them felt right for me though, for some reason it felt too forced or just too much.
Wondrously last week I was scrolling through my pinterest feed and
came across a pin from the mindvalleyacademy.com blog. I found an infographic (I have, like a lot of people a deep appreciation for infographics, so much info in an entertaining image!) it was a 6 phase meditation. The blog provides the infographic and a video for guided meditation. I initially tried the guided meditation video and I have to be honest even after my first meditation I loved it!! In fact I liked it so much I immediately downloaded the Omvana app, which is currently free on the Iphone app store and comes with a few free mediation audio’s one of which is the 6 phase meditation.
Meditation to me is something every person experiences in a different way so while I don’t want to go into in depth detail I do want to suggest you give this mediation a try. Also although I’m new to the Omvana app I have to say thus far that the app itself is a wonderful resource for beginner meditation. The store is really comprehensive so I’m sure as you progress and your needs change through the process the app allows for easy navigation and self designed advance. Additional meditations can be bought off the app and prices range from $0.99 to $7.99 (that I’ve seen so far) the range is extensive and I’m pretty sure you could find a meditation fit for you.
Ok so this post has gone on long enough, I will continue to use this 6 phase meditation for the time being, but I know that I can easily adapt with the app. I probably will also try a few group meditation sessions in Johannesburg and when I do I will let you know. 🙂
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