Mindfulness Meditation – Week 1 Session 3

Stuart Ginbey — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 10:54:38 +0000

Todays meditation was really distracted. Yesterday I returned from 6 weeks offshore and had just finished an important business meeting 30 minutes before I sat down to meditate. Therefore, my mind was very work orientated. I was constantly drifting off thinking about contracts and things that still needed to be finished at work. It really was at the forefront of my mind. Each time I brought myself back to the meditation I found I was drifting again within seconds. It took me longer than usual to realize how distracted I was each time, but when I did I used my breathing to bring me back to my inner self. It’s amazing to start to realize how distracted my mind gets. Trying to cope with so many things all at the same time, can be very stressful and also mean that you are only putting a little bit of effort into a lot of different things. If I can start to focus my mind on the specific task that I am performing at that time, then surely I will have much better results.
Once again, I finished this meditation feeling a lot more centered. I can see how this works to keep me focussed on the present and how it is used to reprogram the mind. Whilst I am very tired at the moment, it does leave me feeling very calm and peaceful. My stress levels are lower after each session and I am more in tune with who I am as a person. Perhaps a sleep rejouvination plan is in order too.

Yours truly,

Stuart Ginbey

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Mindfulness Meditation – Week 1 Session 3