Today I went through the guided relaxation for unit two. This was a nice little exercise though at times the speakers images were a little distracting. It is nice to go through a guided relaxation on my own, I usually teach them and find other ways to quiet my mind and relax the body but very rarely do I actually get to experience guided relaxations. The time went by fast and I was able to let go of my surroundings but that comes with the two years of yoga training I have had. I feel a bit more refreshed afterwards and am ready to teach my next class here shortly. I think this is going to be a really neat part of this class by having to do these types of reflections.
Namaste
Good Evening Ramsie,
ReplyDeleteI have found after reading a couple of other blogs that there are many who have practiced the art of Yoga and Meditation. After two years of teaching and practicing this art, what can you advise for a newby lol. The other post I commented on also made a statement regarding voice issues. Its it better to meditate in quiet or in directed mediation? Really struggling with these concepts because my attention span is all over the place. I do so much within the day find it difficult to lay aside thought of the outside world.
Hi Desree,
DeleteThank you for your post, I have been teaching and practicing yoga for four years, I think this is an as you said an art, it takes practice and time. The best thing I can tell is what my teacher taught me when I was first trying to meditate. Instead of trying to meditate for 10-20 minutes all at once, allow two minutes to start we all have two minutes a day. In this two minutes work towards blocking out your surroundings. When you have accomplished this then work up to 5 minutes. During this 5 minutes not only try to block out your surroundings but try and quiet your mind, turn the volume down as much as possible- the best way to do this is to focus on your breath, watch the breath move through the body, notice where it starts, where it finishes, notice the rhythm, the tempo and the patterns, notice if the breath pauses or catches. Let the breath be your only concentrated thought. keep increasing your time as you feel comfortable and you can stay at 5 minutes as long as you need to or return to that time any time you need to. I hope this information helps you. If you have any other questions please let me know. Have a blessed day
Ramsie