Welcome to Day Two
Peace of Happiness 2: Mindfulness Meditation
Hi and Welcome to Day 2
- Today we will look at meditation, mindfulness meditation
- Developing a mindfulness meditation practice is the second of the 3 foundational practices which are guaranteed to help you take control of creating the causes for your contentment, confidence and peace of mind
Meditation or contemplation
- Means to habituate your mind to concentrate on something that will help you lead a happy life
- Has many benefits to your health and well being including
- Increased attention
- Increased energy
- Emotional balance and well-being
- Increased happiness and peace of mind
- Meditation also helps to reduce the tendency toward
- Anxiety,
- Depression
- Anger
- Pain vulnerability and
- Illness
- Start by dong the short 8 minute mindfulness breath meditation here and then build up slowly
- The recorded 8 minute guided meditation here is an excellent place to start
- We all have 8 minutes each day to do this, however it requires commitment and discipline to develop the habit
- Once established you will look forward to this peaceful time
- It can be very helpful to have a guide and to have a meditation friend to help with motivation and discipline to establish this helpful habit
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Today we are gong to do an 8 minute guided mindfulness breath meditation (recorded below)
Things to do today
Today we are going to do 3 things to help us start a meditation practice
1. Read through the list of benefits and write in your workbook the ones you find personally motivating.
For me it is reduced anxiety and increased happiness. I feel more content, peaceful and more able to cope with life’s ups and downs as a result of a regular meditation practice. I know I am easier to be around for both others and myself when I take the time to meditate
2. Think about what time and place suits you
Many people find the morning best. Think about what works best for you and make a time – an appointment with yourself
Consider where you are going to do your meditation
A place, which is conducive to developing your helpful new practice, includes
3. In your journal write down you plan for meditation
4. When you are ready sit in your special place at the time you planned and
do the recorded guided meditation here
Things to do today
Today we are going to do 3 things to help us start a meditation practice
1. Read through the list of benefits and write in your workbook the ones you find personally motivating.
For me it is reduced anxiety and increased happiness. I feel more content, peaceful and more able to cope with life’s ups and downs as a result of a regular meditation practice. I know I am easier to be around for both others and myself when I take the time to meditate
2. Think about what time and place suits you
Many people find the morning best. Think about what works best for you and make a time – an appointment with yourself
Consider where you are going to do your meditation
A place, which is conducive to developing your helpful new practice, includes
- Somewhere which is relatively quiet
- Where you feel safe and are unlikely to be disturbed or feel self-conscious.
- Make it a nice, comfortable space with some special things in it.
- You will need somewhere comfortable to sit, a suitable cushion or chair. A chair is fine, whatever suits you
3. In your journal write down you plan for meditation
- Where?..........................................
- When?............................................
- How long? ……………………………
4. When you are ready sit in your special place at the time you planned and
do the recorded guided meditation here
5. Write in your journal how it went.
How did you feel before the meditation compared to after the meditation? Do some journaling.
Have fun doing this 8 minute breath mediation over the next 24 hours and beyond
See you tomorrow for DAY THREE and the next step in Peace of Happiness
Maree xx
How did you feel before the meditation compared to after the meditation? Do some journaling.
Have fun doing this 8 minute breath mediation over the next 24 hours and beyond
See you tomorrow for DAY THREE and the next step in Peace of Happiness
Maree xx