MEDITATION

Meditation calms the mind, the body and the spirit. This encourages clear thinking, natural healing and often enables an expansion of awareness to take place. More often than not you either come across meditation because it has been recommended to you by a medical practitioner, suggested by a friend or you stumble across it on a spiritual path. Then comes the task of learning How.

Many individuals find it difficult to make time for meditation let alone DO IT.
I remember when I first tried. I failed miserably and then proceeded to complain to myself because I never found time and I simply could not do it. Whenever I tried to meditate, my mind would not stop chattering, reminding me of tasks to be done, messages to be given, shopping lists and so on. In addition to that I could not sit still. Just when I thought I had cracked it my nose would itch terribly. The more determined I was not to scratch this itch the more intensely unbearable it became. So I did what many people do – I GAVE UP.

It was great, no more mental torment. Meditation was not for me. I do not know what all the fuss was about.

One evening, I went to a local venue to listen a talk on past life regression. The room soon filled up with people, quite a few of these people seemed to know the topic very well, whilst a few of us stood quietly in the background letting the information flow over us. I was one of the timid shy people who knowing nothing other than I had a fascination with this subject happily let the information flow over me. After an age we were all seated in readiness for the talk. The lady giving the talk immediately asked us to stand. I started to mumble things inside my head – why don’t you make up your mind. This is going to be one of those nights they cannot organise a simple talk. What have I let myself in for? The Lady then instructed everyone to focus on a candle she was lighting before our eyes, ya! right I can not see her never mind the candle there are so many tall people about, if they are going to do something like this they should organise the seating. Shorties at the front and these great big monsters at the back. My mind continued in this very unfriendly fashion, I believe today it would be described as stress.

The speaker then proceeded to talk us through a guided meditation, my mind started to chuckle saying I can’t even meditate in the comfort of my own home, you have got to be joking if you think I can do it here in a room full of people AND they are strangers. Somehow the fact that they were all strangers made things worse in my head. I watched the others They are not doing it really, how can they. They are just pretending this left me with only one option. I joined in, I pretended too . . . . . . .
“Seven . . . . .Eight . . . . .Nine . . . . . and Ten . . . . . and now if you would all be seated I am talking tonight about ……”

Did I Meditate? – you better believe it. The talk although interesting was not the highlight of that particular night. I had managed to meditate and this was achieved in a room full of people, strangers!. So, if you can do it in a room full of people you can do this at home my mind continued to chatter, but it had changed its tune.

A group meditation offers many benefits. In a group you gain from the opportunity to share your experience with other members of the group. By sharing with others in this manner all members of a group can learn from each other. You can also be reassured that your experience is not just something made up in your own head. The places were we meet have been prepared to create a comfortable space in which your meditation and self- awareness is enhanced.

In some groups the meditation is followed by an activity. The activities might be How to look at an aura ~ Working with Chakras ~ Giving and receiving healing ~ Have a go at Psycometry. These activities give each member a chance to explore different avenues in a supportive non-judgemental safe environment.

MEDITATION CIRCLES