Meditation - Not Just Sit Down and Shut Up šŸ¤«

Witchy Wisdom
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@MeganB i just watched your video on depth year. Iā€™m going to watch your updates later for it but find this fascinating and think maybe I will do a depth half a year lol.

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Iā€™ll be honest, I lost out on the depth year stuff because Covid happened and I just quit :laughing: maybe Iā€™ll do it again one year but I think there are only two or three updates to it lol

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I completely agree with this, thereā€™s a misconception that you must do it a certain way, as if humans do anything just one way lolā€¦

I taught mindfulness and candle flame meditation for years, they were easier for me in different ways, but both allow for the acknowledgement and dismissal of thoughts, which I used to struggle with. Iā€™d be sitting there trying to find my Zen, then Iā€™d wonder if the cooker was switched off and what am I going to eat later and what is that noise etc. etc.

I find it useful to use different techniques depending on the outcome i desireā€¦ for spiritual work i use candle flame, for relaxation I use mindfulness, and so on. Just like coping techniques for mental health issues, rarely does one technique work all the time, so variety really does help.

Just wondered if youve ever considered making your own guided meditation? I always encouraged clients to try it out, you can play music on your computer in the background and record affirmations, step by step instructions or anything you want with the record function on your phone or tablet if you have one. It can be therapeutic hearing yourself saying positive things, and of course, you can record different guides with different musicā€¦ have fun!

x Blessed Be x

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I believe @MeganB has made several including these two plus I believe she is on insight timer as well

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This is really good advice :blush: different methods provide different states of awareness and we can use the one we need for our specific intended outcome.

I do, actually :blush: Iā€™ve written a book called Embracing Peace which is a collection of guided meditations available as an audiobook. I also have a few guided meditations available on Insight Timer as well as several on my YouTube channel :blush:

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