~I invite you to listen to the audio version shared above, where a guided meditation is provided that follows what is shared below in the text.

Sitting down, doing nothing, or so it would seem, this is the easy part. Just like sleeping well, we are well rested, we bring a better self to the day ahead. 

Part of why meditating may seem so strange in our modern world is that it is sits in contrast to so much of how we go about our everyday lives. From hurrying to arrive on time, trying to remember everything on our lists, wondering about any number of things that may try to grab our attention is constantly being bombarded – yes, by many things we cannot control, but also by how we construct our day and how we have habituated our approach to engaging with the day.

Meditation shows us a more peaceful way, and in the moments we take to meditate, we practice how to engage with our mind and our emotions and then as a result make decisions and how we engage with others and the world in such a way that brings ease, peace and freedom. By choosing to sit still for a few moments, we begin to witness an ease, and we want to carry that ease over into the rest of our day, and we can. It will take time, but we are training the mind so that we can experience the quality of ease into other areas of our life as well. So that even when we are doing, it isn’t as stressful, we’re more present, engaged and savoring what we are doing, no longer distracted or rushing or reacting. 

Let’s begin . . .

~To conclude each meditation session, I encourage you to recite a mantra of your choosing and design. In the Contentment Masterclass, I share my example, which you are welcome to use, tweak, or look to as a template to design your own. Also provided to enrollees of the course is a free trial of the guided meditation app I use.

~Learn more about TSLL’s Contentment Masterclass: Discover the benefits of Meditation, which is included in the detailed syllabus shared here, watch the trailer, and read student reviews.

~Comments will be turned off for Meditation posts as you cultivate a practice guided by what you need and your journey to cultivating inner peace and aligning with your true self.