Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Inhale, Meditate

I started off the day with yoga nidra instead of my normal meditation.

It was a beautiful morning to walk to work - cool with low humidity - but no jacket needed. The oak trees are laden with catkins, the maples have formed their soon to be helicoptering seeds, and the red buds are in full blaze.

When I sit in meditation, distracting thoughts arise in the mind.  A large part of the practice is to be aware of the thought, let it go, and come back to meditative awareness.

Similarly, during the day, as I recognized my mind had been pulled away from the focused and aware state that I desired, I needed only to inhale with conscious attention to return to the center.

I had a good day, and accomplished much.

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