Have you ever heard the saying, "the mind is a terrible thing to waste?" Your mind is a powerful tool in manifesting the life that you desire. The environment of your mind will be reflected upon in your reality. If you're cloudy, foggy, unproductive, or unmotivated, your reality will look just like that. You will be undecisive, you won't be able to get any work done, or you will probably look or feel like crap!
Meditation is a tool used in spirituality to help clear the mind of negative thoughts and unacknowledged emotions. Sometimes we change our environment and still feel as if were "still there." It is the thoughts that you carry that will determine the cycles you experience. Meditation is intended to help you process and release those negative thoughts. When you are in a meditative state, you're connected with your deepest emotions, memories, and thoughts. I am going to give you some tips on achieving a productive meditation session!
Environment: When you are meditating, the vibrations of the environment are important. Try to find a space where you can experience some form of peace. An outside setting preferably, so that you are connected to Mother Earth and can remain grounded while meditating.
Involving the Sun or Moon: The Sun and Moon are important aspects of meditation. The Sun is used to boost energy, attract positivity, and bring about illumination to things that are hidden. The Moon is used to release burdens, hidden emotions, traumas, and bring awareness to what behaviors our shadow-self has been engaging in. When you use the Moon or Sun in meditation, it can help boost whatever energetic state you are trying to achieve. If you need positivity, allow the Sun to give you some of its energy. If you need help releasing (yes, even that ex! lol), allow the moon to pull it away from you!
Posture: Your posture is important because you will need to make sure that you are comfortable while meditating. You don't need to do the yoga pose to meditate! You need to be comfortable so that you can focus on what you are trying to achieve during your meditation. My personal favorite is to sit with my feet stretched out in front of me and my hands planted on the ground beside me, like an upper-case L.
Set The Intentions: When meditating, you need to set a purpose for your session. What are your trying to accomplish? Are we trying to boost our spirits? Are we processing mother/father wounds? Are we trying to find the root of our low self-esteem? What is it that you are focusing on? Remember, Rome was not built in a day! Do not try to fix your entire life with one session! Pick one thing to focus on and dive deep on that topic. What is the root of this issue? Think back as far as you can!
Allow Yourself to Feel: Meditating on certain topics can bring up intense emotions for you. Allow whatever emotions or reactions you feel to flow through you! If you think of something and feel angry, allow that anger a space to exist. There are no "bad" emotions in meditation. There are only pent up, unacknowledged, and unreleased emotions. Meditating is allowing yourself a safe space to feel your emotions and process WHY you feel them.
Below I will talk about three major topics that I have seen affecting my clients.
Meditating on Constant Anger: No matter what anyone has said, you are not a ball of anger! You are experiencing a state of constant anger because it has had nowhere to go for so long and has been internalized inside you. You have yet to acknowledge why the anger exist and as a result, you embody that anger in your personality. You are probably angry because no one has validated your emotions and because of that, resentment for the world has formed inside you. Anger is normal. Being in a constant state of anger, is not. Think to yourself, what made me so angry? Who contributed to my anger? Why does sadness, disappointment, or any other emotion turn into anger immediately? Why am I afraid to feel anything other than anger? Has anyone ever acknowledged any other emotion you have shown, besides when you show anger? Has anger been your attention grabber?
Meditating on Depression: When you experience depression, there is a chemical imbalance that occurs inside of your brain. Those chemicals are naturally produced inside your mind. Meditation is known to regulate those chemicals that are being produced, by addressing why they are produced. Depression is linked to childhood trauma, abandonment, a feeling of instability, and unbalanced stress. Your brain will produce chemicals that are aligned with those states. Meditation will help counteract those states of existing. When you meditate to help your depression, you need to focus on the healing side of things and making yourself feel safe and stable. Depression will cause you to focus on everything that has gone wrong so far in your life and everything that is going wrong now, producing more stress and more stressor chemicals. When you meditate, focus on thoughts of accepting yourself for where you are. "I am exactly where I need to be." "I am valuable, and my existence is important." "My inner child is safe with me. I am safe and I have the ability to keep me safe." "I am in a state of contentment. My life is on the incline. I accept where I was because I needed it to get to where I am going." "Every part of my story is important." "I give myself grace for the mistakes I made and accept that some things are out of my control." "Everything that is left, is all I need for God to bless me."
Meditating on Childhood Trauma: Childhood trauma is developed when your childhood is disrupted by a traumatic event. These events could be SA, abandonment of a parent(s), death of a loved one, financial insecurity, emotional or physical neglect, and much more. The trauma becomes internalized, and we began to live in the state of existing in adulthood. SA survivors can become promiscuous or unaffectionate. Abandoned children can become disengaged partners or develop anxious attachment styles. Emotionally or physically neglected children can become volatile or self-destructive. Financially insecure children develop into adults who focus solely on financial security and neglect other aspects of their life. Your childhood trauma will rear its head in your adulthood if you do not address it. This topic can be very emotional to meditate on, but baby is it important! When meditating on your childhood trauma, think about the most impactful event that "changed your life forever." Who was involved? Who were you before that event? How were you affected? How did this event affect your view on connections? Did you feel surrounded by love after event or were you left to deal with your emotions alone? How were you taught to deal with stressors or emotional problems?" Every time you meditate on childhood events, emotions, or problems, analyze "Who, When, Where, Why, and What's left inside you as a result of the event." Allow yourself to grieve on your inner child's behalf. Acknowledge the strength it took for your childhood self to get through the trauma. Allow your inner child a safe space to cry, scream, be angry, be sad, or any emotion that comes up without judging yourself.
Remind yourself, "I am not this emotion, I am experiencing this emotion."
You are more than your emotions, but you must master them to master your thoughts. Meditating will help regulate those emotions and help bring balance to your mind. When your mind and emotions are balanced, the world is your oyster! Feel and release. Think and uncover. But most importantly, make your mind your place of happiness and peace! ASE'
Prayer of One-Mindedness
"Father God, please guide me and allow me to experience mental peace. Allow me to understand my patterns, behaviors, and thoughts that are hindering my growth. Allow me to be of one mind. Allow me to connect my emotions, thoughts and state of being to You, God. Allow me to lean on You, God, for understanding of self. For when I learn who You are, I will learn myself. Clear my mind and steady my emotions. In Jesus name I pray, Amen."
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