The reason for the rather lengthy Part 1 of this, was to ultimately get me to Part 2. (Or as my granddaughter says when I ask what she & I are going to do for fun, "What comes before Part B? ~ Part Tay!") There's nothing better than young people to keep me fresh and alive. Once again, as the Golden Girls' Sophia would have said, "I digress".
Recently I had someone ask what kind of meditation I teach. Perhaps I am shooting myself in the foot in case there may have been a future individual or group requesting class for payment. After answering this kind man I realized that Mindfulness Meditation is so simple there really should be no charge for the sharing of the information.
In fact, although I do teach it, I do so without charge. It is taught as part of my Reiki practice.
Mindfulness Meditation can be taught to children, to adults with ADD (such as myself), to any age group that is mentally stressed and needs to find an appropriate coping mechanism, and to anyone who is so rushed from daily life that it's all they can do to eek out the time to shower or bathe - there is simply no time for the passive act of "sitting". It is also for the "I just was never able to get to the point of NOTHINGNESS folks". They are the people (and again, I was one of them), who would sit and try to make their minds a blank. When this "blank" didn't come they/I would get frustrated and quit the session for the day. They/I also would on occasion while sitting "realize" that the long looked for blankness had happened; BUT upon the realization of this - Holy Crow! The blankness was gone and the mind was once again whirling, making us feel even worse than before.
My computer is only good for a few hours at a time before it overheats and shuts itself off. This session will be continued. Blessed Be
This entry is not going to discuss the "experts" at meditation. Instead, in it I will attempt to make even the person who most recently decided to meditate (you know, they decided this morning) feel comfortable about the process; and also to KNOW that they ARE meditating.
As a seasoned hippie I spent many hours of my life trying to sit in the Lotus position with the correct fingertips touching while I gently and softly chanted the prescribed mantra. I know this method works for many. However, I had children to raise, a garden to tend to, mouths to feed, and not a lot of spare time left over.
As if those excuses weren't enough my legs got cramped & stuck which made me cranky & irritable and also made me utter words under my breath that did not even come close to the prescribed mantra, which really nullified the purpose of the peaceful act of meditation after all. Can anyone relate to this?
First I must admit that Greta (not her real name, she is on this site) is my daughter, then I will confess that I was in a lesbian relationship for 28. I just terminated it and my sweet daughter brought me from West Virgina to Indiana to live with her. Right now I have no idea if I am a lesbian or not. I think that I am pretty well asexual. I also think that I am too old to even think about it at all. I do know that I love rainbows! [IMG]http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f227/catherine9860/rainbow.jpg[/IMG]
I came to Louisville Mojo looking for friends somewhere in my age bracket (Crone well over 50). I am also a Reiki Practitioner and I read gemstones. My prices are very reasonable. Louisville Mojo has a lot of catagories to publish to but they lack anything for Pagans; and I am looking for some contacts there as well.
"Great Goddess", you say! "This old woman doesn't want much, does she"?
Regardless, if you fit into none of the catagories above, I would still like to hear from you. ;~)
Blessed Be
Welcome! I am a pagan, and I am bisexual. Anyway, there are lots of things like pagan cookouts going around in Louisville! If you would like any information just let me know!
My place to share things that I don't believe that I would share with so many people I don't know. Once people recognize who I really am, depending on what I have said I probably will not so many things that I don't believe that I would share anymore!!!!
PaganCrone