Meditation is not for use as an escape to hide from a disruptive life, nor is it a practice for relaxation alone.  It is so much more.  It provides us the opportunity to experience ourselves from an entirely different perspective.  We are afforded a way of “being with” the circumstances in our lives and “being with” ourselves in a way that removes the stresses of seeing life from a dualistic viewpoint.  Good and bad should be and shouldn’t be; right and wrong all begin to disappear.  That’s when you find peace. 

When we meditate, we practice being in an observer’s role by simply noticing all of the reactions we are having and all of the energies that are activated from the events that occur – without reacting, without making it personal.  We simply observe. We begin to see that we can allow life’s circumstances without having to control them.  And when this happens, we begin to move into a rhythm with life, promoting wholeness, healing, abundance, and joy.  Stress is reduced as a simple by-product of our attention being focused differently.  By looking at what is and not attempting to change it and by allowing whatever energy rises to our conscious attention to simply rise without attempting to change, redirect, or deny it, things simply dissolve – all without effort.

Once mastered, this meditation practice can lead to an even deeper experience of ourselves, which goes beyond all of life’s physical experiences. We have the opportunity to view life happenings from a perspective that sees beyond duality and embraces a third viewpoint—one of acceptance and collaboration.

You can also practice meditation as more of an integrated experience.  What that means is that you can cultivate the meditation experience and integrate it into your daily life.  Rather than having a hectic day and then rushing home to meditate it away, you can observe the experience as what it is – finding that different perspective right there in the moment.  By seeing life from this different viewpoint, one that allows all things to serve our growth and unfoldment, rather than good or bad, right or wrong, we become free from getting caught up in the “hectic” interpretation.  You can then live your peaceful state into every situation, even when it seems to be opposed, and you’ll be able to do so because you have familiarized yourself with the feeling you have cultivated through your regular meditation practice. 

By spending a short time each day, you can focus on and establish a balance of energies in the mind and heart in a way that reflects a more natural state of being – one of peacefulness.  By focusing on the heart chakra area in the center of the chest and breathing slowly deeply into the abdomen and with conscious awareness of the idea of a higher source of energies that are available to us through simply allowing them to be experienced, you can establish a new foundation of “being” to spring from each day.  With this practice, along with the neurological balancing of the Morter March, you can change your experience in life.  Things become less abrasive and more fluid.  You realize an easier way of moving through the day and a greater sense of certainty.  The more days in a row you do this, the greater your stability in future potential “upsets.”

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