AES004 Meditation

Today I finally finished my 30 Days morning meditation challenge. Yey to myself...!! I used the "Calm" mobile application that I downloaded from google play store.

Last month me and my impulsiveness decided to join the Jeff Warren meditation program. The program is teaching about various ways how you can meditate. The session only lasts about 10 to 15 minutes a day and at the end of every session, he always gives a wonderful daily quote.

When I do this meditation I always ask my younger daughter to accompany me to do it together, sitting on our second-floor terrace with our backs against the morning sun.

What do I feel about the meditation time? I think I do like it because it gives me a chance to calm my mind and ~trying~ not thinking about anything but my breath, even though it's only for a couple of minutes a day, nevertheless it let my monkey mind relax a bit.

Jeff Warren said that meditation is both an exploration and a training. It's an exploration of who we really are deep down inside and it's a training in being more focused, more open, more friendly, more sane... And the most important muscle that was trained in this whole course is the muscle of equanimity. Equanimity is acceptance, it's saying who I am is always enough.

Do I really get all that after doing the whole course? Well to be honest I don't really know. Do I get more focused? A little bit... Do I feel a lot calmer? Maybe... Do I get more clarity in life? Not sure...  I think I just want to do it so I have a reason for a morning sunbath time together with my daughter. 

Overall I am enjoying it and planning to continue it every day, making it into my new daily habit.