I have been meditating on and off for many years. Over the last 2 years I have made it a regular daily practice. It certainly helps me to cope better with life and I now enjoy it so much I really miss it if I miss it!
The reason I got more interested a couple of years ago is connected to my work as a diabetes educator. I teach people about physiology related to their diabetes, and about the effect that lifestyle can have on the body. This includes nutrition, exercise and stress management. I began to realise how much stress affects the body and that meditation could help with this.
There is so much evidence out there now supporting the role of meditation in stress management and improved physical health. ABC Health and Wellbeing published an article about “Six ways meditation can boost health” in 2015.
There are also spiritual benefits from meditation. All the major religions use meditation as part of their practice but you don’t need to be religious to do meditation. Meditation is a way of relaxing our bodies, increasing our awareness or mindfulness, and also a way of connecting with our deeper self. I believe that at our deepest level we are connected to something more than just ourselves and connected to each other. This deep awareness is Love, some may call it God, The Divine or The Universe.
I did some training to be a meditation facilitator and now run a weekly group to teach and support others to make meditation part of their lives. You are welcome to come to my meditation classes at 7pm on Thursday evenings at Trans Genesis School of Yoga and Meditation. I like to focus on body relaxation, grounding and connecting with the earth, some simple breathing focus, energy clearing and some visualisation of light and energy to help us centre in our hearts and connect with our deeper selves. Take some time out for yourself and join us.
Meditation really helps to get your life into better balance so if you need some help to get your practice going let me know. I’ll be adding more information about meditation and some helpful tips on this website so look out for it early next year.
We will be having a break from classes over Christmas and recommence on January 18th.
