Playa Preciosa beach, Dominican Republic. Taken with Nikkon 3300: f/5 1/1250sec ISO-100.
My before sleep meditation
I'm not going to tell you that i practice this every day before going to bed because i would be lying, but i can say that i have within my goals to do meditation before going to bed and a daily yoga session in the morning. But at the moment i only meditate when i can't sleep, or i need to relax to rest.
In my case, i'm relatively new to this world, iI've only been practicing for a year and the truth is that i recommend it to anyone. Both yoga and meditation help us to find inner peace and to empty our minds. Many people say that yoga is for quiet people, but it's the opposite... we troublemakers are the ones who most need to learn to control our emotions and release our energies.
For this reason i leave you with my meditation ritual, in case it can work for you too.
Mi meditaci贸n antes de dormir
No te voy a decir que lo practico todos los d铆as antes de acostarme porque estar铆a mintiendo, pero si puedo decir que tengo dentro de mis metas realizar meditaci贸n antes de acostarme y una sesi贸n de yoga diaria en la ma帽ana. Pero por el momento solo medito cuando no puedo dormir, o necesito relajarme para descansar.
En mi caso, soy relativamente nueva en este mundo, tengo solo un a帽o practicando y la verdad es que se lo recomiendo a cualquiera, tanto el yoga como la meditaci贸n nos ayudan a encontrar paz interior y a vaciar la mente. Mucha gente dice que el yoga es para gente tranquila, pero es todo lo contrario... nosotros los revoltosos son los que m谩s necesitamos aprender a controlar nuestras emociones y liberar las energ铆as.
Por esta raz贸n te dejo mi ritual de meditaci贸n, por si te puede funcionar a t铆 tambi茅n.
Video from Cassio Toledo. Source
Click on the video, set the volume to your preference and lie down in a comfortable place, preferably your bed.
Imagine that you are on a beach in the Dominican Republic, there is only the sand, the waves of the sea and you lie in a hammock.
Suddenly you see a small flash of light that comes out of the sand and approaches your feet, you don't get scared because you know that it is the flash of peace that comes to help you. You feel it tickling the soles of your feet, it goes through your toes one by one relaxing them, goes up to your ankles and all your attention is there. If you have any thoughts in your mind right now delete them and concentrate on the flash. It frees your ankles and relaxes them. Then keep going up your legs and turn your calves over, feel it reach your knees and stop, they seem to be tight, release them. It continues its journey up your thighs relaxing your legs completely, it reaches your waist and you feel its presence, before you had not paid attention to it but now you realize that it is tense, for that reason the flash is agitated so that you release all that tension until your legs are totally released.
It follows its path towards your abdomen and tickles you to release the pressure you're putting on it, suddenly it jumps to your right hand, it draws attention to your fingers, if your hand is upside down, it invites you to put it upside down. Jump from your thumb to the index finger, then move to the middle finger, followed by the ring finger and ends in the little finger, now everyone is relaxed, so go up to the wrist, feel all the pressure you have there and with a brief tickle releases you. It continues its journey up the forearm, slowly until it reaches the shoulder, here it asks you to relax the shoulder, your neck does not leave it so it moves you to lower your shoulders and release them. The flash jumps to your chest, finds your lungs, and asks you to take 3 strong breaths with it...
Breathe in for a few seconds... one... two... three. Hold your breath for a few seconds... one... two... three. Exhale until your lungs are empty... one... two... three.
And we repeat, inhale... one... two... three. Hold your breath... one... two... three. Exhale... one... two... three.
Once again, inhale... one... two... three. Hold your breath... one... two... three. Exhale... one... two... three.
Excellent, you are already aware of your lungs and you have released them, the flash continues its way, goes through your neck again, reaches your chin and the loose one, goes through your mouth to your nose, releases your cheeks and the back of your neck, reaches your eyes and if you are squeezing them it softens them. Finally it reaches your forehead and enters your brain, leaves you a message of good night and in that moment you know that the flash of peace helped you and is inside you.
The idea is that you memorize the tour and practice it with your eyes closed for a better experience.
And well, that's all for now. Thank you so much for joining me in this little tripode corner, i hope to see you soon... and remember, good vibes always.
Dale clic al video, coloca al volumen de tu preferencia y recu茅state en un lugar c贸modo, preferiblemente tu cama.
Imagina que estas en una playa de Republica Dominicana, solo est谩n la arena, las olas del mar y t煤 acostad@ en una hamaca.
De pronto vez un peque帽o destello de luz que sale de la arena y se acerca a tus pies, no te asustas porque sabes que es el destello de paz que viene a ayudarte. Sientes como va haci茅ndote cosquillas en la planta de los pies, pasa por tus dedos uno por uno relaj谩ndolos, sube a tus tobillos y toda tu atenci贸n est谩 all铆. Si tienes alg煤n pensamiento en la mente ahora mismo elim铆nalo y conc茅ntrate en el destello. Te libera los tobillos y los relajas. Luego sigue subiendo por tus piernas y le d谩 la vuelta a tus pantorrillas, sientes c贸mo llega a tus rodillas y se detiene, parece que las tienes tensas, las libera. Sigue su recorrido subiendo por los muslos relajando totalmente las pierna, llega a tu cintura y sientes la presencia de ella, antes no le hab铆as prestado atenci贸n pero ahora te das cuenta que est谩 tensa, para ello el destello se agita para que sueltes toda esa tenci贸n hasta que tus piernas quedan totalmente liberadas.
Sigue su recorrido hacia tu abdomen y te hace cosquillas para que liberes la presi贸n que le estas haciendo, de pronto da un salto a tu mano derecha, le llama la atenci贸n los dedos, si tienes la mano boca abajo, te invita a ponerla boca arriba. Salta de tu dedo pulgar al 铆ndice, luego pasa al dedo medio, seguido del anular y termina en el dedo me帽ique, ahora todos est谩n relajados, por lo tanto sube a la mu帽eca, siente toda la presi贸n que tienes all铆 y con un breve cosquilleo te libera. Contin煤a su recorrido subiendo por el antebrazo, lentamente hasta llega al hombro, aqu铆 te pide que relajes el hombro, tu cuello no lo deja as铆 que te mueve para que bajes los hombros y los liberes. El destello salta a tu pecho, encuentra tus pulmones, y te pide que hagas 3 fuertes respiraciones con ella...
Inhala contando por unos segundos... uno... dos... tres. Cont茅n la respiraci贸n por unos segundos... uno... dos... tres. Exhala hasta vaciar tus pulmones... uno... dos... tres.
Y repetimos, inhala... uno... dos... tres. Cont茅n la respiraci贸n... uno... dos... tres. Exhala... uno... dos...tres.
Una vez m谩s, inhala... uno... dos... tres. Cont茅n la respiraci贸n... uno... dos... tres. Exhala... uno... dos...tres.
Excelente, ya eres consciente de tus pulmones y los has liberado, el destello contin煤a su camino, pasa por tu cuello nuevamente, llega a tu barbilla y la floja, pasa por tu boca hasta tu nariz, libera tus mejillas y la nuca, llega a tus ojos y si los est谩s apretando los suaviza. Por 煤ltimo llega a tu frente y entra a tu cerebro, te deja un mensaje de buenas noches y en ese momento sabes que el destello de paz te ayud贸 y est谩 dentro de t铆.
La idea es que memorices el recorrido y lo practiques con los ojos cerrados para una mejor experiencia.
Y nada, esto es todo por ahora. Gracias por acompa帽arme en este rinconcito con tr铆pode, espero verte pronto... y recuerda, buenas vibras siempre.
Esta es mi entrada para Mental health awareness challenge en la comunidad de Natural Medicine con las etiquetas #mentalhealthawareness.
Esta es mi entrada para Mental health awareness challenge en la comunidad de Natural Medicine con las etiquetas #mentalhealthawareness.
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And following the initiative of @wesphilbin from #thoughtfuldailypost providing content that tries to be reflective, positive and shares the love of true commitment and healing.
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