Try This Creative Awareness Meditation
by David Tillman – September 2024
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This is a simple meditation for people working on creative projects. This meditation will allow you to relax your mind and body. This restful state often will open new insights and ways to look at a creative project from a new perspective. You may find that during or after your meditation you may have become aware of a new way(s) to approach your creative project. Just try it, you may like it.
Suggested Steps:
- Before meditation choose a positive word or short phrase that summarizes the result you are looking for from your creative project.
i.e., healing, fostering healing, saving lives, caring for others, sharing love, sharing peace, gratitude, using my gifts/talents, etc. - Sit comfortably in a quiet place to minimize distractions.
- Close your eyes if that is comfortable for you to do.
- Take a breath in, hold it for a couple of seconds, and breathe out. Become mindful of your breath.
- Take another breath in, hold it for a few seconds, and breathe out.
- Take another breath in, hold it for a few seconds, and breathe out.
- Begin by easily and effortlessly repeating in your mind the positive word or phrase you have chosen. Start by thinking your word or phrase with each breath or whatever is comfortable to you. Your mind will naturally find a way of repeating your word or phrase. From one repetition to another, you may experience changes in the rhythm or speed of repeating your word or phrase. The pronunciation of your word or phrase may change; shorten or elongate. Begin the process and then effortlessly allow your mind to naturally go where it goes.
- When you notice that your mind has wandered to another thought, just easily and effortlessly bring your attention back to repeating your word or phrase. Having thoughts is a natural part of meditation.
- If you feel tired or fall asleep, just rest. No problem.
- If you are interrupted, if possible, come out of your meditation slowly (1 or 2 minutes). Deal with what you need to do. As soon as you can, return to your meditation, take a few breaths, and begin effortlessly repeating your word or phrase. If you cannot get back to meditating, that is ok. When you can, find a few minutes to close your eyes, take a few breaths, relax your body, then open your eyes, and get back to your daily activity.
- Continue meditating and easily repeat your word or phrase. When you realize you are on another thought, easily bring your attention back to your word or phrase. Let go of expectations.
- Meditate for five or ten minutes. Maybe, start with five minutes and over time increase the time to ten or up to twenty minutes.
- When you think the time is up, open one eye or eyes slightly to check your watch or clock. If the time is not up, just close your eyes and continue your meditation. Some meditation times will go fast and others slow.
- When your meditation time is up gently stop repeating your word or phrase. Continue sitting for two or three minutes before opening your eyes. If you get up too fast, you may feel a little roughness. If that happens, just sit down again, close your eyes, and relax for a couple more minutes before opening your eyes.
- When your meditation is done, it is time to go into activity and not dwell on the meditation experience. It is like taking a shower. After we take a shower, we feel clean and refreshed. When we go into our day’s activities, we do not dwell on our shower experience.
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