What Can Meditation Do for You?

Have you ever been so triggered by your partner, coworker or a friend that you didn’t know what to do? Or been really stuck and not able to move forward? Or really hurt by something someone said to you?

If the answer is yes to one of these questions, let’s explore how meditation can help you.

We have learned that by practicing the four parts of the Heart of the Matter meditation, we are able to handle anything that life throws at us.

You begin this meditation by setting an intention or desire.

Opening the emotional body allows you to connect to a deeper part of yourself. When emotional blocks are uncovered and let go of, more love can be felt, which allows you to feel more freedom to be fully present.

Calming is easier once you have taken the time to release emotions. This part of the meditation allows the mind, senses, emotions and body to calm. Thoughts may still be there. Let them pass through as you practice calming.

Meditative thinking is an opportunity to contemplate a specific situation or aspect of your life where you want clarity. Start with a question to help you access information. The questions you ask when you are deeply situated help you to find the answers you need.

Taking action

It is important to take action after your meditations. That is how you use the information you get from meditative thinking to make the necessary changes for your life circumstances.

How to apply this in your life

If you answered yes to being triggered, stuck or hurt, the first thing you might do is set an intention for yourself. Then put on some music, move your body, and release whatever emotions are there in a conscious and safe manner. Once you have released the emotions, sit with quiet instrumental music and practice calming.  

From this open, calm place, then think about your situation. For example, if someone triggered you, what do you want to communicate to that person? Look at the situation from different perspectives, and write down what comes to you. If you feel clear, open-hearted and ready to talk to the person, you may decide to speak to them, having thought through what you want to say. You can approach the person from calm, rather than anger or blame.

This modern and dynamic approach to meditation can be used for any situation in your life.

— Marlene Winsten and Piper Makepeace

Marlene and Piper will be leading a meditation at the 2019 Unwrap the BEST You symposium on Friday night, April 5. They will be helping attendees set intentions for the weekend. Learn more at unwrapthebestyou.com

Marlene Winsten helps businesses improve their employees’ relaxation and meditation practices and in doing so, contributes to their productivity at work and to their contentedness and fulfillment at home. Marlene is an experienced educator with over 30 years teaching, consulting and training in the classroom and in the boardroom. Over the last 10 years, she has honed her technique for introducing a meditation technique that can be easily integrated into working people’s busy lives.

Piper Makepeace spent 18 years in training with two spiritual masters to become certified to lead transformational seminars and meditation workshops around the world. Passionate about her work with people, Piper leads the 3-day Heart of the Matter Transformation Retreats, teaches meditation classes, and assists people through counseling and mediation.

Learn more:

Download the meditation app

https://heartofthemattermeditation.com/

Check out the meditation retreat

www.heartofthematterretreat.org

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