Just Be
Emotions, Happy, Solving Problems, Spiritual December 21st, 2009
This time of year can be very stressful. Heck, any time of year can be stressful! Am I right, or am I right? Meditation is one of the best stress busters out there. But sometimes even those of us who meditate can use a fresh approach. Here is a simple and effective meditation to use to achieve the perfect chill-out.
Meditation without a Goal: Just Be
Sit in a quiet place in a comfortable position. Close your eyes and countdown from 10 to 1 while taking very slow deep breathes in and out, holding on both the inhale and exhale as is comfortable.
Once you are “there” then loosely focus on the following contemplation points, along with any others that open your mind beyond your daily struggles, goals, habits, and patterns. If you forget one or even all of the contemplation points, that’s ok. Just keep to the general spirit of the meditation.
Helpful tip: Very…..slooow….contemplation………..is…………….best. Meditation can be done for 15 minutes or as long as feels right.
Contemplation Points:
Be. (just be. no intentional thoughts. breathing. just be. “i am.”)
Be Slow. (slow heartbeat. slow breathing. slow expectations. slow thoughts. slowwww.)
Be Open. (to yourself. to messages from all around you and from inside you. to new ideas. to love. to self-acceptance)
Be Enough. (for the moment. in who you are. in what you have.)
Just Be.
Please Share!
What would you like to say about this? All comments big and small are very welcomed!
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December 23rd, 2009 at 5:01 am
Nice post. All of your points are definitely right.
December 25th, 2009 at 2:10 am
meditation brings a spirit of tolerance in you…
thanks for sharing this post.
December 29th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
good suggestion
i’m using similar way, i’m meditate for 30munites and concentration to breathing ( only breathing ). why breathing? because that’s the simplest way, and not easy to relax our mind.
i found that way from mine Asian friend
December 31st, 2009 at 4:43 pm
@Tommy – excellent method as well! Thanks for sharing!
January 2nd, 2010 at 10:17 am
Well timed suggestion for the end of the year.
I would like to offer one for the beginning (as well as in the case if you can’t find a recess:-)). It is very similar but don’t require a quiet as well as a statical position. If you can perform a meditation mentioned above than I believe you could perform this one too.
Instead of just seating and being or concentrating on breathing try to concentrate on a process you are doing right now. Whenever you exercise; drive a car; etc. No intentional thoughts, no judgments just plain action.
Just try this from time to time and this will help to free some space in your “RAM”.
Best regards to all in 2010!
January 2nd, 2010 at 2:07 pm
@Ugis – that’s a great suggestion. “Meditation While Doing” Thanks! I definitely could benefit from freeing up some RAM space in my brain! LOL.
January 4th, 2010 at 11:12 am
meditation has lot of benefits.it helps in taking quick decisions in critical situations. nice post….
January 7th, 2010 at 8:02 am
Well I’m happy we’re in the new year again. All that stress in December. Your tips really helped a lot. It was better to handle than last year
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January 8th, 2010 at 11:46 am
Your method is excellent. Nice post
January 10th, 2010 at 6:27 am
Great Post, Thanks for sharing it
I’ve tried meditating a couple times.
I should really start doing it more often.
January 11th, 2010 at 3:16 am
I had a hard time mastering meditation, but you are right, I should take it slow. I need to be more open and contemplative.
January 11th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
@Walter – good luck!
January 11th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
@Tony – thanks. It really does work! Good luck!
January 18th, 2010 at 8:53 am
Very nice work!, very unique and creative…
January 19th, 2010 at 2:24 pm
To take time to just be is very important. To meditate daily is a way in wich to create balance in your life. Sometimes a cd can help to keep your focus.
January 24th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Nice method you used. Thanks for post.
January 24th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
@Walter – yes, take it slow and over time you will notice good results!
March 1st, 2010 at 6:40 am
I have been told somewhat similar method for relaxation and meditation by my doctor and I practiced it for some weeks and it has helped me somewhat but now I am on medication as I needed a way to overcome my problems quickly.
March 16th, 2010 at 3:21 am
yes, that’s true. when we grow up, we have to face more and more pressure, from every corner of the world. but we have to endure it, for we are no longer a child, we should do what we are destined to do, don’t we?
April 11th, 2010 at 3:46 am
Good advice. Keep it up
July 27th, 2010 at 1:01 am
I agree, relaxation should be something soothing and easy to do – and easy to think about. Taking your time and going with the flow when practicing relaxation will take over in other areas too.
August 3rd, 2010 at 7:25 pm
Thanks for the post, I find meditating after a workout at the gym is great. I like the picture for this post too, very calming.
September 24th, 2010 at 8:37 pm
I’ll try it tomorrow! Thanks!
October 24th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Hope it went well for you, Greg!
November 17th, 2010 at 11:18 am
I just happened to come accross this page just before it was time for my evening meditation…I have Bipolar and I meditate twice daily for twenty minutes without fail with a rotation of guided meditations and kundalini meditations….today I felt stumbling upon this was a sign and gave it a go. I have been asking myself a question for the last two months…after this meditation I was still enough to see the answer. I think sometimes we are so focused breathing or visualising that we dont just let our minds be…thank you I enjoyed this
(south africa)
December 28th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Moonchild – Thank you for sharing your experience and for your kind words. Hope to see you back here!
May 15th, 2011 at 9:17 am
Great article on meditation. Meditation can be performed in so many ways and in this world that is full of fast pace non stop information we forget the simple things that really make life meaningful and going back to the basics of just taking in the moment. Thanks for the reminder to just be.
Terri
June 24th, 2011 at 9:18 pm
@Terri – thank you for sharing! Please come again!
July 14th, 2011 at 6:51 am
It’s lonely~~
September 3rd, 2011 at 2:04 am
I loved this post.
This one is right way to get rid of stress, depression and anxiety.
Thank you for writing very useful post for us.