Why Do I Meditate?

Some people have expressed safety concerns about meditation. They are afraid of their soul/spirit leaving their body and not being able to return during the meditation.  

I would like to clarify that there are many different kinds of meditations. The type of meditation I am sharing with you is very safe which is referencing vipassana meditation. I highly recommend you all to attend their ten days retreat to learn their meditation technique. 

Vipassana meditation doesn’t allow visualization. It is all about going inward, self-observation, and letting go of anything we notice on our body without judgment. This kind of meditation helps us learn to live in the moment, be less influenced by what’s going on around us; helps us to become more detached from worldly matters, and learn to treat everything equally. I personally love vipassana meditation, which has helped me tremendously. 

I signed up for their 10 days retreat six months before the actual event. However, my father passed away suddenly right before the retreat. There was just so much I had to take care of at that time. I wasn’t sure if it was a good time for me to go into a ten days retreat. But I had waited for a few years for this retreat opportunity. I finally decided to go because I thought it might help me to heal since I am in an emotional mess at the time. 

I went to the retreat. When I arrived, they took away my car keys, my electronics,  my notebooks, and pens. No communication was allowed. Only breakfast and lunch are served. All you do is meditate, sleep and eat. I was in an emotional mess, and there were so many things in my mind. After the first three days, all I could think of was the things on my to-do list, and my mother. Also, my whole body hurt. I finally gathered my courage and asked the teacher if I could leave. She asked me to sit and meditate with her in a smaller room for one more day. She taught me a few techniques to clear my mind. Something magically happened.  After that day, all of a sudden, I was surrounded. I was able to focus on my breath. All pain in my body disappeared. All worries and distractive thoughts disappeared. I suddenly realized life is simply in one breath. What I really have is the moment that I am breathing. The past is gone, the future is an unknown. There was no point in holding on to things and people from the past. There was no point in worrying about the future because I don't know my future after this breath. All I have is this moment of breath. At the end of the ten days, I had never felt so good physically and emotionally. Ever since it becomes my favorite meditation. 

When I don’t feel well physically or emotionally, I sit and meditate.  Usually at the end of the meditation, somehow most discomfort would disappear. If not, I should seek professional treatments. 

I highly recommend morning and evening meditation. In the guided meditation that I share on this podcast, I started with grounding, so you could be grounded on earth, then clear your energy space to prepare a sacred space for the meditation. If you don’t have much time in the morning, you could simply do the grounding and clearing energy space to start your day. You will find yourself being more present and more focused on whatever you need to do that day. In the evening, you could do the full meditation to reset your body, so you could have a good night's sleep. It is not recommended to do meditation after 11 pm. 

I truly hope you all could be benefit from a daily meditation routine. Thank you for listening to the "You Are Your Best Healer" podcast.