My full day of mindfulness today almost makes up for the past week. I actually made it to yoga this morning, which turned out to be much better than last time.
While purchasing coffee (a habit I will someday break - maybe that can be next years blog), I noticed a poster for nothing other than...Meditation! Wednesday nights they have a quick 'Just Meditation' session at a Buddhist Center downtown. It turns out that this Buddhist Center is affiliated with the one I used to go to in high school. We sang the Liberating Prayer at the beginning (I barely had to look at the lyrics) and they even had the same Pepperidge Farms cookie offerings. Norbu, a monk, led us in the meditation and I felt great afterwards. It was a very simple focusing on the breath, breathing in positive radiating light, breathing out worries and distractions in the form of dark smoke. Afterwards, I had some tea and chatted with Norbu and some of the other participants. He meditates for four hours per day! Crazy.
I will definitely make this part of my weekly routine, and maybe add in some other meditation/prayer sessions they offer. I also signed up for a mini-retreat next Saturday to learn the basics of Buddhism and meditation.
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