Let’s Talk About that Dirty Word Meditation
Join me for a journey to learn how I got to enjoy mediation. I will start this conversation off by saying that meditation felt like a dirty word to me. I absolutely hated when any person said that meditating was good for me. I couldn’t do it for the life of me.
“Allow everything to be as it is.“
~Adyshanti
Channeling the Energy
To start with, let me tell you, I have the energy of a hummingbird. I flit around from here to there continually. I feel so bad for my husband when we are on any kind of road trip because I’m continually wiggling in my seat. Even my medium of choice, enameling, lets me continually move because I’m getting out of my seat every two minutes to put things in and out of the kiln.
So, when I tried seated meditations, I failed miserably. The only way I could force myself to sit was when a friend and I challenged one another to meditate for 21 days. Because it became a contest and I was bound and determined to win. I laugh because it was a contest of wills rather than a settling into oneself.
Fast forward to self-acceptance
Years ago this same friend and I attended a workshop by Adyshanti. He often said, “Allow everything to be as it is.” At the time, I didn’t quite understand what he meant. Now, I finally do. Part of allowing things to be as they are is allowing my hummingbird energy to be. I quit trying to fight it. I embraced that is how I am. Instead of trying to be a silent, watchful owl I owned my quick buzzing demeanor.
I began to notice that I DO meditate, but not in the way that I thought it was supposed to look. Quite often my meditations happen while walking. Sometimes I find it happening while mindlessly drawing patterns. I often find myself running my fingers over a talisman I’m wearing not realizing that thoughts are just flowing through me.
Allowing Everything (Including Me) to be as it is
What I learned is that there is some part of my body that needs to move. The thoughts can flow through while the energy of the body gets an outlet. It happened by accident, but all of those preconceived notions fell away through acceptance.
Now I understand what Adyshanti means when he says “allow everything to be as it is” because part of my is-ness is movement.
Mandala Talismans
And, all of this has lead to a new series of mandala inspired, fidget-worthy pendants. They’re reversible because they spin. They’re tactile because they have both texture and smoothness (from the enamel). And, if I don’t say so myself, they’re pretty (lol). Follow the links to purchase. Namaste
Marianne, I love this! I tried meditating one …in Hawaii. It didn’t work. My head is always buzzing. But your discovery that your “is-ness is motion” and that you discovered you were already meditating is pretty awesome. Maybe I can do it after all 🤷🏻♀️
My head never stops buzzing nor does my body, so now I incorporate movement and it helps me soooooo much. I want to hear what happens when you try this.