Friday, November 18, 2011

Journey On Relaxation Exercise

     I have done many different types of meditation throughout my life.  Many of these have been Guided Meditations.  To help everyone better understand where I am coming from and my experience in meditation, I have been helping others learn different meditations and techniques for the past eight years.  I, myself have been practicing meditation for the past twenty.  In this time I had only found one guided meditation that was not favorable at the time.  That one involved a drum being sounded in peoples ears.  It was to loud for me personally but others enjoyed it.  As far as Journey On Relaxation goes: I found it had great description of the relation of breath with good meditation.  It is a bit long for most beginners.  I start most of my beginners with only five minute meditations every day.  Then increase it as they find their breath more easy to continue and their mind to clear.  This usually takes about one to two weeks.  It is at this point I would impalement this kind of guided meditation.  I also found the random flute playing to be a little distracting for someone who is trying to put their mind at peace for the first time.  Again, for someone who has been trying for a couple of weeks it is a good guided meditation.

---Anita Rachel Scott (Goehring)

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Welcome / Starting a Blog

Hello to Everyone,

     So, if you know me, you know that I am not one who likes to have a public Journal.  I like to keep my personal thoughts to myself and write them in a private Journal.  If you think you know me you are instantly saying: "That's not true! You always say what is on your mind."  That remark proves that you think you know me.    While it is true, that I am very honest and will not say anything that I would not say to someone in person, what do I do with all the things I am unwilling to say?  Hmmmm.  Trust me when I say, there are times when my tongue is bleeding. I do keep a personal journal to help me evaluate personal situations and get a better view of what is going on.  A way to see things from a different point of view or an outsider's view.  This Blog is NOT that.  At this point I am not sure what it will end up being.  I was required to create a Blog for one of my classes.  I am uncertain as to just how keeping this public Journal is going to help me in my class.  I guess we will all find out together.

--- Anita Rachel Scott (Goehring)