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Thank you!

Shana said Aug 6, 2006, 4:23 PM:

I have been wanting to begin meditation for a very long time now, but I never felt right - until now. I have joined Zaadz and have spoken with another member about beginning meditation and then I found this Pod. I am an extreme newbie to meditation and after reading through the previous posts I may have to get a meditation dictionary. There are so many words that are new to me - but I love it all.

I am so excited about my new journey and path in life and I look forward to sharing with everyone here!

~ Shana

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Re: Thank you!

Dena said Aug 8, 2006, 7:47 PM:

Shana,

I have been meditating on a daily basis since January. A daily meditation practice was one of my New Year's resolutions that I have actually stuck with. In the beginning I had great difficulty in quieting my mind, and struggled quite a bit. I found that using guided meditation CDs helped me get past the first hurdle. I purchased the CDs at a local bookstore. I also found great advice that was easy to understand in one of the idiot's books, I think it was Idiot's Guide to Meditation.
Enjoy your journey and if you find techniques that work for you, please share them.
Namaste,
Dena

Mind wandering.

Shana said Aug 8, 2006, 9:22 PM:

Good afternoon!

I have been telling myself I would start meditating for years now, and I finally started this morning. I would find that my mind had wandered and not even realize it had wandered - if that is even possible. I thought I was thinking about my breathing and then I found myself literally in mid-sentence of a thought. It was almost like I had wandered away from myself and came back to my mind but it kept right on going without me. It was a very eerie kind of sensation to know that my mind had been going on without me. It was only for a few seconds, but I still recall that sensation.

I am excited to have another session this evening! I used the AM and PM Meditation DVD offered by Gaiam and I have been told the book “Getting in the Gap” by Wayne Dyer. I currently have it on my Barnes and Noble Wish List (I have put myself on a budget to stop my waste and this will have to wait a bit longer) - I will let you know how it is once I do have it though. But the DVD is fantastic. It gets you into a sitting position and then you do some modified yoga from your sitting position and then it guides you into meditation and breathing. I loved the AM session and I can't wait to get to the PM session.

Namaste.
~ Shana