Healing From Emotional Abuse - Overcoming Obstacles and Obtaining Benefits of Meditation

I hear people claim they can't meditate and somode' and away from "pure being." Meditation is a
they opt for some other form of relaxation orstate of non-judgment...a state of pure being.
marshal art. My hunch is they can meditate if andWhy Meditation for Domestic Abuse Survivors?
when they get out of their way.For domestic abuse survivors, it is a state that
Meditation is fundamentally not a doing activity,they thirst for because it is the antithesis of the
though there is a discipline of routine andconstant scrutiny in which they live with their
mechanics involved.abusive partner. There is no guardedness, no
Common Obstacles in Meditationegg-shells nor external verbal, emotional or
When we set aside our expectations of how andphysical assaults; only exquisite comfort and
what it should be; and rather, hone in on how wesatisfaction.
experience whatever our experience is in theIf you are a domestic abuse survivor, seek to
moment, a meditative state may indeed evolve.learn how to meditate. Don't just pick up a little
As we gently remain in witness of that, withoutCD or guided exercise that you download, find a
trying to "hold on" to it, we may notice itcoach to mentor you into the integration of this
embraces us even more. Cultivating the capacitylife-enhancing discipline.
for such bare witness takes time and practice,Doing so will insure that you evolve in your
but invariably is the outcome of a regularmeditation practice rather than stumble upon
meditation practice.common obstacles like those described above. In
Another obstacle I see people struggle with isdoing so, you probably won't let it go because
judging it, as it is happening. Problem with this isyou'll want to maintain the results of its impact.
that by doing so the mind moves into an "analysis