| Imaginative Meditation- Personalizing Your Very | | | | really all that difficult if you know what to look for. |
| Own Meditation Process | | | | Just find out what your mind reacts to naturally |
| Making the meditation yours can actually make | | | | and refurnish the exact same set of |
| the difference between a working meditation and | | | | circumstances. |
| one that just do not work at all. I knew of one | | | | Experiment with your surroundings and remember |
| person who liked looking at a snow-filled television | | | | that unconventional methods tend to work great. |
| set while listening to his favorite music. He | | | | Some people react well to scent, while others |
| maintained that it always put him in a trance so | | | | sight or sound. Its a good idea to begin with your |
| he used this as a method and got excellent | | | | senses. Be observant of how your brain reacts to |
| results. | | | | whatever form of stimulation you choose. Results |
| You really never can tell what will work for you. | | | | are what matter. |
| The trick is to find something that naturally cues | | | | Their is simply no substitute for direct experience. |
| your mind to go into that natural place in between | | | | People sometimes get too caught up in what |
| sleep and wakeful consciousness. Half in, half out | | | | others do and say in regards to meditation. There |
| so to speak. Yet, to do it intentionally is the key | | | | is nothing set in stone, so be creative and |
| and the difficulty. Bringing you to the meditation, | | | | imaginative meditation will be more personalized to |
| rather than try to bring meditation to you. | | | | your needs. |
| I have heard a myriad of metaphors or analogies | | | | Please try to think out of the box if you are |
| all geared towards explaining this very process. | | | | having trouble with meditation. Meditation offers |
| The best is the rock climbing illustration. | | | | too much in the way of reducing stress and |
| Rock climbing is a fast growing sport that anyone | | | | anxiety. It can help you achieve a healthy state |
| can do. In fact, it makes no difference how big | | | | of mind and that is priceless. If staring at a blank |
| and strong you are because some of the best | | | | television set with soft music in the background |
| rock climbers are little people. When climbing a | | | | helps your brain to settle down then by all means. |
| mountain one would assume the big strong man | | | | There are so many things to consider when you |
| would be best fit to the task. This is NOT the | | | | delve in to meditation and other mental practices. |
| case. | | | | The most important are finding out what works |
| All too often the 'body-builder' type will try his | | | | specifically for you. |
| hardest to pull the mountain down to him, while | | | | Creative visualization has been proven, it just plain |
| the little girl already half way up the rock is | | | | works! Leading sports icons use it, football, |
| maneuvering herself upwards. It is a simple, little | | | | basketball, baseball, gymnastics, Olympic trainers, |
| twist in the ribbon of perspective, which makes all | | | | people of all walks of life use it to great effects. |
| the difference in the world. | | | | Meditation when done properly can help you |
| Meditation is the same in this regard. The first | | | | achieve any goal. Imaginative Meditation IS |
| thing I always say to anyone asking me about it | | | | creative visualization to a more advanced extent. |
| is always the same. Stop trying so hard. It is not | | | | |