{"id":3246,"date":"2020-04-19T14:30:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T14:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/?p=3246"},"modified":"2020-04-19T22:49:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T22:49:31","slug":"your-own-guided-meditation-relax-and-enjoy-the-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/19\/your-own-guided-meditation-relax-and-enjoy-the-journey\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Own Guided Meditation:  Relax and Enjoy the Journey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tree-e14044867886231.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-798\" src=\"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tree-e14044867886231-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tree-e14044867886231-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tree-e14044867886231-1024x672.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/tree-e14044867886231.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A guided meditation awakens, transforms, heals. \u00a0 It\u00a0 creates a journey\u00a0 so you can fulfill a purpose or reach a goal or answer a question of some kind.\u00a0 In short, a guided meditation helps you solve a problem you may be experiencing.<\/p>\n<p>Many guided meditations use quiet, calming music to support your journey.\u00a0 I like\u00a0 music which doesn&#8217;t have abrupt changes.\u00a0 Whatever music you use, you need something which will not\u00a0 interfere with your visualization.<\/p>\n<p>Guided meditations work well in groups with one person reading or speaking the meditation aloud.\u00a0 They also work well for a person alone who reads the meditation or who is listening to it on an audio device.<\/p>\n<p>The best time for a guided meditation is whenever or wherever it works best for you.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry if you feel you have fallen asleep during your meditation.\u00a0 Usually, you have not.<\/p>\n<p>Pauses guide and pace the journey.\u00a0 They can occur throughout a meditation.\u00a0 How many, and how long each one is depends on the meditation and the group.\u00a0 I like to schedule the pauses in the meditation when I\u00a0 design it.\u00a0 .<\/p>\n<p>Breathing tempo is established at the beginning of each meditation.\u00a0 Many people do not breathe deeply enough.\u00a0 Although shallow breathing is common, meditations call for deeper, slower breathing.\u00a0 Belly breathing is part of the event.\u00a0 I set the breathing tempo early in the meditation.<\/p>\n<p>A first step in a guided meditation is to spend a few moments encouraging your recipients to get comfortable.\u00a0 Try not to rush this part.\u00a0 Many people are not comfortable in their bodies and may not recognize when they are comfortable &#8211; not for a few moments anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Then, the scene emerges.\u00a0 This can be in a secret room, in a meadow, on the edge of a lake, an the foot of a mountain.\u00a0 The scene is described.\u00a0 Meditation recipients are often invited to add their own details mentally as they listen to the unfolding\u00a0 journey.<\/p>\n<p>After the introduction which sets the scene, the meditation generally involves a journey&#8230;walking down a path, riding a canoe on a lake, taking a trip on a balloon.\u00a0 Again, a few moments are taken to include details.\u00a0 Descriptive paragraphs tell the story as it unfolds.\u00a0 And, again, your meditation recipients are often invited to add their own details through their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes, a guided meditation may introduce a character &#8211; an angel, a wise elder, one&#8217;s inner child.\u00a0 This character&#8217;s job is to listen to any questions a person may have and offer an answer or response which may be received during the meditation or at some time later in the day or even the next day.<\/p>\n<p>With a guided meditation, you and your recipient&#8217;s\u00a0 job is to relax and enjoy the journey.\u00a0 You reach your destination when you receive an answer or solution.<\/p>\n<p>The final step allows a recipient to slowly return to the present moment knowing that she can return to the meditation at any time.\u00a0 There is no rush.<\/p>\n<p>Assure your recipients that they can return to this meditation whenever they desire.\u00a0 It is time to stretch, yawn, open eyes, and return to the present moment.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/breathe1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1748\" src=\"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/breathe1-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/breathe1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/breathe1.jpg 570w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1089\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Angel-31.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1089\" src=\"http:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Angel-31-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Angel-31-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/reflexologyforthespirit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/Angel-31-786x1024.jpg 786w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">heart with wings<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Thank you for reading this blog post.\u00a0 I hope you enjoyed it.<\/p>\n<p>Please forward this article to your preferred social media network.<\/p>\n<p>Thurman Greco<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A guided meditation awakens, transforms, heals. \u00a0 It\u00a0 creates a journey\u00a0 so you can fulfill a purpose or reach a goal or answer a question of some kind.\u00a0 In short, a guided meditation helps you solve a problem you may be experiencing. 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