Guided visualisation

I am thankful for the selection of meditations available on the internet. Sometimes, when I find myself lying awake at three or four in the morning, I will put one of these on and invariably find myself waking to realise that I have missed most of it because I have fallen asleep. I always intend to listen to these, it is just that many of their lead-ins are designed for relaxation and this is exactly what they do at that time of the morning, but a little more than is intended.

I talked a lot about self-work in both of my books and some of these blogs. Whilst I often fall asleep when I listen during the night, I don’t if it is slightly later in the morning, such as five or six am. This is a perfect time for me as I find I am finished before Stephen wakes up, thus I have no distractions, and I always feel incredibly receptive to the words at that time of the morning. Generally, I chose a meditation pertaining to the area I want to work on but I do take into account its length, as sometimes I know I have the time and at others I don’t. And often it is hit-and-miss. I think I have talked about this aspect before; sometimes the voice is too soft for my hearing, or the music too loud in comparison to the voice.

I have been asked how often I meditate. To me, when I say I meditate, I am always referring to these guided visualisations, found on the internet. I don’t think I have ever done a meditation with just breathing alone or would even know how to meditate that way. I love this type because I am a visual person and I always get results and answers, if that is what I am seeking. And speaking of answers, I seem to meditate in flurries. Sometimes it might be every morning for a week, at another time I might go for a month or two without doing one. It all depends on what is happening in my life because it is usually an issue that has appeared, that comes up for healing, that spurs me to try a meditation.

And here is another thing I have mentioned numerous times in the past. If something pushes my buttons, then I know there is work to do. So many people don’t understand this concept and nor do they understand that when one does their work on an issue then that issue disappears. I had one person saying to me recently that spiritual people, in particular, tend to think they have to fix things all the time, that it is a never-ending cycle of fixing. Why can’t one just let it be? Well the answer to that is that when one ‘’lets it be’’ it will resurface and it will keep doing so until the issue is addressed and worked on. The resurfacing will become more frequent and more intense, almost screaming for attention. And usually, in this type of person’s eyes, it the other person’s fault, but I have found this not to be the case. For our personal healing we need to bring everything back to the self. Yes, you are doing this, but how is it making me feel. Why am I angry or hurt, for example? It is in this way that we heal ourselves. The person may continue to act in a particular way, but we will no longer be reacting in the same way and usually when we do something differently, the other person will stop doing whatever it was, too. A win-win situation. Just a note here, sometimes more than one meditation is needed or other work, to completely fix an issue, but with each one we will be healing an aspect of ourselves.

And just for readers out there, some of my favourite people to listen to on U Tube are Jason Stephenson, Unlock Yor Life, Kenneth Soares and Michael Sealey. Each of these has a brilliant selection of meditations.