Meditation today. One hour. Silent. Started off slipping straight into somewhere warm and snug. Then feelings of frustration and an urge to move. Trying to locate where in my body these feelings come from. Seem only to be connected to tension. Feel my trouser leg is tight. Shift position slightly.
Memory of a dream from last night comes up where I am cycling on a quiet country road and see a streak of lightning and black clouds ahead. I notice I don’t have a coat so expect to get wet as I have a few miles to go. Heading towards childhood family home even though I am the age I am now. This doesn’t seem to be a discrepancy in dream. Not aware I’m dreaming. I label this thought ‘dream’ and let it go.
Then I get a reminder to pay council tax, label that ‘pay’ and let it go.
Keep returning to silent Tara mantra and watching the breath, as these techniques are useful to stop the chatter of thinking.
Yesterday I felt a vague presence of a woman sitting opposite me. Part of me welcomed it, part of me was afraid to engage with her.
Aware of knot of tension in back – middle left – pain there for a time then it is gone. Keep relaxing shoulders and stomach. It’s interesting how much tension I find in these places. No heat today. Hour ends sooner than I expect.
photo credit: hurleygurley
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