Do you really know what is going on in your mind?
When I started to notice what was going on in mine, I was appalled and dismayed. I felt that most of the time, I had a repetitive, belligerent child on my hands. Or I should say in my head.
How did I create this and more importantly - how do I manage it? I was realistic enough to know that 'control' of this mind was out of the question.
And I had another big problem. Now that I was aware of this 'monster upstairs,' there was no turning back. I couldn't put my awareness on mute. I could ignore it sometimes, or get hung up on one of those mental 'rollercoasters.'
You know. It is like the one where you tell everyone you know of how horrible the traffic was on the way to work. Or how upset I was about what my husband said about my hair this morning.
I could blissfully lose myself in the drama of the moment, but this awareness of the contents of my mind would rear its ugly head every once in a while and I would be faced with this disturbing content. Especially in quiet moments.
And this is where the big "M" word came in - meditation. Really! With this mind?
So, I became a reluctant student of my thoughts. I know deep in my heart of hearts, that humans are incredible beings of unlimited potential. I also knew when I started this journey with my thoughts that awareness of them and especially managing them was the doorway into this potential. Thoughts are the tick that make our lives tock.
And I believe that sound is the most powerful key we have to unlock the door of our potential. And an incredible way to manage the negativity rollercoaster.
Not only that - there are many ways sound and music can help make that "M" word - meditation - easy. Here are a few of my favorites.
1. One of my favorites is to play my singing Tibetan bowl. The sound and feeling of the vibration in your hand as you hold the bowl is so absorbing there is little else going on in the mind.
2. Many people recommend listening to your breathing as you meditate. If you find this difficult, sigh an ahhh and feel the sound in your chest as you breathe out.
3. Find a recording of music that uses brainwave entrainment frequencies in the alpha or theta range. These frequencies stimulate the brain to move into a meditative state easily and reliably.
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Sharon Carne has transformed a successful 30-year career of teaching and performing the classical guitar to teaching about how sound heals. She speaks for conferences, corporate retreats and interested groups on the power of music and sound to reduce stress, create deeper meditations, ease emotional release, create focus and concentration and ease the symptoms of illness and disease. http://www.soundwellness.com
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