This is a bit of an unusual blog, but I thought this was worth sharing.
Last night, inspired by my World Religions class, I decided to meditate before going to sleep. I had been having trouble sleeping, and felt just in general that I could use some peaceful time to think. So, without really much idea of what it was I was trying to do, I put some Godspeed You! Black Emperor on my speakers quietly, and just sat and focused on my breathing.
It was actually really awesome. While it took much focus, I found that I was actually able to pull myself away from my physical body, in a way. The way I had been sitting was slightly crushing my left foot, but if I allowed myself to sink deep enough into the meditation, I found that the sensation of mild pain completely disappeared. Although I meditated for a full 15 minutes, I was only really able to hit this state of mind for all of 30 seconds, so I intend to continue to practice reaching this state.
On top of the very profound feeling of losing my physical state, it also worked another miracle: I fell asleep almost immediately after getting into bed to sleep. Through focusing on my breathing and trying to relax different muscles one at a time, I found that I was able to reach a state of relaxation that was totally unfamiliar to me in my daily life. When I went to go to sleep, I didn't spend half an hour, an hour struggling to relax my body and my mind, because I had already hit a deeper state of relaxation in 15 minutes than I had ever reached through music, or "just lying there" had ever gotten me in hours.
If you're open to it, I definitely recommend you give it a try. It was honestly one of the most profoundly satisfying things I have ever done.
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