Post: #1

I am always interested in personal development and have been reading lots of 'self-help' books. I want to try something different, something new and this "21-day Meditation challenge" has attracted me. Thanks for this initiative and I hope myself and everyone finds the benefits.

By the way, I am new to the concept of meditation but am learning how to meditate through my recent Yoga practice. Doing the "Om....." probably a good start?!

And yes, I did attend my 60mins Yoga class with the "additional" perspective today (originally I would like to skip today to have a rest after the weekday practices for the past week) but I changed my mind and joined today's class - as my first day of the 21-day meditation challenge. I paid much more attention to the Om before and after the class, and while I was doing the practice. I feel very peaceful, and even took the courage to join the teacher and some unkwown classmates to have a causal tea chat after the class (normally I would avoid social gathering with "unfamilar" people). I have stretched my comfort zone a bit today and feels OK.

As for my 'meditation plan", I gave it a bit of thought:
(a) Why you want to cultivate meditation
- Hope to increase my self-awareness (find my “Inner” or “True” Self)
- To be more engaged with the Present moment (instead of worrying most of the time)
- To enjoy and embrace life more
(b) Time of your daily meditation
- During my Yoga class after a day’s work on weekdays, and in the afternoon on the weekends
© Duration
- 60 to 75 mins
(d) Type of meditation you are going to do
- “Moving Meditation” through my Yoga Practice
(e) What you wish to get out of your 21-day meditation journey
- I wish to see myself improving on the benefits (a) above.

Post: #2

hi flyhigh. glad to hear that you started to benefited from your meditation. from all journals posted by our friends here, it really convinced me that meditation is really important in our daily lives.

Post: #3

Wish all of you are doing well.

I did have some good meditation by chanting Om ... as well as through the Anusara Yoga invocation on Sunday (my Day 2 challenge) but I was too busy to record this here (so now try to catch up).

I haven't yet started my Day 3 meditation yet and I will try one later before I sleep. At the moment, I feel myself too "active" using the brain working and not ready t give it a go yet (an excuse ... ).

Will get back tomorrow to report how things go. Best wishes!

Post: #4

Unfortunately I did not have meditation yesterday (due to tiredness).

But I did have a full 60 mins Yoga class with meditation today - I feel good.

Post: #5

Back to my regular class and had the mediatation - feel calm and more peaceful

Post: #6

Keep up the good work! I know how you feel, the other day I tried to meditate before bed and I was so tired I gave up after 5 minutes. It´s so cool that you go to yoga class. My dad used to relax doing th "Om" thing, and my mom and I would laugh at him because we could hear him from anywhere in the house. But it really helped him, and now I wish I would have done it with him.
Hope you have a great day and enjoy your meditation