I started meditating in 2019. I was in this weird place
where everything anyone said to me/about me bothered me to no end. It made me
feel small and miserable and I wanted a way out.
Little did I realise that it was a small reason to open me
to a plethora of possibilities. I started looking inwards for many answers and
affirmations. When you’ve had an illness since childhood your brain is truly
messed up. Mine was(is) no exception.
As I entered my late 30’s, I saw everyone around me becoming
serious about their health. I witnessed couch potatoes become marathon runners,
food connoisseurs become gym champions, night owls become yoga gurus, you get the
drift. I realised that my necessity to exercise to keep my muscles moving was clearly
the need of every individual around me. I finally felt relieved – everyone in
this world was battling a sickness!
And those who were keeping fit just to stay in shape started to
inspire me. However, I’ve been at it since I was in kindergarten and almost half
my lifetime later, I am bored of doing every regime. If you think you can push
your children to stay healthy by making them exercise regularly as kids, you are
highly mistaken mister! I had a stationary cycle at home, I was assigned a yoga
teacher and I was made to do different exercises, but thirty years later, I still hate them
all. Make your children fall in love with their body, fitness shall follow.
Free advice from a child-free person aside – over the last few
years I have come to understand that mind is more powerful than muscle, and
boy, I have plenty of that! Few minutes of regular meditation later, I feel I am
a happier and a more determined person. I have a few techniques in my pocket
starting from chakra awakening to focusing on your breath to Buddhism and I follow
them all depending on my mood. Trust me, they all work.
Meditation is also the go-to thing for lazy bums like me. You
can do it lying down, slouching on the couch on a rainy afternoon or while
trying to fall asleep. I have a crazy mind that wanders from 1989 to 2009 to
2019 within a span of few seconds. Focusing on my breath for a few minutes a day gives it a much-needed break.
Lately the Boy and I have started watching Headspace on Netflix. I found the series very impressive and plan to re-watch once I finish.
The idea is to remember to meditate whenever the mind wanders. I truly believe happiness
and perseverance are most important and beyond any disability that you may
have. Meditation helps you get closer to acing them and that too while just
staying still!