You you you Hello today the topic is meditation and work how to take meditation to work with you and in today's world more than ever there is so much stress and there is so much pressure just to have to fulfill all sorts of things you know the tight deadlines performance reviews high unemployment the constant threat of downsizing competitive workplace There's just so much pressure Not just stress but reactions to stress that we feel bad about later on when we realize we were just not relaxed enough to enjoy the communication we reacted and thought about thought that the communication was hinting towards something or triggering something but really that was just our own reaction usually have very much to do with What is going on and what is going on is that we're adding more pressure and more stress and more anxiety Into a space within ourselves that that's already out of touch with the real communication that is happening in the workspace or wherever the communication is happening if you Sense a stress or reactive attitude that there is much more There is a structure that requires your attention and this is where meditation comes in when you address The very core of what is going on then it's not so much about the stress the deadlines the anxiety the Performance reviews it's about yourself and how you can change that attitude within yourself So here are some tips before we begin the meditation just so that you remember to take this meditation With you into your work or wherever it is that you spend time Communicating to people and having to fulfill certain tasks whether that be the work constellation or whether it be a family Constellation or some other constellation just be aware that there are some tips that you can remind yourself of for example Each morning before you leave to work Just reinforce the intention within yourself that you are going to stay as calm and relaxed as possible To start the day with this intention already sets a tone so that you More easily come back to the meditational space when in communication with the structure within yourself your attitude or when that attitude is triggered by the stress and Anxiety and the communication then gets out of hand and takes you to a place that you really don't want to go to So reminding yourself to remain calm to remain relaxed Even if it's just one little breath that you breathe into your body before you step out of the door and go back Into the sort of busy world just that reminder is important Also,
The other thing is just being aware and mindful of your breath Using the breath as the gauge that helps you to recognize when things are being avoided or when you're needing to change things But you're just so caught up in a habit.
It's difficult to do anything without just being aware that You are empowered to Transform not just your attitude,
But just the way that you think the way that you feel if you're aware and mindful then you will discover the situations that are really stressing you at the circumstances that are really stressing you and You will either change it because once you're aware of The situation it's easier to change or avoid getting into those situations You know,
If you know something isn't working,
You don't need to keep going there every time So those are two interesting tips.
Another tip is Not to add more to your stress you know not to think about your stress or feel your stress or Add more to your stress by repeating within yourself.
I'm a failure.
I'm not good enough I don't know how to change anything,
You know that negative reinforcement Just letting that go setting these negative affirmations aside and then returning to being more aware of What is positive within you?
You're breathing,
You're alive,
You're connected to the world You're connected to the world on a very beautiful level and the good within you The beautiful within you is much more powerful than the negative that your mind is perceiving When you do this another tip is to spend some time Meditating rather than say hanging around the coffee machine or whatever people do at work You know hanging around so much time is wasted so much time is wasted Not just doing things that are not useful but procrastinating and spending that time to reinforce the creativity within you by Say meditating for a few moments.
That is a very powerful transformative force The other is also eating when you're eating just making sure that you either have a quiet lunch alone Or that you spend that time with people that you enjoy because eating is such a nurturing experience and a spiritual experience Very often what we do is just add more stress We eat with people that we really don't want to be with or that you know Just create more stress whilst eating.
That's the worst type of thing you can do and It's not necessary And then the last tip just every hour take a few moments.
Stop what you're doing Breathe in deeply Follow your breath.
Let go stretch walk around just for a few moments in that hour Every hour just a few moments take a few moments to stop what you're doing To say no,
Okay now is my time even if those moments are more easily utilized to do other things make sure that you take those moments and Just be joyful that you are Nurturing yourself in this way So without further ado,
We will continue with the meditation Meditation is very much about the practice the practice of meditation Involves sitting in stillness,
But also bringing the stillness into your everyday life but the first step of course is coming back to the stillness within you and It's very useful to just close your eyes Let go Let go of the tension the stress the anxiety if you notice your body constricted or tense in any way Just as you breathe out just letting go so the out breath It's a little bit more prolonged than in duration.
It's more prolonged in duration than the in breath Just take a few moments to come back to the breath Relaxing the body relaxing the tension within the body Deep breath Relaxing the diaphragm relaxing the muscles around the abdomen Deep breath making sure your shoulders are relaxed your face relaxed Deep breath just enjoying the stillness Deep breath just enjoying the stillness Deep breath just enjoying the stillness if your mind wanders off to wherever thinking about this or thinking about that Just making sure that as you breathe You're just enjoying the flow of breath enjoying the relaxation and your mind will naturally relax into this point of stillness that you're connected to deep breath Gentle soft deep breath Deep breath With every breath just making sure that your body relaxes moves into a very deep and still point within The energy of your body moves inwards You notice your mind drifting into a thought moving outwards connecting to some sort of external impression or thought or feeling or noise or Perception just coming back to this flow within this inward movement This inward movement is made more beautiful and you help to generate good energy by just enjoying the practice Sometimes we are very serious when practicing meditation.
So just reminding your body even though your body is relaxed That you can smile so Radiating through your physical structure through the smile that you have radiating this Goodwill this good energy all around you Just making sure that your mouth Is reflecting this joy.
So you're smiling enjoying sometimes the mind will get caught in the seriousness of just Moving into a deeper state where you're in touch with the subconscious and all the memories and the feelings and perhaps the negative traumas that Sometimes are easy more easy to access As you gently smile to the world as you gently smile from within your practice you are generating good energy You're breathing gently into the body relaxing the body Just Reaching out to the world to the energy around you in this positive way a gentle heartfelt smile changes everything You Deep breath the joy of being expressed Physically but also expressed in a way energetically in a way that is so very subtle yet obvious to the world your stillness your peace Your state of equilibrium gets transmitted to the world energetically So the energy around you is communicating to the world in a very different way than the way that we sometimes fall into the way of communicating that is stressful the way that We communicate to the world that is negative or from a victim perspective.
I can't We let all that go We come back to the natural flow everything in the world in this beautiful ecosystem that we share with the world It comes from this point of positivity So when we align to the joy Within our practice we're aligning to the joy all around us the energy of happiness the energy of joy the energy of abundance the energy of good energy Connects us to this beautiful ecosystem where we are connected creative and flowing deep breath Letting go Enjoying Being still enjoying relaxing Enjoying coming back to this beautiful point deep within your energy moving inwards Connecting to the very core That allows you to feel this vibrancy in this state of open receptivity to the healing that is all around you deep breath Breathing in down into the abdomen Down into the belly as you breathe breathe out gently letting go prolonging the out breath Breathe in Breathe out and let go And you may wish to continue in stillness Integrating this meditation into your practice,
But also reminding yourself throughout today to Come back to this practice to bring joy Into a moment of awareness a moment where you're connected to your breath to bring joy into your practice and to celebrate the joy of healing the joy of well-being in every possible way Thank you
