Mindfulness Meditation can focus on breath and body sensations, hearing, vision, smell or any combination of our senses. Here is a short guide for a visual meditation.

If you find this difficult, then you may want to consider taking a class in Mindfulness Meditation. I studied meditation myself in the 70’s and 80’s. I did ok with it and even taught it to patient populations. However, when I took classes, I found a depth I’d not found before, as well as a gentle method to address personal issues. I thought I’d resolved some of them, but here they came – presenting themselves during my meditations. I learned to “sit with them”, to re-examine them, and to let them go. Mindfulness Meditation is a powerful way to meet yourself, your ‘faults’, and your strengths and know yourself at your core level of being.

Yes, I teach Mindfulness Meditation, via ZOOM and in-person and I’d love to teach you. There are also many teachers and perhaps you can find one near you. It really works to bring calm to our personal storms, enhancing happiness, contentment, self-compassion, and resilience.

References:

Rice, V.J. and Schroeder, P.J. (2021). In-person and virtual world mindfulness training: Trust, satisfaction, and learning. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking 24(8), 526-535 DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2019.-590. Epub 2021 Mar 2. PMID: 33656351

Rice, V.J., Liu, B., Allison, S.C., and Schroeder, P.J. (pre-published online 23 March 2019). Mindfulness training offered in-person and in a virtual world: Weekly self-reports of stress, energy, pain, and sleepiness. Mindfulness. https://doi.org/1Q1007/s12671-019-01129-3

Rice, V.J.  Liu, B., and Schroeder, P. (2018). Impact of In-Person and Virtual World Mindfulness Training on Symptoms of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. Military Medicine, 183 (3/4 Supplement), 413-420.

Rice, V.J., Schroeder, P.J. and Allison, S. (2023) The Impact of mindfulness training on self-compassion, and symptoms of Post-Traumtic Stress. Military Health System Research Conference.