Meditation~~

A. First, take note of the moods you’ve experienced. |
This month is so busy. There are too much exams and assignments. I felt frustrated, anxious and tired.
B. Assess your overall level of anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10.
In order to prepare all the exams and essays well,  my study schedule is so busy. So my level of anxiety would be at least 7.
C. Assess the level of physical tension in your body- where do you notice the tension? Try rating your overall tension on a scale of 1 to 10.
Because of the exams and the pressure, my level of physical tension will be 6.5.
III. After you have finished your meditation, re-asses your state of mind and body.
A. Reassess your mood on the chart.
I felt more relaxed and happier than before. And I can be more calm.
B. Reassess your level of anxiety from 1 to 10.
The level of anxiety is 3.
C. Reassess your level of physical tension and rate it from 1 to 10.
The level of physical tension is 3.5.
IV. Describe the experience– What type of meditation did you choose? Describe what was going on in your mind and your body, what kind of thoughts and sensations did you experience during the meditation? Were there any challenging or frustrating aspects of the experience, and if so, what were they? Would you try this again in the future? Why or why not?
I choose the guided meditation by Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia. Initially, I’m curious that whether the meditation is useful. And I have seen a documentary film called “The Dhamma Brothers” before. It is about a prison meditation program and it showed that the meditation changed prisoner who joined the program a lot. I thought the meditation was so magical and I really want to try it. During the meditation, I began to focus on my breathe in and out. And I told myself relaxed. Firstly, I couldn’t easily pay attention on my breathe. But after a while,  I could do that and could imagine the scene what Gloria Taraniya Ambrosia said. Then I felt all my muscles relaxed. I felt calm and easy. In addition, everything at that moment became much easier and my mood became better.  In the future, if I have time, I will try it. It really can help me to be calm and easy when I feel frustrated and exhausted. I like the feeling after the meditation. It’s like a sunny day in your heart and feel energetic.