Meditation Reflection

I. Gil Fronsdal’s Guided Meditation: Confidence and the Breath

II.

A. During those 24 hours, I felt many different emotions. I felt sad, angry, depressed, cautious, jealous, shy, ashamed, embarrassed, frustrated, confused, confident, suspicious, anxious, bored, exhausted and hopeful. I will elaborate on these feelings if needed to.

B. I guess my anxiety level is around 6-7.

C. My physical tension I would rate a 5.

III.

A. Well, I definitely feel more calm. I guess you can say I feel a little bit more confident.

B. My anxiety level is now 0.

C. I still have physical tension on my arms for personal reasons. The rest of my body is less tense so I rate it 2-3.

IV. I chose Fronsdal’s guide because I assume it would help build up confidence. I was following his instructions as he was going on so I felt my breathing. Air going in and out, the quickness, the cold feeling going through my nostrils and into my throat, my chest expanding and compressing as well as my stomach. I felt the cold air around me and I felt confused in a way as to whether I was doing the meditation right. I could not find a correct posture and position to sit in during the first half of the meditation so I was constantly thinking about that. In the end, I chose to sit on my sofa in a upright position with my arms on my stomach and feet down touching the floor. I would definitely do this again because it did calm my mind much more than I expected even though I was confused for the first half. I believe the next time will be a much better experience.