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A. First, take note of the moods you’ve experienced.

I was feeling anxious, and exhausted.  I worked for 12 hours yesterday, studied until 2am, slept for 5hours, and just finished one exam in my morning class. I really wanted to go home, and took a deep rest, but I had two more long classes left.

B. Assess your overall level of anxiety on a scale of 1 to 10.

I could say my overall level of anxiety was 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.

I felt pain on my both shoulders just like somebody was sitting above! My overall tension would 8.

III. After you have finished your meditation, re-asses your state of mind and body.

A. Reassess your mood on the chart.

I felt hopeful, and confident among the feelings on the chart.

B. Reassess your level of anxiety from 1 to 10.

My level of anxiety became around  3.

C. Reasses your level of physical tension  and rate it from 1 to 10.

I did not feel the pain of my shoulders as much as I felt before. The rate changed to 3.

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 followed “ Guided Meditation : Confidence and the Breath” by Gil Fronsdal.  At first, I could not stop thinking of many things I had to do. I doubted “How is this going to help me get rid of  stress for a short time? ” However, I tried to believe the effect on meditation, and followed the instruction correctly. ” Why do people do meditation on the ground of park even though it is so cold outside?” Soon, I felt relaxed, and hopeful. Actually I was in the library, but it seemed that I was at my quiet room. I felt like there were only me and his voice. My pain on both shoulders disappeared at that moment. After finishing it, I felt I was awake from a sleep.    I think now meditation could help my high tension life. I will try to do it in the near future definitely!