MEDITATION AND SELF-ACCEPTANCE. EASY TECHNIQUES TO LEARN HOW TO MEDITATE, WITH AMELIA BARILI
Learning to meditate can bring you great peace and happiness. We can all learn to meditate. It's not difficult. A common misconception is that meditating requires emptying your mind or avoiding distractions when you're trying to focus on, for example, your breath. In reality, it's not possible to completely empty your mind, and it wouldn't be beneficial if other thoughts didn't arise during meditation. There's no need to suppress these thoughts or judge yourself. These thoughts are essential for observing the contents of our mind and learning to relate to them with greater clarity and peace.
In this video for beginners and experienced meditators, you can learn to "link" your mind when it wanders and help it enter the present moment without forcing or suppressing it. You can also learn to accept and love yourself as you are, while finding inspiration to continue cultivating your inner resources. Learning to work with your attention and intention is one of your superpowers. It will transform your life, your health, and your relationship with yourself and those around you. The video includes a short guided meditation, reflection materials, and two contemplative movements from China's ancient tradition to find peace even amidst difficulties and flourish with self-acceptance and love.
00:00 Meditating is not about emptying your mind
1:56 How to observe what arises and understand it better
2:34 Learning to interrupt cycles of negative thoughts
4:52 Looking without judgment
5:30 Begin with the intention of kindness toward yourself
7:00 How to nurture what you do want to see grow
13:50 The power of smiling during meditation
17:30 Mirroring your thoughts
20:51 Dis-identifying with our thoughts
24:29 Contemplative movements