Meditation

It was a bumper year for meditation. I meditated an average of 48 mins per day which is over twice what I did last year.  Total meditation was 294 hours compared to 126 hours last year.

Notes

• I meditated on my back on a yoga mat I purchased with a back roller for head pillow. 
• I usually do two meditations of 30 mins each. The 1st 10 mins of the first session is spent in conscious gratitude. The rest is spent in a state of awareness of being aware while allowing the attention to go where it wishes.
• The first meditation session is done after 60 - 90 mins of work in the early morning. The second session is done after working another 2- 3 hours.
• My occasional mantra is "Thank you for Being. Thank you for the Knowing of my own Being. Thank you for experiencing. Thank you for This."
• I used the Still app on my i-phone which keeps track of time spent meditating and a chime every 3 minutes.
• This year I got Yogi into meditation using the Still app.
• At the end of the year, Xenia and I did 3 meditations in nature. I intend to do more meditation in nature next year.
• The meditation is definitely having a wonderful effect. It is immensely calming and helps my energy levels. It also makes me feel more spiritually connected.