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I really enjoyed this exercise! I loved how relaxed it was, and that we could do it in whatever position we felt comfortable. However, I found this aspect of the meditation rather unusual, because I mostly expected meditations to be in the upright or seated position. As a neuro nerd, I know that being sat straight activates our reticular formation, a key brain area associated with vigilant awareness (Britton et al., 2013). Since practising meditations can help enhance our attention, I assumed that almost all meditations would encourage us to sit straight for as long as possible.<\/p>\n
However, the goal of this exercise was resting rather than sharpening our concentration. I have been visiting my best friend in hospital lately, and I can absolutely see how this exercise can benefit her. I loved that Gayla asked us to \u201cturn down the volume\u201d of the outside world, while turning up the volume of our breathing. Hospital environments are often packed with unpleasant hustles and bustles, and incessant beeps of nearby electric equipment – she told me that she would appreciate being able to tune these things out and focus instead on herself.<\/p>\n
Gayla also asked us to \u201csmile\u201d at the part of us that felt the most resistant, and to place our hands there while we breathed. This best friend recently broke her legs, and she has been wondering how to be kinder to her body and give her legs the love they deserve. We will ask her mental health team if this aspect of the meditation could be more beneficial than triggering for her, given the trauma that she experienced.<\/p>\n
I thoroughly enjoyed Gayla’s Meditation and Mindful Movement practice, as it allowed me to bring more awareness to my body and the parts of me that were presently experiencing tension. When Gayla instructed us to find our comfort position, I laid back in my chair with my hands on my temples. I reached for my temples because I experience painful migraines very frequently, and massaging my temples helps alleviate the tension I feel. This practice allowed me to relax my body and mind, and focus on my breath. I enjoyed how Gayla stated to turn our own volume up, and I think this is overlooked in our everyday lives whether we are busy with school, work, family or friends. The practice reminded me that it is okay to take time out of your day for yourself, and even if it is just for five minutes a day, dedicate that time to you and only you. Gayla also mentioned the importance of nourishing and replenishing our own self, and this is crucial in our own health and well-being. We are unable to reach our full potential or help others if we constantly feel depleted in our own energy, and this practice was another reminder to take care of myself so that I am able to care for others.<\/p>\n
How to Connect and Find Moments of Rest, performed by Gayla Marie Styles, begins by recommending several comfortable positions for the audience to try during meditation. The comfortable position I take is leaning on a chair with my head resting on the back, closing my eyes, relaxing my neck, and placing my hands on my stomach to feel my body. I have found that a comfortable position can greatly help me feel calm and relaxed.<\/p>\n
Second, during this meditation, I experimented with mindful breathing exercises and sustained pay attention to the breath. I found that cognitive control was needed to recognize mind wandering while focusing on breathing and getting rid of insecurities and a lot of negative thoughts. This is because mindfulness meditation can alter the efficiency of cognitive resource allocation, thereby improving attentional self-regulation (Moore et al., 2012).<\/p>\n
Besides, many bad things suddenly happened this morning, such as being misunderstood by a family member and comforting some friends and my mother to get rid of negative thoughts. At that moment, I felt like my energy was drained and I was surrounded by a feeling of disappointment. Then I tried mindful movement exercises. As I focus on breathing and feeling my stomach, I have stopped thinking about these negative things and feeling how vulnerable I am. Little by little, I thought that I should not only comfort other people’s feelings but also comfort my own feelings. I should take care of myself more and treat myself well with warm sentences. The impact of this approach has been significant and positive. It gives me time to rest and switch off. After teaching and enhancing self-regulation of attention and promoting changes in neural activity associated with attentional control, I felt reconnected. At this moment, I feel very peaceful while writing. Without these negative emotions, my study efficiency has improved significantly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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