How to Become a Meditating Baddie & Obtain Spiritual Enlightenment
If you’ve come here to try and solve all of life’s problems, you’re in the right place. Okay, not really—if anyone tells you they have all the answer they’re lying. What can be offered are tools to steer your spiritual well-being in the right direction. Here are tips and tricks to utilizing meditation as a path to spiritual enlightenment.
It’s no secret that meditation is a tried and true practice for many of the the most spiritual; just look at monks and nuns, many take oaths of silence as a way to become closer to source. So how can us regular folk go from scatter-brained to namaste? Intention. It really begins there.
Set aside time for your practice
Many think that meditation means you sit in a room in silence with your eyes closed, but it can be so much more than that. Meditation offers us an opportunity to go inward and listen to ourselves. It can be channeled through stillness or movement like a walk in the park—as long as you’re cueing into you you’re on the right track.
Give yourself permission to feel the feelings
Ever know someone who really dislikes being alone? It’s likely they’re running from themselves. That’s not to say that being extroverted means someone is completely out of touch but when we allow ourselves space from others emotions we begin to feel our own—the good, bad, and everything in between. This can be frightening for many, but it doesn’t need to be. When you allow yourself to feel the feels you are able to work though what triggers you and what brings you joy. The yin and yang to your emotions can only be found by you for you.
Remember to breathe
Ugh so annoying right? Like of course I’m breathing! But breathing with mindfulness can do wonders for the nervous system and your overall health. Avenues like breathwork are excellent for rewiring those pesky thoughts feeling and emotions that can hinder us from being our best-selves. At the very least, it helps bring oxygen back to the brain and body which is always a good idea.
Be gentle with yourself
Being gentle with you is about noticing any internal dialogue that puts you down or holds you back—often falsified ideas that come from outside sources or one-off mishaps in life. Words like, stupid, lazy, dumb, fat, bad, wrong, etc. should immediately be removed from the equation—notice I didn’t give the example in the form of “I’ statements, because even to write or say them in jest can be detrimental. Instead, take time to list the qualities you do love about yourself for example: I am capable, strong, powerful, influential, funny, thoughtful, strategic, meaningful, I am worthy.
Give yourself time
As you may have gathered by now, healing is a lifelong practice, no one reaches enlightenment (but we can get darn close) and once you heal one area you likely have another to work on—it’s called the human experience. We’re all on our own journeys together and individually and while one thing may work for some it won’t work for others. So be patient with the process, with others, and understand that if you’re doing the work it will start to work.
I hope this guide gives you something to think about, or at least some confirmation that you’re on the right track. Only you can be there for you in the ways you need. So keep showing up, keep being honest with yourself, and keep up the great work. Namaste!
