How does one actually find their SelfSpirit?
The easy answer is through meditation. Meditation is defined as “continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature;”*
Everyone has a personal meditation style. For example, many people prefer a quiet place in a comfortable area of their homes which is free of distractions such as pets, other family or friends, television and/or telephones. This quiet atmosphere is enhanced often by soft music, the sound of water or other calming noise, candles and aromatherapy.
Find your quiet place and set it up the way you prefer. You will know when your energies feel at home and comfortable. Wherever your energies guide you, feel free to express to anyone living with you that you would like some time to be alone in your space. Go ahead and shut the door, even lock it if you like.
Do whatever you wish to make yourself comfortable. Some people like yoga mats for rump comfort. Some prefer to stand. Get into whatever comfy position your body and mind desire. Go ahead. No one is going to judge you here, you’re safe in your private, serene area.
When you get comfortable, close your eyes. Breathe deeply, in through the nose and out through the mouth. Do this for a couple of minutes until you begin to feel relaxed, (but not until you fall asleep). It is now that you clear your mind, letting nothing in but peace and serenity. Listen to the water, music, or your breathing, depending upon what you chose to provide the calming noise in your space. Inhale the scent of the candles or incense or whatever you chose to provide your aromatherapy. If you didn’t choose any aromatherapy, that’s fine too – inhale deeply and see if you can identify any scent in particular.
Keeping your eyes closed and your mind at peace, begin to search yourself by allowing your energy to engulf you. This may take some time, and many people find it too difficult to do in the very beginning. That’s fine, there’s no pressure. This becomes easier with time and practice.
What do you feel? Warmth, coldness, fear? Joy, sorrow, anger? These are all things that we feel naturally. Don’t fight them. Instead, encourage them to come forth. For example, when invited, the anger in your spirit will easily tell you the root of the energy’s surge. Did someone cut you off in traffic today? Boss been an ass? Don’t stifle that negative energy – recognize why it’s there and then gently release it from your center. Acknowledge that you have reason to be angry, but now that the moment has passed, the anger that went with it should go now as well. Then release it.
Sounds easy. It isn’t always so, however. But with practice, you will begin to find that giving that energy permission to go and helping it to escape makes you feel more relaxed and peaceful.
It is when we are relaxed and peaceful that we accomplish our goals the fastest.
Try to capture that peace. Set up your personal space and take a few minutes of YOU time. Do this as often as you wish, but at least once a day.
*meditation. (n.d.). WordNet® 2.1. Retrieved March 31, 2007, from Dictionary.com website: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/meditation
