guided meditation

Pītā Guided Meditation

for Relaxation, Sleep, & Feeling Good Guided meditation can help us relax, sleep, overcome a problem, or achieve a goal. When we listen to a guided meditation we tap into our inner wisdom and imagination. Listening Listening to a guided meditation is easy—we get ourselves into a comfortable position, switch off our phone and make sure we have some time to ourselves. We may find this hard to do with a busy schedule but the benefits of taking the time to ourselves can be many. When we listen to guided meditation we relax and open our hearts and minds to inspiration. And when we’re relaxed, new ideas, solutions, or inspiration can flow freely into our thoughts. We might also get a ‘feeling’ or a ‘picture’ that will guide us or resolve an issue. Sometimes we try too hard to solve a problem. We are too close to the problem and can’t see a solution. We can help ourselves overcome this by taking a break from the problem by listening to a guided meditation. And we can approach how we listen in a number of ways. We can listen to a guided meditation that will focus on a result, for example success in exams. Or we listen to a guided meditation to help us relax or escape from anything related to our problem. If we want to escape and give ourselves a break from reality we might listen to ‘Tranquil Paradise’, and to relax we might listen to the ‘Tranquility’ album. About Images During the guided meditation we’ll hear suggestions—words and ideas—to help us access our inner wisdom. When we hear a suggestion it will conjure up thoughts, pictures, sounds, and feelings. For example, if the suggestion is we’re in a garden of orange trees. What will we see in our mind’s eye, what will we feel? We may see the orange trees, hear the thud of an orange hitting the ground, feel its dimpled skin, smell it’s ‘orangery’ smell, and taste its zingy flesh. Our experience may remind us of a happy holiday and feelings associated with that time may come flooding back to us. If we’re looking for a solution we may receive one during the meditation or it may come sometime later. We need to have patience it will come. Our Experience of Guided Meditation When we’re listening to guided meditation we’re always in control of our thoughts and feelings. Everything we experience during the meditation comes from within us. We are a fountain of information, a source of inspiration to ourselves. We only need to tap into it, and guided meditation can help us do that. When we’re listening to the guided meditations we only take from it what we find helpful and we leave everything else. We are in control of our experience and we can stop listening at any time. Guided Meditation has many benefits: We learn to relax. We calm our body and mind. We find guidance or inspiration during the guided meditation. We relieve ourselves of stress. We gain confidence by solving our own problems. After Guided meditation After we listen to the guided meditation we can go about your daily tasks as normal. We may find day to day tasks easier once we are relaxed and perhaps feeling inspired. We may also want to make some brief notes on the guided meditation. Or we may write or paint about our thoughts and feelings. If we have listened to a guided meditation with a group of friends we may decide to discuss our experiences. Listen to a preview of Pītā’s guided meditation CD’s click here

“Men go abroad to wonder at the height of mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long courses of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motions of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.” St Augustine (354 – 430 AD)