10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Oo...lazy morning! I did my meditation much earlier than my yoga practice, which I put off until mid-day. I enjoyed my zen minutes of stillness.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I really enjoyed my meditation this morning. The weekend has a slower pace, which helps me settle into my meditation practice.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:30 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I left the candle alone this morning, had pretty good focus.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:10 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Okay, I’ve uped the ante for distraction tactics during meditation: this morning I started poking and playing around with the wax in my pillar candle. Easily entertained? Yup!

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:10 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Very distracted this morning.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I’m all abuzz because I’m going to see Avatar later. Very difficult to still my mind.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Great meditation this morning. I was still and focused.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 10:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Emotional storms make huge waves - breakers - on the shore of my mind. Argh.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:50 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: My menstrual cycle started today. It tends to leave me very distracted and frazzled. In my meditation, I felt like my head was buzzing - it was almost like a ‘sound’. After about five minutes, this sensation receded and I felt much more relaxed.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I was a tad bit sleepy this morning, but it makes sense since I was a bit short on sleep. I think it’s time to switch to a new passage, need to find one first though.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:10 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Nothing to report - perfectly ordinary meditation. Distracted a few times and also fascinated for some reason by my candle.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Late start because I slept in a bit. I was SO distracted today!

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Up early-early today and I meditated before yoga practice. I’m still amazed that I’m not falling asleep during my sit, even this early in the morning!

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:20 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Morning meditation is still going well for me - I never dread it like I used to at night. I find it easier to settle down and focus. A small addition to my meditation corner: I’m using my old Mysore rug, faded on one side, but still colourful on the other, as a Zabuton cover. It looks cheerful and pretty, really brightens up the corner.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: A little bit scatterbrained today. I’m all aflutter about candles these days. I got a nice pillar candle for the holidays and I’m prefering it to the tea lights I normally use. So pretty! I have others in storage, so I brought them out to be used eventually.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I’ve decided not to extend my meditation just yet. 10 minutes really works for me. Maybe on weekends when I have more time. I’ll see. Today’s practice was good.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:30 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Up at 6:30 this morning and meditating by 7:30. My hip is no longer bothering me when I sit, which removes a huge barrier to expanding my practice to 15 or more minutes (the cramping is one reason I cut back)

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:30 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Earlier today and it was blissful. I’m so grateful to finally use the adjective again - I’ve been struggling so much with this practice! It might finally be time to bump myself up to 15 minutes.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I’m enjoying morning meditation again. Maybe it’s just a change of routine, but I feel less pressured and more serene in the morning.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Morning meditation! I’m feeling all delighted about it because it really was an effort to sit down, but then it was easy. I meditated right before my yoga practice and my focus during yoga was great. Is there a connection? I’ll try this again tomorrow and let you know.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: I feel like I was on edge all through the holidays and I’m finally starting to relax again. It’s nice, and it makes this meditation thing easier.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Yes, you read that correctly. I managed to do my sit in the morning and it was great. All day long I kept thinking: I already did my meditation. It was such a relief! Need to do this more often.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 11:20 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Set up my mobile cushion at the house and huddled under my electric blanket. The dog insisted on being on my lap for this one, so it was a dog-ear-scratching meditation.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 11:20 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: To be honest, I just wanted to get it out of the way so I could read my book. Once I was sitting, I kind of settled into it, found myself enjoying the moment, though.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 10:30 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: So very tired tonight. My hip has been bothering me while sitting and it was particularly bad tonight. I spontaneously used the Prayer of St. Francis tonight for my Passage Meditation. I need some new material!

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:50 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: I didn’t want to meditate tonight. This is a good reason to make time to meditate earlier in the day. At night, all I want to do is read my book or watch YouTube.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:40 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: Very distracted. Sometimes, meditation isn’t very much fun. Yet, I persevere...

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:40 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: Managed to get my meditation in before I played hockey. I’m usually too wired after hockey to really settle down and focus.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:50 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: Right on schedule! I must have drifted off into day-dream-land sometime in the middle of this session because it ended earlier than I expected.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:30 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: My mind was whizzing along at a million kilometres per hour, but I did manage to sit for 10 minutes.

5 minutes

Meditation: 5 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 10:30 p.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: Was hoping to get a 10 minute session in, but I didn’t get home until late. Maybe tomorrow...