Late February Report (15 minutes, daily)

My meditation practice has become consistent enough that logging it has started to become very tedious (and probably very tedious to read as well, for my one lone Google subscriber).

As it stands, I've moved to a 15 minute daily meditation, a combination of breath focus (to calm the mind and create a focus) and then Passage Meditation. I meditate in the morning, just prior to doing my yoga practice.

For the last few weeks, my meditation has been superb. Not perfect by any stretch, but calming and nurturing. It's always a challenge to keep my wandering brain in focus, but the challenge is part of the practice.

From now on, I'll write periodic summaries of my meditation practice every fortnight or so.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:50 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)/Breath Focus
Notes: I didn’t meditate much - mainly I sat there with thoughts streaming through my head and I was completely caught up in the stream.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:00 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)/Breath Focus
Notes: I tried to duplicate yesterday’s success, but this was another day. And I have cramps from my monthly cycle, so I was sleepy and in pain.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:10 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)/Breath Focus
Notes: Best meditation I’ve had in ages. I actually felt floaty and wonderfully calm! I experimented with mixing breath-focus meditation with passage meditation.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 7:30 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)
Notes: Very tired and distracted this morning. And COLD! Had to turn on the heater.

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 8:10 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation (Prayer of St. Francis)

10 minutes

Meditation: 10 minutes
Where: Zafu
When: 9:10 a.m.
How: Passage Meditation ('Twin Verses' from the Buddha, Dhamapada)
Notes: Much better today. I started with a breath focus meditation, then moved on to my passage meditation.