Quick pick-me-up meditation

I woke up in a bit of a funk today. I felt weighed down. I needed a pick-me-up, quickly. I didn't want to start my day with low energy and spread it around. Wherever I went, I was just going to bring everyone else down as well. Before heading out the door, I took a few minutes to practice an awesome Kundalini meditation to jump start my energy. It worked like a charm. Here, I share it with you. I hope it serves you.

Begin in a comfortable seated position, with your back straight and your hands in prayer.

Take a moment to settle. Close your eyes.

Breathe in through your nose for four counts. Hold your breath for four counts.

Exhale through your nose for four counts. Hold out for four counts.

Again. All breathing is through the nose.

Breathe in for four counts. Hold your breath for four counts.

Exhale for four counts. Hold out for four counts.

Again.

Breathe in for four counts. Hold your breath for four counts.

Exhale for four counts. Hold out for four counts.

Continue for a few minutes, focused on your breath, with your hands still in Anjali Mudra or prayer position.

Now breathe normally. Press your hands together for a count of ten. Release for a count of fifteen. Repeat one more time.

Namaste.

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Observer effect

It has been 98 days since the last time I posted here. Ninety-eight days ago my son was about to turn into a 16 year-old, I was 64 days away from my wedding, and had an impressive school and client work load to wrap up. Overwhelmed, I took time away. I didn't make a plan or intend any particular outcome. I decided to observe. I limited my intake of social media and focused on what was essential. While I kept up with my obligations and responsibilities, I did it all with observation as my intention.

Quantum physicists have scientific explanations for the effects of observing a phenomenon. They call it the observer effect and base it on quantum field theory, superposition, and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. Their experiments have concluded that observation can affect the outcome of what is observed. Exactly.

There's an inherent magic in observing. As I began to observe my self, my days, my thoughts, my feelings, and my surroundings, I started to feel the overwhelmness dissipate, my stress level decrease, and my awareness increase. I started to see patterns, habits and attitudes, as well as subconscious beliefs that affect my demeanor, behavior and decisions. I had no judgment about this. I was just observing. I don't know how to explain the effect observing has had on me, yet the mystical impression that remains now infuses everything–my thoughts, my feelings, my gestures. I think, feel and do with more awareness and with a sense purpose and of connection to my Higher Self. I am left with a sense of appreciation, joy and subtle eagerness.

Today is a good day to observe, to watch ourselves in thought and action. Let's take time to look at ourselves and make no judgment, make no decision and take no action based on this exercise. Let's just observe. What will we learn about ourselves, our reactions, our moods, our understanding of the world and of our place in it? What effect will observation have on us?

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