Blog # 53: Meditation

I am taking a meditation class this spring semester for many reasons. I am the type of person who is always stressing and worrying about school. I work two different jobs to support myself and I attend Wichita State University as a full time student. Since I am double majoring, my classes are extremely hard. My day-to-day life consists of waking up at 3:30 in the morning for work and then I am on campus in class for around 8 hours a day. I am also taking this class so I can cope with my insomnia that I was diagnosed with. I sleep approximately between 2 and 4 hours a night a week because I am constantly thinking about my next day’s festivities. My brain can never relax so I am unable to get restful nights of sleep.
My favorite meditation that we did in class was when we used a stone. I placed the beautiful colored stone on top of my forehead as I laid back onto the blue mat for meditation. I was surprised at how quickly I drifted off into my meditation. It usually takes me at least five minutes, but this time it was only a minute or two. As I was meditating I saw some neon colored lights behind my eyes. These colors ranged from a bright aqua blue, deep purple, sea blue, and a lime green. The color then began pulsating and appeared hypnotic. The feeling was indescribable and felt amazing during this time of meditation. After I brought my awareness back to the room I was instantly awake and felt like I received a full night sleep.
Another meditation I want to talk about is the last meditation we did in class. This meditation dealt with listening to a soft drumming sound. I particularly did not like this type of meditation for many reasons. I am the type of person that likes complete silence. I thought the sound of the drums was really distracting. However, I surprisingly went into a deep meditation stage quickly. I was uncomfortable throughout the entire meditation because I laid in fetal position on the mat and lost feeling in all of my limbs. Halfway through the meditation, I bit my tongue! This meditation was not for me, but I am sure it would fit other people’s desires for meditation. I did feel better after I came back to my awareness, but I just did not like the constant sound of the drums beating.