What Is Meditation

This is a more recent blog of mine, and one of the the very first posts is about 'what is meditation', and a re-entry if you will, back into the Health and Wellness Industry for me! What better way to begin than with meditation training! So, the first question is, what IS meditation? Well, before I get to that, I need to give you just a small taste of my background and what I have been doing for the past 10 years, and slowly work in to how I discovered how powerful meditation really is. 

Over a year ago, in Las Vegas where I lived, I worked as a medical massage therapist, personal trainer, and personal performance mentor, for almost 10 years. After I moved back to Prescott Arizona in March 2018, having spent 30 years in Las Vegas performing multiple jobs in different industries, I took a year off from work to enjoy nature, then looking to integrate back into the 'corporate world.' I have done that and it's okay, yet now I really desire to get back to helping and assisting people, one-on-one, with their health and fitness goals and opportunities.

So, here I am, looking to create some marketing and advertising for my new business, engaging people like you who are interested in healing yourself. After a lifetime of physical work on myself, and 10 years of working with mostly 'physical' bodies of clients, I have shifted my methods to a more 'mental' form of self-help for health and wellness, such as meditation. Thus, we need to answer the question, what is meditation? But first, let's look at our human condition.

Why? Because the Mind and Body are One, not two separate entities, yet the Mind runs the Body, not the other way around. Think about it. If you are trying to strengthen a muscle or muscles in your body, which gives out first? Your mental attitude, or your physical body? Unless you are in exceptional shape, the mind quits before the body does.

When you are attempting to lose weight, which is the more difficult battle - Dealing with all your mental cravings for food you are not supposed to eat, and 'mentally' preparing yourself for a workout you really don't want to go and do, or just your physical body complaining? Almost always, your mental state robs you of your desire to achieve your goals WAY before your body does.

Think of all the 'excuses' your mind comes up with..."I don't have time to workout today!" "Oh, those three cookies won't affect my diet." "I really don't feel like getting in the car to go and workout." Are you beginning to see how this works? The mind runs the body!

This is what I am focusing on and spending my time on with clients: Mind over Matter.

Specifically, and to the point, using my Mind-Body Relaxation Protocol to solve very difficult issues clients have. Such as: Serious chronic physical pain such as low back pain, sciatica, arthritis pain, etc. Other serious health issues such as high blood pressure and high heart rate, caused by stress. Anxiety issues. Serious health issues like these, above. (If you have a specific health issue and are wondering if meditation or my Protocol can assist, please contact me. My contact information is at the bottom of this post.) 

This isn't just a 'how to learn meditation' course or blog. Sure, you can use me for that, if you would just like to learn to meditate. Yet, what I am offering is a specific protocol for your specific issues, thus the higher expense. If you want to pay me to learn how to meditate, that's cool as well! But again though, this Mind-Body Relaxation Protocol I'm offering is mostly used for very specific physical and mental traumas; ailments of the mind and body that have persisted and diminished your lifestyle for many, many years. Or, some issues that has recently cropped up, and you want to 'nip it in the bud' right away, before it turns into some chronic health issue.

When most people ask the question, "what is meditation?" they are usually asking about the 'process' of, what is meditation. To be honest, there are probably millions of forms or meditation processes. Sitting, standing, walking, dreaming, lying down meditation, each with its own set of protocols and 'rules' to follow. 

Let me give you my two cents worth. Also, I will add to this post as I continue on explaining what it is we are trying to accomplish with my Mind-Body Relaxation Protocol, using both EFT Tapping and meditation (as well as other modalities.) I have many paths of healing to offer to you. Why? Because I'm here to assist you in healing, and you may need something different than 'mainstream medicine' to fix, assist, cure, or heal you. 

So, let me do my best in explaining, "what is meditation?" 

For me, meditation is a process used for letting go. Meditation is a not-doing, as opposed to a 'doing.' It's doing nothing to achieve everything. It's lightly focusing my mind on a particular object, or on nothing, to train awareness and attention, doing my best to achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state. Residing and abiding in non-dual awareness.

Meditation is a tough minded, hard discipline (perhaps the toughest or hardest thing or process you have ever done in your life,) to help you move forward towards your goals, or just living a satisfied life, whatever that means to you. 

What is meditation, again? It's a coming home to our full potential as human beings. It's a completeness we feel while performing it. It allows us to 'come back' to something like 'home.' Silent knowledge, used to access more of our human potential.

Perhaps the primary goal of meditation is the tuning and training of our person so that we can effectively move toward our goals in a clear and concise fashion. How does all of that sound to you? 

Sounds okay to me. I'm just winging it right now off the top of my head. Why? Because I don't find any of the 'traditional' definitions of meditation satisfactory. Also, there are so many forms and styles of meditation, it's tough to zero in on. What have you heard meditation defined as? Feel free to add your comments below.

Many definitions of meditation, to me, are not accurate in regards to what I'm doing. They are not wrong, mind you. I just don't see their definitions fitting what I'm doing. Many definitions are similar to those who wish to 'ponder' or 'contemplate' on a subject or topic. That's not what I'm doing, especially when I'm teaching beginners to meditate.

But, I will get to further clarification as to 'what is meditation?' when I write future posts. Enough 'words' for now. Please remember, the map is not the territory. If you don't understand this either, that's okay as well. I will cover this topic in a future post, also! So, enough for now. I'm tired of writing and need to go meditate!

Until next time,

Kristopher Kelley

Personal Performance Mentor

warrior.of.lite@gmail.com

(928) 273-8666

Meditation In Prescott Arizona

I'm still organizing this blog, so I've yet to post anything of significance. This post will be about attracting clients here in Prescott Arizona for meditation in Prescott Arizona. What is the main thrust of this blog, and how I actually perform meditation? First, keep it as simple as possible. Simplicity Itself. Second, you can meditate anywhere, anytime, very quickly. These are the points I will emphasize in these blog posts.

As for now, I have so many other chores to do that this blog will have to wait. I will certainly get around to posting about meditation in Prescott Arizona, just not today.

Kristopher Kelley
warrior.of.lite@gmail.com
(928) 273-8666

P.S. - Contact me if you want to learn mediation, or are having difficulties meditating.

How To Do Meditation Correctly

The question of, "how to do meditation correctly", is asked of me on a daily basis. Why? Because most people want to start out on the right foot, so to speak, and don't want to waste their time. Not to mention the fact that many people, new to meditation, don't really know what meditation IS. I'm sure there are as many definitions as there are people on this earth, but what is important for you, is that you have at least a vague notion of what meditation is, and then you can perform it correctly. Well, maybe!

If you are a bit unclear in regards to What Is Meditation, please visit that page in my blog, and I will give you several definitions of what meditation is, at least for me. Please keep this in mind though: The definition is not nearly as important as the practice. I'll get to this, below.

So, once you have a vague idea of what meditation IS, what does it mean to do it correctly? What is the definition of 'correct,' anyway? "Free from error. To put right. In accordance with fact or truth." I'm sure you get the picture, yet these may not be your definitions. How about this:

Performing meditation correctly means that you are achieving the goals you set for each meditation session. Or, following the guidelines you, or someone else, have set for you in regards to performing meditation. Or, how about this one for how to do meditation correctly: You feel better after your meditation session than you did prior to it. Sounds good to me!

Do those fit your definition? Maybe. But, can you see how complicated this gets when attempting to define 'correct,' or 'correctly?' What's correct to you may be different than what's correct for me! Even if we see 'eye-to-eye' on 99% of what's defined as 'how to do meditation correctly,' we may still be 'off' that 1%. And it may be a very important 1% we don't agree with. But that's okay! Let me explain, below.

Words such as 'correct,' 'improvement,' 'right,' are all very loaded words. What does that mean, loaded? For me, it means they are all very subjective to each person, or individual. What is correct, improved or right, may mean something totally different to you than it does me. Or, get this one: The definitions of each of these may change for me, or you, on an hourly or daily basis! Our attitude changes, how we see the world changes, our point of view changes based on new information, and then how we 'define' things change. (It may be all intellectual within our own brain and thinking process, or, something external may change. Thus, our definition may change as well.)

If you don't understand this, ponder upon this concept above for a good five minutes, and I'm sure it will come to you. Please note that just because you can't, or don't want to grasp, word definitions or concepts, doesn't mean you are ignorant, stupid, or un-educated. It just means you aren't grasping it at this moment. It happens to me all the time! So, don't fret if you don't 'get' all this philosophical mumbo-jumbo, above. Its just me attempting to explain with words, which can be very difficult!

So, back to the gist of this post, 'how to do meditation correctly?' For me, correct meditation is first, actually performing meditation, then performing what I set out to accomplish while being impeccable. (Doing my best.) I may not accomplish what I set out to accomplish, but at least I tried and did my best, and that is 'correct' enough for me!

 If you have any experience at all performing meditation, you will soon realize how difficult it is. It's a simple process, yet not easy. So, you do the best you can, based on the guidelines you have set for yourself, or your teacher/coach/mentor has set for you.

Thus, for me, how to do meditation correctly mean to do your best, each and every moment, while meditating for the allotted time. If, and that's a big if, you have specific instructions or rules you need to follow while performing meditation, then add that into the equation of 'correct meditation.' What I don't want you to do is get obsessed with results from your meditation sessions. Continued below.

Obtaining or getting 'results' is yet another loaded word or phrase, similar to those, above. If you have five goals for your daily meditation session and you only achieved one of them, did you get the 'results' you wanted? Or, did you perform your meditation correctly? See how confusing this can get? So, just do your best. When your mind wanders, gently bring it back. When your breathing changes from some psychological or physiological sense, gently bring it back. Or, just sit and chill and observe!

Now that I sit back and think about this, the only way in which one is NOT performing meditation correctly is to not try. If you don't want to meditate, don't. I think it's important, and there will be times when you don't want to, but really need to, yet hey, it's your life. Just sit down, shut up, and relax. That's all I'm really asking here! :-)

So, for now, my final word on this whole 'correct' definition is this: Do your meditation and do the best you can at it. If your mind wanders off 500 times in 20 minutes, that's fine. Just do your best to bring it back 500 times. If your mind wanders off 19 of the 20 minutes, congrats to you on bringing it back for just that one minute! The point is, you actually performed meditation, did what you could, and you did your best. Who can ask for more? Practice makes perfect.

Okay, I think that is enough for now on the topic of how to do meditation correctly. If you have any further questions or comments, please feel free to call me at my number below, e-mail me, or just leave your comments in the comment section at the bottom of this page.

Thanks for your time, and until next time, keep meditating!

Kristopher Kelley
How To Do Meditation In Prescott Arizona
EFT Tapping In Prescott 
warrior.of.lite@gmail.com
(928) 273-8666