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