{"id":6005,"date":"2021-03-26T12:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6005"},"modified":"2021-03-26T12:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T17:00:11","slug":"meditation-might-just-be-vital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brackety-ack.com\/?p=6005","title":{"rendered":"Meditation Might Just Be Vital"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Jasey Roberts<\/em><\/p>\n

Last semester, I took a meditation class with Dr. Dane Hilton. My preconception of the practice was Adam, my annoyingly well-put-together friend who converted to Buddhism and who often asked the friend group to stop what we\u2019re doing and \u201cmeditate on it.\u201d We were in a particularly harrowing game of Dungeons and Dragons once, and while my friends parked themselves on the couch and ohm-ed I found myself another slice of pizza.<\/span><\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never considered myself a very spiritual person. It isn\u2019t a self-conscious, posturing thing, like: \u201cOh, I know better than you! I have no beliefs therefore I can\u2019t be wrong!\u201d I just haven\u2019t jived with the idea of a higher power so far. Upon taking Dr. Hilton\u2019s meditation class, I found mindful meditation is a powerful tool that has scientifically proven benefits for your mind and wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Most people meditate in one form or another. Exercise, reading, and even cooking can put me in this weird, lucid, meditative state. A large part of it is becoming aware of the processes of your mind. One of the more important things is knowing that when you have an invasive thought, you can acknowledge it and move on.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Hilton said many times throughout the course, \u201cIt isn\u2019t about staying with your breathing, it\u2019s returning to it.\u201d As someone who is currently going through not the best time of life, I can say this tenet of the practice has stayed with me, even when I haven\u2019t been consistently meditating. As we surpass the yearly anniversary of the day the world started sucking a lot extra, it\u2019s important to return to our breathing. In and out.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As the gentle-voice man says at the end of my meditation tapes, \u201cThank you for giving yourself this gift.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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