Guide
Ohmmm
by Natalie Hemengül
Meditated - And now?
27.5.2020
Translation: machine translated
I meditated every morning for twenty-one days. There was no enlightenment. But a few lights came on.
The home office, sitting on top of each other and being alone at the same time gradually left their mark on my mind. Meditating in the morning via Zoom with trainer Carina Iten gave me the balance and routine start to the day that I desperately needed. For twenty-one days. In hindsight, I am grateful that my self-experiment took place when I needed it most.
I have reported on the benefits of going into myself and the best way to do it:
Now it's time to draw a conclusion.
Light yes, enlightenment no
I searched for myself on the spot - but didn't find it. At least not what I had hoped for. But the worm is in the hope. Carina told me at the beginning that I shouldn't expect anything from meditating. Only then would something happen. But who doesn't secretly hope at the beginning to experience that one enlightenment that bathes the darkest corners of the mind in a warm light?
Eben.
I still seem to be standing in the shadows. But only with one foot, because I've still learnt something:
Rest is addictive
Carina led me and other course participants in a twenty-minute meditation session every day with her calm voice. Sometimes it was a visualisation journey, sometimes a body meditation, sometimes a meditation with beliefs. Although I started each morning with this calmness, I could feel my body demanding more by the afternoon at the latest. I needed less guidance from day to day. I even realised that guided meditations were counterproductive over time because I relied too heavily on the voice to pull me out of my thoughts if I lost focus. However, when I'm on my own, I find it surprisingly easy to stay focussed.
What keeps me occupied?
During my self-experiment, I kept a diary to record my thoughts and feelings before, during and after meditation. When I read through the lines again, thought patterns emerge that I hadn't consciously recognised before. As a result, I now recognise exactly which topics and problems were preoccupying my subconscious and can tackle them. What I am most proud of: I can now observe my thoughts more easily throughout the day and thus positively influence my mood to a certain extent via my mindset. If I experience a low mood, I use this tool to actively counteract it.
What comes after 21?
After the course is over, I'm on my own and determined to carry on. But the morning discipline disappeared just as quickly as it had appeared. So I moved my 15-minute meditation to the end of the day. That went well for a week - then I gradually fell back into old patterns. Today, I meditate once a week and am convinced that if you seek, you will find - just not always what you expect. <p
Natalie Hemengül
Senior Editor
Natalie.Hemenguel@digitecgalaxus.chAs a massive Disney fan, I see the world through rose-tinted glasses. I worship series from the 90s and consider mermaids a religion. When I’m not dancing in glitter rain, I’m either hanging out at pyjama parties or sitting at my make-up table. P.S. I love you, bacon, garlic and onions.
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