WestCoast Media
  • Local Events
    • Chino Events
    • Chino Hills Events
    • Corona Events
    • Diamond Bar Events
    • Eastvale Events
    • Orange County Events
    • Rancho Cucamonga Events
  • Beauty & Health
    • Smart Move to Help Eliminate Neck and Spinal Problems
      more
      View more

      Smart Move to Help Eliminate Neck and Spinal Problems

      2 days ago
    • How Important Is Your Doctor’s Degree? 
      more
      View more

      How Important Is Your Doctor’s Degree? 

      3 weeks ago
    • Why Snoring Should Not Be Ignored
      more
      View more

      Why Snoring Should Not Be Ignored

      3 weeks ago
    • Gym, Yoga or Fitness Center
      more
      View more

      Gym, Yoga or Fitness Center

      4 weeks ago
    • Peace & Calm through Meditation
      more
      View more

      Peace & Calm through Meditation

      4 weeks ago
  • Home
    • 5 Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Looking Clean
      more
      View more

      5 Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Looking Clean

      2 days ago
    • Decluttering is Good for Your Health!
      more
      View more

      Decluttering is Good for Your Health!

      1 month ago
    • Holiday Traditions that Work
      more
      View more

      Holiday Traditions that Work

      3 months ago
    • Creating a Better Guest Room
      more
      View more

      Creating a Better Guest Room

      3 months ago
    • A New Spin on Thanksgiving Traditions
      more
      View more

      A New Spin on Thanksgiving Traditions

      3 months ago
  • Family
    • Got Rhythm?
      more
      View more

      Got Rhythm?

      2 days ago
    • When Parenting Styles Clash
      more
      View more

      When Parenting Styles Clash

      3 weeks ago
    • New Ways for Families to Spread Valentines Cheer
      more
      View more

      New Ways for Families to Spread Valentines Cheer

      4 weeks ago
    • A New Year...
      more
      View more

      A New Year...

      4 weeks ago
    • Know Their Apps
      more
      View more

      Know Their Apps

      1 month ago
  • Lifestyle
  • Business & Finance
    • Branding the Business of YOU
      more
      View more

      Branding the Business of YOU

      2 days ago
    • Living in Abundance
      more
      View more

      Living in Abundance

      2 days ago
    • Spring Cleaning
      more
      View more

      Spring Cleaning

      11 months ago
    • Clay Drayton - Break the Circle of Circumstances
      more
      View more

      Clay Drayton - Break the Circle of Circumstances

      12 months ago
    • Love, Respect, and the Big Rocks
      more
      View more

      Love, Respect, and the Big Rocks

      1 year ago
  • Auto & Insurance
  • Spotlight
    • American Spirit
    • Mamalog
    • Head to Toe Trends
    • Carrying on Kennedy’s Voice
    • Get Local
    • IPittytheBull
  • About Us
    • Media Kit
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
    • Distribution
  • Like Us!
  • Local Events
    • Chino Events
    • Chino Hills Events
    • Corona Events
    • Diamond Bar Events
    • Eastvale Events
    • Orange County Events
    • Rancho Cucamonga Events
  • Beauty & Health
    • Smart Move to Help Eliminate Neck and Spinal Problems
      more
      View more

      Smart Move to Help Eliminate Neck and Spinal Problems

      2 days ago
    • How Important Is Your Doctor’s Degree? 
      more
      View more

      How Important Is Your Doctor’s Degree? 

      3 weeks ago
    • Why Snoring Should Not Be Ignored
      more
      View more

      Why Snoring Should Not Be Ignored

      3 weeks ago
    • Gym, Yoga or Fitness Center
      more
      View more

      Gym, Yoga or Fitness Center

      4 weeks ago
    • Peace & Calm through Meditation
      more
      View more

      Peace & Calm through Meditation

      4 weeks ago
  • Home
    • 5 Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Looking Clean
      more
      View more

      5 Tips to Keep Your Kitchen Looking Clean

      2 days ago
    • Decluttering is Good for Your Health!
      more
      View more

      Decluttering is Good for Your Health!

      1 month ago
    • Holiday Traditions that Work
      more
      View more

      Holiday Traditions that Work

      3 months ago
    • Creating a Better Guest Room
      more
      View more

      Creating a Better Guest Room

      3 months ago
    • A New Spin on Thanksgiving Traditions
      more
      View more

      A New Spin on Thanksgiving Traditions

      3 months ago
  • Family
    • Got Rhythm?
      more
      View more

      Got Rhythm?

      2 days ago
    • When Parenting Styles Clash
      more
      View more

      When Parenting Styles Clash

      3 weeks ago
    • New Ways for Families to Spread Valentines Cheer
      more
      View more

      New Ways for Families to Spread Valentines Cheer

      4 weeks ago
    • A New Year...
      more
      View more

      A New Year...

      4 weeks ago
    • Know Their Apps
      more
      View more

      Know Their Apps

      1 month ago
  • Lifestyle
  • Business & Finance
    • Branding the Business of YOU
      more
      View more

      Branding the Business of YOU

      2 days ago
    • Living in Abundance
      more
      View more

      Living in Abundance

      2 days ago
    • Spring Cleaning
      more
      View more

      Spring Cleaning

      11 months ago
    • Clay Drayton - Break the Circle of Circumstances
      more
      View more

      Clay Drayton - Break the Circle of Circumstances

      12 months ago
    • Love, Respect, and the Big Rocks
      more
      View more

      Love, Respect, and the Big Rocks

      1 year ago
  • Auto & Insurance
  • Spotlight
    • American Spirit
    • Mamalog
    • Head to Toe Trends
    • Carrying on Kennedy’s Voice
    • Get Local
    • IPittytheBull
  • About Us
    • Media Kit
    • About Us
    • Our Team
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
    • Distribution
  • Like Us!
Peace & Calm through Meditation
Beauty, Health & Fitness

Peace & Calm through Meditation

  • WCM by WCM
  • January 22, 2019
  • 0
  • 129

Have you ever wondered why some people appear naturally happy? In grief, they acknowledge and feel their emotions rather than stuffing them down. In uncertainty, they pause to reflect before reacting. During challenging times, they greet each day with an open mind that things will shift and change, and they do.

What are their daily practices to stay centered and calm? Most adults are not characteristically calm; it’s something they have to practice. People who take regular mindful pauses during their day tend to be calmer and generally more peaceful. They resist over-scheduling themselves and set healthy boundaries for activity and rest, and make time for enjoyable, personally-recharging activities, also known as self-care. They build meaningful pauses into their day to recharge and restore as a healthy habit of mindfulness, staying purposefully connected to the present in a non-judgmental way.

In the course of human evolution, the mind is intelligent enough to run scenarios and prepare to defend, fight, argue, or run away. But your actual state is generally non-threatened. Like clouds in the sky, our thoughts arise, transform, and dissipate or dissolve. Worry arises because your mind is overactive; it tells you a storm is coming, so try to just sit back and watch the clouds. Often storms pass without incident. This is an important discernment when experiencing worry or anxiety, which usually arises from mental projections, not from what’s actually happening. Practicing regular mindful pauses is an important practice to experience a state of inner peace.

For the first few months following a health crisis nearly 20 years ago now, I dedicated myself to slowing down and taking better care of myself. But like most people, I was easily distracted. I felt like my mind was a mess of tangled knots and frayed loose threads. My first few weeks of mindfulness training were hard, but I was determined to practice yoga, breathing, and sitting still on a daily basis. When unresolved emotions would arise, I gave myself more time to process my feelings, and it got easier from then on. I also incorporated simple rituals into my life such as lighting a candle, preparing tea, and taking a fortnightly bubble bath.

Peace and calm are natural outcomes of emptying out the unnecessary and unhelpful baggage of the heart and mind. In this way meditation is like tending a garden: before the vegetables come to ripen, the soil must be weeded and cleared. The seeds must be sown with plenty of patience. Our sitting time in breathing and yoga is the sun and water for our seeds to germinate. Over time, persistence will yield you a sunny forecast with fewer clouds.

Kristen Lee Fewel is a freelance writer, reiki master, and yoga teacher with a passion for healthy living and positive energy

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
  • 0
Reader's Favorite Articles
  • Loretta Baylos from Ontario, CA, Cervical Cancer Advocate

    Ignite the Fight Against Cervical Cancer

    • 104
    • 8930
  • Riverside's-Mission-Inn-Festival-of-Lights

    Christmas Lights in the Inland Empire

    • 58
    • 2332
  • new_education

    New ERA in Education

    • 61
    • 2295
  • startingover2

    Starting Over

    • 8
    • 1531
Adversiting
lewisfamily
New On Our Facebook
Advertising

Related posts

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Previous Post

The Better Man

by WCM

Peace & Calm through Meditation
Next Post

Gym, Yoga or Fitness Center

by WCM

Peace & Calm through Meditation
Instagram
  • Instagram image

    Likes: 20

  • Instagram image

    Likes: 19

  • Instagram image

    Likes: 17

  • Instagram image

    Likes: 11

  • Instagram image

    Likes: 23

  • Instagram image

    Likes: 28

Newsletter

Archives
Search
GET IN TOUCH

6939 Schaefer Ave., Ste D-138, Chino, CA 91710
909.390.5727 • info@wcmagazines.com

Copyright WestCoast Media. All rights reserved. www.wcmagazines.com Reproduction without permission is prohibited.