But a little noise can be exhilarating too
Posted by
Teresa J.
I know that silence is a part of meditating, but having grown up in the kind of quite found only in the middle of nowhere, I find total relaxation in loud thumping music. I have always slept with music on at night and worked with the sound of something in the background. My mind just works with distraction. Silence is like a blank computer page--hard to find inspiring with that little blipping cursor incessantly insisting "do something!"
There's something to be said for considering environment when deciding how to relax. Sure, I can find silence in a second come nightfall when thousands of stars arrive above, but the real uplifting, smile-inducing moments come from those favourite songs that get the toe tapping and the body moving. When does one feel more free and relaxed than those musical moments?
The beauty is that after I've found complete happiness in music, I can sit in the silence and feel that happiness still reverberating all around me. Meditation through noise and silence, all in one fell swoop.
But a little noise can be exhilarating too
Posted by Teresa J.
I know that silence is a part of meditating, but having grown up in the kind of quite found only in the middle of nowhere, I find total relaxation in loud thumping music. I have always slept with music on at night and worked with the sound of something in the background. My mind just works with distraction. Silence is like a blank computer page--hard to find inspiring with that little blipping cursor incessantly insisting "do something!"
There's something to be said for considering environment when deciding how to relax. Sure, I can find silence in a second come nightfall when thousands of stars arrive above, but the real uplifting, smile-inducing moments come from those favourite songs that get the toe tapping and the body moving. When does one feel more free and relaxed than those musical moments?
The beauty is that after I've found complete happiness in music, I can sit in the silence and feel that happiness still reverberating all around me. Meditation through noise and silence, all in one fell swoop.