It’s safe to say that we all have those certain activities we’d rather not do, but there are also the activities that we love to do! The kind of activities that bring us peace, happiness and a sense of calm. The ones that we do when we’re putting off those other dreaded tasks.
Know what I’m talking about here?
It’s very likely that your soothing activity is actually meditative for you. Meditation is not restricted to sitting still in complete silence while you strive to clear your mind of all thoughts!
Surprising to hear isn’t it?
There are two general types of meditation, active and passive, but most people link general thoughts of meditating to the passive meditation category. True, passive meditation is more common, but is it actually as much fun as active meditating?
Active meditating involves numerous activities such as walking (most commonly practiced in the Buddhist meditation practice) or dancing (commonly known as Sufi Whirling). Osho, a well known meditation and spiritual guru, is a fan of active meditating and has created many types of of meditations that fall under this category.
Know that dancing and walking are not the only kind of active meditation!
Remember those activities that popped into your mind at the beginning of this article? Bring those back into the picture right now because they may very well be your meditative activity.
Finely chopping food is one of my meditative activities. You might be surprised to hear that I actually get a lot of satisfaction from peacefully chopping my veggies and fruit. I find that I’m completely in the moment and by the time I finish this task I’m relaxed and my tension from the day has disappeared. My roommate loves to cook. It’s very common to find her cooking in the kitchen late at night because the process of cooking is meditative for her and it preps her for a peaceful sleep.
Maybe folding laundry, weight lifting or yoga are meditative activities for you. Whatever it is, make sure to incorporate your satisfying, meditative activity into your daily routine. You’ll become much more relaxed and you’ll naturally incorporate a meditation practice into your day!
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