I Meditate Instantly

Welcome to I Meditate Instantly!

I started this site with the purpose to write about my experiences with various programs for self development. I was especially inspired to write about my experiences with one tool called Holosync. The title “I Meditate Instantly” is based on the fact that when I use Holosync, I do meditate instantly :).

For years I have meditated on and off sitting on a zafu cushion and focusing on my breathing, working to keep my mind still and focused. My expectations weren’t high. I didn’t expect to attain enlightenment, special powers or transcend the boundaries of this world. What I was hoping to get from my experience was some discipline and hopefully some reduction in stress and mental agitation. Mostly what I got was numbness in my lower extremities.

For most of my adult life I suffered from a variety of anxiety related ailments including depression, anger, out of control eating, drinking and lethargy. I hated my job and foudn myself constantly in positions where I was worried about my position and what would happen to me if I found myself out of work. Instead of motivating me to do better and improve, it caused me to withdraw and hold back.

I wasn’t living the life I wanted despite a suspicion that things could and should be better. For some reason all the promise of my younger years evaporated and left me feeling unhappy and adrift. I knew consciously that life wasn’t as bad as I was making it out to be, but I didn’t feel that way. What I felt was that I was trapped and that only a miracle outside myself could fix things.

About six months ago I had a disappointing interview for a position that I hoped would take me out of the one I had that I was having such a hard time with. As it turned out, the hiring committee wasn’t ready to hire anyone and after much preparation and angst I was back at square one. I called one of my closest friends looking for sympathy. She listened for a while and said “you have to watch this movie, The Secret” and she started to tell me about the Law of Attraction.

This was not at all what I wanted to hear. I was furious that she would suggest that I attracted this outrageous waste of time job interview and attracted the crummy job I was trying to escape. I was so angry and worked up that I came down with a cold right on the spot!

The next day as I sat on the couch feeling sorry for myself. I decided to download the film my friend mentioned and give it a watch. I had nothing to lose and a whole day that I would otherwise spend moping.

What an eye opener. In a nutshell, the Law of Attraction states that the thoughts we dwell on are what predominantly shape our circumstances. Call it quantum physics or whatever, the fact is that whatever you think about is what you will see and react to in life (case in point, when you buy a new car you see that new car everywhere you go, especially in the color and trim you select). So if you think about the indignities of your life, you will see and react to things you believe to be denigrating to you. Likewise, if you feel loving and positive, you will see and respond to love and good feelings. The negative doesn’t have as much room to get in.

While it’s true that undesirable things happen in life and are an inevitable part of our human experience, the quality of our lives comes from our response and perspective. No matter what life brings, a prolonged “victim” mentality will never bring healing, happiness or any sort of positive outcome.

Part of being able to use the Law has to do with getting mastery over your mind and feelings. I was making good progress with writing gratitude lists in the morning, intending the sorts of things I wanted for the day and keeping my mind on the loving and positive events in my life. It didn’t take long for me to start feeling better and to see and experience better things in my life. In fact, I can honestly say, my life has been on a definite upswing ever since.

I started using Holosync after listening to a few lectures given by one of the teachers from The Secret, Bill Harris. I liked his down to earth style and warmth. I have always had a great deal of suspicion about self improvement programs-the same sort of skepticism that made me not want to watch The Secret in the first place.

Regardless of that, I decided it was ok to try out Holosync anyway. It felt alright to do something that I typically would be “too smart” to do.

Let me say this, watching The Secret opened the door to better thinking, but Holosync changed my way of being. The benefit I got from using Holosync was remarkable. I can go into how pleasant it is to relax to a soundtrack of bells and rain drops for an hour, but really that’s just a diversion. What I got out of it that has me using it every single day is an ability to observe my persistent thoughts.

What do I mean by that? I, along with almost every other human, have a sound track of certain thoughts that run through my head all day long. They are the automatic thoughts that come up when things get stressful or people behave in ways I perceive as negative. Instead of having those thoughts and automatically accepting them as true, I get an extra opportunity to choose a different thought. If I have a thought that could wind me up into a state of anger, I can see that before the anger actually sets in. Of if I do go into anger, it dissipates quickly. I now find I can articulate my feelings about what got me upset in the first place before it has a chance to take root. This ability is priceless!

Additionally, I have a new “stick-to-it”iveness that I didn’t have a mastery over before. I’ve lost 15 lbs through moderate eating and regular exercise. Nothing obsessive or extreme, just making different choices over emotional eating. My intention is to get my weight down another 20 lbs to my ideal weight. I look forward to achieving this success as a natural extension of a healthy life powered by healthy thinking and positive feelings.

I find I have more to offer and I feel I can expect more from my life. I’m doing great at a new job and life is on a consistent upswing.

Thanks for checking out my site. I hope you find this and other postings interesting and useful. I hope you will consider checking out some of these programs, watching The Secret, and at least entertaining the idea that the quality of life we enjoy is largely a matter of choice and not circumstance.

Namaste.