Day Nine - Daily Meditation:

Refining Your Technique, Again:

Continue refining your meditation technique by noticing if there are consistencies by what distracts you and by what grounds you. Are there common thoughts that seem to come up? Are these thoughts that you regularly have at other points of your day? Are there common tasks that come to mind? Do you have any feelings of guilt or shame around taking this time for yourself? Start today by acknowledging these thoughts without any clear attachment to change. Simply allow these thoughts to be present and allow them to move through.

Continue again today to meditate on your chosen sankalpa, without changing it, without adjusting it. Stay true to your heart felt intention. Let it be the center of your meditation practice. 

Find a quiet time and place, free from distractions.

Set a timer for 15 minutes. Sit or lie comfortably.

- Begin by focusing on your breath, allowing it to become smooth and calm.

- Recall your sankalpa - or intention - that you created in our initial yoga nidra session.

- Let your work be to resist allowing the mind to drift. Stay resolute in your commitment and focus on your sankalpa. 

- Repeat your sankalpa to yourself, in rhythm with your breath.

- Once your timer ends, repeat your sankalpa one last time.

- Bring your hands to prayer at heart center and thank yourself for taking this time to commit to your sankalpa and your meditation.