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What You Get from 365 Days of Meditation
Last year around this time, I came across a special offer by Headspace for 40% off the annual rate. The Asian in me can’t resist bargains, and that’s how Andy Puddicombe, the founder of Headspace, got his claws into me.
I decided to keep a journal of my one-year journey, to capture the BIG MOMENTS towards enlightenment and to also improve my writing skills, since I’ve been told that I write like a millennial using mainly emojis and gifs.
Without further delay, please enjoy the journey:
Day 15 — I’m in the middle of a 10 day lesson that uses a technique they call, “visioning.” Here, Headspace wants me to envision a clear blue sky and that the rays on sun are like cleansing my body and turning me into a clear vessel. It also sounds like they want me to reach for some 420 without explicitly saying so… but I found it surprisingly easy to visualize. So much so that I now do this visioning exercise throughout the day. Especially during boring meetings and I wish I was a see-through vessel and I could just leave with no one noticing.
Day 30 — After 30 days continuous of guided meditation courtesy of Puddicombe’s sweet, sweet voice, I notice subtle changes to my focus and perspective within a moment. Several times throughout the day, I literally take no more than 5 seconds to let my mind go. I let it wander. I envision my mind outside of my body and it just floats, like Doctor Strange in astral form, observing everything but with no judgement. And for someone like me that’s very tough, whose Meyer-Briggs indicates a strong Judgement personality bias!
Day 45 — After finishing today’s session, the sense of peace seems to lingers longer, even after opening my eyes. That sensation of being an observer lingers just long enough to get weirded out by the paradox of being detached yet seeing the world through my eyes. I must be getting very close to enlightenment.
Day 67 — I take it back. I’m so far away from enlightenment. I was doing a 15 minute session with very minimal guidance, and ended up super distracted with random thoughts every second. During the session, my phone…
