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Moving Meditation

Recently I enjoyed a conversation with a friend and colleague about the power of meditation.
 
She reminded me that our conversation some time ago expanded her notion of meditation in a way she hadn’t expected.  She had always considered meditation as something a person practices from a place of stillness.  When she had explored this kind of meditation she did not experience the desired response of calm, energy, clearing.  She felt frustrated, fidgety and impatient.  She did not continue.

Of course those who practice this type of meditation told her she just needed to practice it more and not to give up or give in to her “resistance”.  My friend is strong and clear about her feelings and she did not allow this commentary to influence her.  She knew what she felt and she knew what she wanted and what she did not want.  She did not continue meditating.

In that same conversation my friend described to me her passion for running.  She said when she ran she felt empowered and relaxed.  She would notice a rhythm to her body and her movements.  This rhythmic quality expanded from physical sensation to feelings, and she would notice a quiet stillness of thinking and thought. 

When I told her that sounded to me like meditation her face

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I have worked in the Wellness Field for 30 years. I created an Emotional Eating & Binge Eating Disorder Recovery Program way before most people knew BED was an eating disorder, NOT a “willpower” issue. Personally, I suffered for years before finding answers and the help I needed and deserved! I became a Coach in 1997 to help others who were still suffering as I had. I love being a Coach!

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