Re: Need Recommendation for a Meditation(s)

[Guest guest]

meditation oasis has free podcasts and I've found it healing and soothing for

just about any topic you can think of..I use it day and night. Helps me sleep

too! :-)

-Red

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> I'm trying to find a meditation to help me realize my personal power and

potential and help me overcome my victim mentality.

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> Thanks.

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> xoxox

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> Joy

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[Guest guest]

I'm not sure about meditation, but I try to practice mindfulness. It's a DBT

skill that was taught at my ED treatment center. DBT is also a treatment for BPD

(funnily enough), but DBT skills are useful in every facet of life.

In mindfulness, you try to focus on the moment, even just for a few seconds or

minutes. My favorite is to put my feet on the ground (or sit cross-legged),

close my eyes, and take a few deep breaths. I let my breathing return to normal,

and focus on it. This only takes a couple of seconds/breaths. Then I inhale and

say (out loud or in my head) " I am here " and I exhale with " I am safe " (or " I am

calm " or whatever I need to hear at that moment).

I like " I am here/ I am safe " because it grounds me ( " I am HERE " in he Valley,

living on my own, far away from Nada). Saying " I am safe " reminds me that I

" created " the life I'm living right now. I was the one who got away from Nada,

made ends meet, got help as needed, etc. I made this place safe, therefore I am

no longer a victim.

So yeah... cheesy, but it helps me!

-Frances

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> I'm trying to find a meditation to help me realize my personal power and

potential and help me overcome my victim mentality.

>

> Thanks.

>

> xoxox

>

> Joy

>