Can you recommend a meditation / visualization CD that won make me roll my eyes?
I agree, these meditation CDs take themselves way too seriously. The fact is, you don’t really need a CD in order to meditate. There is a big difference between so-called “guided” meditations (what you get on a CD) versus self-guided. Most guided meditations are really just relaxation exercises, and that’s fine, but it’s not actually meditation. Meditation happens AFTER you are relaxed (because you need to be relaxed in order to meditate). After you are relaxed, you can begin to concentrate, which is the next step towards attaining a meditative state of mind. But again, concentrating is not in itself meditating. Feeling more relaxed in life and being able to better concentrate are by-products of meditation, and they are valuable assets indeed! I’ve been meditating for nearly 30 years, and have experienced a half dozen guided meditations during that time – otherwise, it’s been all self-guided. Here is a good way to start out with self-guided meditation: 1) Find a quiet place where you c
