This is the fourth and final blog on RECOVERY TOOLS. Please let me know if you want me to go into more depth and I'll post another series of blogs.
I've mentioned in the other blogs about the need to explore your inner-self thru various forms of meditation... if the scriptures are important to you, then you can either:
- read them in an ancient meditative way {i.e. Lectio Divina};
- use the scriptures to work a 12 Step program. There are a number of 12 step bibles or there are free online guides.
- or, combine both... and even prep. for this with Mindfulness Meditation.
1. Sit in a comfortable position... upright but relaxed.
2. Gently close your eyes.
3. Become ever more aware of the breath.
4. Allow you breathing to change from chest/lung breathing to belly breathing... allowing the stomach to fill up with air on the in-breath.
5. So letting go of all else [sounds, smells, memories etc] focus only on the breath... tracking it in thru the nostrils... circulation in the belly and being release thru the mouth.
6. Long slow deep breathing.
7. Ever more slowly; ever more deeply!
8. Keep this up for up to 20 min.
9. Take time to come into a normal state of awareness.
Let me know how you are doing... blog, email or call!
Peace,
Brian
p. 1-604-746-1164
e. info@innercare.org
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Based in the Fraser Valley... serving the world!
I really appreciate how you're trying to help people Brian!
ReplyDeleteFor those who would like to meditate on the scriptures, but would like to kind of have someone 'hold their hand' as they get started, they may be interested in the Christian guided meditations I record and publish each week. Most of them are around 10-minutes long and help the listener relax and then meditate on God's word to discover how they might apply it to their life. They can be found at:
http://www.mindfulworship.com/category/free-guided-meditations/
If you get a chance to check them out, I'd love to hear what you think. Although none of them currently deal with addiction in particular, I did check out the link you provided above to the online 12-step program. I may produce a series that follows this pattern. The concepts are all very applicable to everyone, even those who don't feel they are struggling with addiction.
Worship Mindfully!
Ricky Spears
http://www.MindfulWorship.com