On Meditating

21 May 2025

It’s World Meditation Day, and this brings up more than I expected in the way of a reaction to it. It has been scientifically proven that meditation offers numerous benefits. It supports our whole health: body, mind, and spirit. There’s nothing to dispute there.

Additionally, my guides let me know before entering 2025 that it would be beneficial for me to practice transcendental meditation. So, why am I negligent in and resistant to making it a part of my everyday life? Why does the thought of committing to a meditation practice fill me with a sense of dread?

“On Meditating” is an original blog post by Ellen M. Gregg, published on 21 May 2025 on ellenmgregg.com. #meditating #meditation #transcendentalmeditation #worldmeditationday

It’s familiar

I’ve meditated before, so unfamiliarity isn’t an issue. Way, way back in my late 20s, I joined a group of women for a weekly meditation practice that was truly eye-opening. Throughout my Reiki training and even in some of my classes at SWIHA, there were opportunities for meditation. On occasion, I channel guided meditations within Spiral Gatherings.

Every time I participate in a meditation practice, I receive something from it. Whether it’s a sense of wonder, peace, gratitude, bliss, connection, or something else, there’s something in it for me.

Why, then, would I neglect or resist it?

Getting it right

This may be the crux of it. I’ve always been a good student, in part because I like getting good grades. It becomes a competition for me, by me, against me. Somehow, competition and meditation seem to be at odds with each other. (That’s a possible understatement alert.)

As with most things that I’m resistant to that are beneficial for me, it’s more than likely that I’m getting in my own way. It’s more than likely that I want to get it right to such a degree that it becomes an obstacle to simply starting. How can I get it right if I don’t at least try it?

When two or more gather

Today is our third Spiral Gathering of the month, and I look forward to incorporating meditation into it. It’s our Healing Circle, and so the focus will undoubtedly be on healing. Earth and her waters will be held and nurtured in whatever way they need.

It’s a truth that when two or more gather in meditation, in healing, in community of any form, there is an increased presence of energy. Sensations, intuitive abilities, and potential for healing are all amplified in remarkable ways. It’s beautiful and astounding.

Perhaps it’s the community aspect that might support my commitment to meditation. Maybe that’s the missing link between me standing on meditation’s sidelines and participating in it.

What say you, kind reader?

Do you meditate? If yes, do you meditate on your own or in a community?

Thanks for reading.