yoga dallas – Meditation – Think of it As a Noise Filter
March 28th, 2010 | 
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I just took a trip to Dallas. Sitting in the airport, I was amazed at the amount of pure noise going on around me. The windows were vibrating as the loud sounds of the jet engines still managed to pierce their way through the glass. That sound was to be expected. It’s funny how your brain acts as a natural noise filter when there are sounds that you are expecting, like jet engines at an airport.
It was the additional noise, however, that was amazing to me. Combined with the jets, a twenty-four hour news channel was blaring over my head. People all around me were talking on cell phones. Adding to the noise crescendo was the voice of an airline worker announcing the latest boarding times and gate numbers over the PA system. All of this was happening as I was trying to concentrate on writing an article on my laptop. Can you say sensory overload? Fortunately for me, I have been practicing meditation now for quite some time. Because of this discipline, I was able to filter out the noise and not let it get to me.
If you need to relax and gain some sanity in your life, I urge you to learn how to meditate. Guided meditations work best not only for beginners, but also for people wanting to practice on a regular basis. The reason the word practice usually precedes meditation is because it takes practice! Our senses are assaulted in our new technological age as shown by my example.
It takes practice to stop our minds from racing and dwelling on the never ending to do lists. I’ve found that of all the meditation techniques available, centering on breathing and practicing getting into the gap, or the silence between words, is a meditation technique that allows immediate focus. While setting aside ten to fifteen minutes every day is ideal to create wonderful clarity in your life, it’s not always possible. In this airport situation, I’m glad I had the ability to use my own meditation technique as a noise filter to not let the environment effect me. In our fast-paced world where most of us are time poor, I urge you to find the ten or fifteen minutes to learn and practice meditation. It seems counter intuitive to stop in order to be more productive. Try it. Start tuning into what’s valuable in your life and tuning out what’s just noise.
Copyright Jackie Trottmann 2009
Jackie Trottmann left the corporate America rat race of sales and marketing to pursue her purpose: writing, speaking and creating. Her passion is to provide tools to help others live their best lives. Her meditation CD – Be Still – allows people to clear clutter from their minds making them more productive and less stressed. Her first book, The Freedom to Eat, includes ten steps to overcome weight and low-self esteem issues once and for all without dieting. To find out more, visit, http://www.jackietrottmann.com
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