Beginner's Meditation

As part of my commitment to not only eat and live healthier I also wanted to grow spiritually and mentally. So I have decided to start trying to meditate. I have been practicing yoga for a few years now but have never really tried meditation. I know it seems like they go hand in hand, but I have a hard time just sitting down and meditating, the movement of yoga has always seemed to more effectively quite my brain.

I have been reading a lot about the benefits of meditation.

• Reduces Stress
• Lowers Blood Pressure
  
• Can Lower Cholesterol
• Can Aid in the Treatment of Depression
• and the list goes on and on...

So I thought I should give it another shot.

So I can across this site, www.learningmediation.com.
It basically just talks about incorporating mediation into your everyday life (and you don't have to be some new age hippie to try it). The greatest part of this site is in the mediation room. They actually have guided mediations that you can download. I tried a few and actually enjoyed them! I think that will try and make this a daily habit, maybe something to do in the morning to start my day out right.

I would love to hear your opinions and your experiences and how you incorporate meditation into your life.

RunEat...and Hopefully Grow?

Hello! I'm really excited to begin this journey of I don't know health...weight loss...introspection? Who knows what it will become but the best part is getting there, right?

I haven't really started a blog before, because I didn't know what I would write about but now I figure this is a good way not only to chronicle my progress, but also to hopefully get input from others and keep myself accountable for my actions.

I'm getting married in a little over eight months and although I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off planning a wedding I think now is a great time to makeover certain parts of my life so that I hopefully can enter into my marriage really knowing who I am and what I am capable of. So I've decided to work on three aspects of my life, running or exercising and just generally trying to live and active lifestyle; eating which is a shift towards trying not just to eat healthier but to eat cleaner, and growth. Now growth is the more elusive aspect. I'm not sure yet how I will grow. Hopefully not more vain as I get hotter from all this working out and cleaning eating, but I just really want to find something that makes me happy and I have a passion for. Who knows I guess we will make-up growth as we go along.

Well thanks for being here and sharing in any part of my journey. I welcome your comments and suggestions you might have to help me out.