Meditation Diet...

    Meditation is nothing more than managing the mind. We go on a health diet to manage the body why not go on a health diet to manage the mind...actually do both and the results will be amazing. Here are a few helpful health tips for the mind diet:

1) Recognize when you are in the personal I story, even if it is full on and you are running with it, recognizing creates space for something else to move through.

2) Recognize when you are about to respond/react to a personal I story, pull back (if you can) retreat, and see what arises when you do no-thing.

3) Watch thoughts and don't engage with thoughts, your body will naturally take care of all that it needs.

4) Recognize the desire to make someone, something or a situation better, accept was is. Fighting the tide is futile, it only creates more work, friction and heaviness.

5) Having a mantra helps the addiction to thoughts. When thoughts have you caught up in the personal I story go to your mantra, this will give the mind something to chew on.

6) Drop attachment to thoughts and memories. Thoughts and memories are fine, it is the attachment to them that causes suffering.
Happy dieting!