Eartha will guide you through “Open Monitoring Meditation” (OM) during this episode. The practice of open monitoring meditation involves the practice of releasing and detaching. This free-style awareness meditation invites you to allow your attention to flow from experiences, thoughts, sensations, feelings, sounds, or sights that capture your attention. Allow your attention to capture your surroundings, and allow your curiosity to scan the moment, reflecting on feelings and thoughts. Welcome your thoughts, emotions, or feelings. Let go of any focus on any one object or sensation. When your curiosity has been satisfied, release your attention to that object and move to whatever else captures your attention. During the meditation, if the practice becomes too challenging or overwhelming, you can always return to focusing on the breath. 

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“Preliminary research findings suggest that OM meditation does not rely on brain regions involved in engaging or sustaining attention on one area but on brain regions implicated in monitoring, vigilance, and disengaging attention from stimuli that distract attention from the ongoing stream of experience (Hölzel et al., 2007; Jha, Krompinger, & Baime,(2007); Tang, Yi-Yuan, et al., 2007; Valentine & Sweet, 1999). In another study, a group randomly assigned to five days of meditation training, mostly based on OM meditation, showed greater improvement in conflict monitoring compared to a control group that received relaxation training (Tang et al., 2007).

Goal

OM practice can strengthen the ability to observe thoughts, feelings, and emotions.”

PositivePsychology.com, Positive Psychology Toolkit,  Open Monitoring Meditation. 

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