Vintage Lock Photography (Yale)

Photography by ©Adam Zachary

I really Love old locks ...here are some old Yale locks from my collection.

All photography by ©Adam Zachary

You can see the video here:

5 Senses Meditation

Part 1:

First we want to explore each sense separately.

Smell:

Be acutely aware of the smells around you at this moment. Take a minute to be mind-full of what your olfactory system is telling you. ( 1 min )

Hearing: 

Listen to the sounds around you...try to focus only on hearing. Try to pick up subtle sounds that may have escaped you previously. ( 1 min )

Touch:

Feel the presence of your body. If your touching something concentrate on that feeling. If your sitting in the chair feel the weight of your body at the point where there is contact. Explore the feeling of touch. ( 1 min )

Taste:

If your not eating anything you can still explore the feeling of taste just a little blander :]

If you have some food handy take a small taste and focus on the sensation and nothing else close your eyes if this helps. ( 1 min )

Sight:

Take a look around you...be aware of the objects that surround you. Identify their colors, shapes and characteristics. Focus on your sense of sight for a moment. ( 1 min )

Part 2:

Now this time we will combine two senses to focus on simultaneously.

For example: Feeling/Hearing or Taste/sight or Smell/Hearing. Your choice.

Try your best to be aware of just the two senses at one time some pairings will be easier than others.

( 1-2 min )

Try your best to bring in a third, fourth, and possibly a fifth sense and be aware of all simultaneously.

This may take take some practice. Were you able to focus equally on more than two senses at the same time? If not....Just do your best for now. ( 1 – 2 min )

Part 3:

Now just stop! Relax ...close your eyes. Sit or lay there with no focus on any-thing.

We are letting go of the sensations and letting nature take over just relax and breathe quietly.

Do this for 3 to 5 minutes or more ...you may have some interesting sensations regarding your senses.

This last part is very enjoyable for me ….let me know what you experience.:] 

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Before Sleep...zzz... Filter Your Day

Before Sleep...zzz... Filter Your Day

Before you go to sleep at night take a little journey inside your mind and recall the events of your day.

But ...filter out any negative events or circumstances ...we are looking for the treasures.

It may be that someone smiled at you or you had a pleasant conversation with a stranger. A hug from a family member.

You may remember some of these events and think "O yeah that was pretty cool!"  You were so busy entertaining problematic scenarios that you may well have forgotten it forever.

A lot of the time we let the negative aspects in our life overshadow or even blind us to the little treasures in our day. They are there...sometimes very apparent and sometimes hidden.

Most of us won't remember yesterday or the day before...unless we have taken the time to do so.

Take the time to find those little treasures and savor them...they are yours to keep.

This practice of reflection before sleep helps magnify and enhance the “positive” you know the "good stuff" in our life...even if we have to search hard for it....its worth the effort ...I think so. :]

Listen to Music! The Best Stress Relief

Listen to Music! The Best Stress Relief

Just as simple as that ….at least for me it is.

Remember when you where a kid. You were laying quietly on the floor listening to the Radio.

You would let you thoughts flow and daydream....it seems to me we don't give our self a chance to go to that place anymore.

No need to think about any dogmatic meditation technique. Just lay or sit (alone hopefully) and listen to music that you enjoy or that is relaxing. Allow your mind to wonder ....don't fight your train of though... just trust in this natural process. 

15 to 30 minutes is usually enough to get a nice mental reset.

Give it a shot again...you might be surprised how easily it can be to Relax.:]