In this week’s practice, meditation teacher Toby Sora will guide us into practice to help you clarify when you face all kinds of decisions.
While you may not think that mindfulness is a resource that supports decision-making, moments of intentional silence sharpens our mental clarity and helps us identify which choices we feel are most consistent.
In this guided practice, meditation teacher Toby Sora offers simple techniques you can use, whether you are facing life-changing choices or feel overwhelmed by all the small decisions that often disrupt our busy lives.
Meditation to help you make some decision – Baig or small
Read and practice the guided meditation script below and pause after each paragraph. Or listen to audio practice.
Note: This practice includes a long pause of complete silence to give you time to deliberate. Feel free to pause the recording if you need more time.
To start, lengthen the spine and relax the shoulders and arms. It’s great to sit down as you’re alert and relaxed. Think about the decisions that are in your mind. It can be a small thing, or you should have kids, it can be a big thing, just like you should have kids, or it can be a big thing. Once a decision is obtained, I come up with two statements: the “I Will” statement and the “I Will” statement. For example, I have children and no children. Or buy peanut butter and not peanut butter. I may need to simplify your decision to create, and I will not make a statement. Make a statement to yourself several times in your head. Don’t say it out loud, say it to yourself in your mind. Use mental talk to continue listing the reasons behind you. Your inner monologue may sound like this. Peanut butter is tasty. That works well with the apple I have. I think it’s on sale now. Start your list of reasons I will now raise a statement. Well, let it go and say it’s yours I won’t make a statement a few times. Let’s start with your list of reasons why I don’t make a statement. For example, the rest of my family doesn’t like peanut butter. It’s expensive. Let it go now. Then, use your imagination to explore decisions. We start by being on the side of things. If you’re going with me, imagine what your future might look like. Use your imagination to create a spiritual photo of this possible future. For example, if you are considering whether or not you have children, you might imagine them waking up and jumping into bed. So let’s move on to not issuing a statement. Use your imagination to create a spiritual photo of what your life will be like if you go with me. Imagine how your life unfolds. Next, explore your emotional body. Focus your attention on your body. Once again, I would like to state whether you are feeling any emotions and consider realizing it. Maybe you’re feeling excited, joy, anxiety or nervous. Maybe you won’t notice anything. It’s all good. Beware of the emotions that come up when considering I Will Statement. Next, switch to I Will Not Statement. I notice the body emotions that came up with the I Will Not option, using the method I Will Statement. At this point, you may know what to do, you may not know what to do, you may realize that you need more information, or you may be aware that you should make another decision. Take your time to feel better, no matter where you are. Make the most of your abilities and develop pride and joy in your body. A smile is purposefully helpful. Making decisions is a tough job and at least we strive to do it, even if we don’t know what to do. We should be proud of it – very smiles. It feels good.
