This is simply a re-opening of an existing challenge that has already started and I really wanted to join! Now you can join too!

Happy trails to us all! 

(Information below is thanks to Susan) 

Meditation.

Following is a guide for experiencing stillness from SO2U. Which we have used in previous stillness challenges .

SIT YOUR BOTTOM DOWN
 (SYBD)

That's IT, the key to your success for experiencing the Stillness.


1. It's the first and MOST important step to getting there is to just DO IT...
SYBD.

2. The second and equally important step is your  intention to
SYBD for a minimum of 15 minutes a day.
 
No matter: how you feel (no excuses) you can SYBD...
No matter: what you think (no excuses) you can SYBD...
No matter: how little time  (no excuses) you can SYBD...
No matter: how many thoughts (no excuses) you can SYBD..
                                      
For a minimum of 15 minutes a day

3. The third necessary step is to create a place/space (with pillow, chair, alter... what ever you choose) and return to that same place/space  with the intention to SYBD for a minimum of 15 minutes a day.

4. The fourth step is to realize that  your thoughts will never go away so you CAN feel the Stillness. At your center you ARE that Stillness. So watch out for enemy #1 the thoughts that are unceasing,  especially when one is learning to SYBD, and thoughts are often the strongest when you first sit still. You are training your brain, forming a super-highway-synapse to the place/space of Stillness.  A necessary path to your inner JOY where your inner voice listens and inspires.

5. The fifth step (and the reason the first one is so hard) is to breathe between your thoughts. Breathe in Stillness, breathe  out distractions  (even if you are distracted the entire 15 minutes). Have a thought... return to the breath. Breathe in (deeply) breathe out slowly and completely before starting again. Breathe in, breathe out. As you make a habit of SYBD for a minimum of 15 minutes a day your inner stillness will grow. Each day you are planting  seeds that are taking root. Little by little  they are becoming strong like a tree with branches to hold all your concerns and all your  "soul-usions" as you rest and re charge in it's Stillness and Joy.

Stillness becomes a beacon of light enabling us to see clearly the excuses and lies we tell ourselves that prevent us from the strength and power that comes from deep within us.

Stillness focuses us and we do our work better to fulfill our family and social duties, besides being a decisive influence on our relationships with others.

 

Stillness makes us strong in trials and difficulties, becoming a part of ones foundation (Tools)  in the ups and downs that come with life.

 

Remember the first and most important step to Stillness, Peace and Joy it brings is to:
 SYBD
for a minimum of 15 minutes a day in your place/space in the mists of the unceasing thoughts (enemy #1) and allow the Strength and Power of the Stillness deeper inside you to become greater...the thoughts will fall into the background and there you are where "Stillness Speaks".


In Joy,

Susan