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Introduction to Meditation | Tuesday | Period 1
Like last week, the classroom was dimly-lit and cushions were scattered around the floor, with a table in the back for water and tea for after the session. Unlike last week, on each cushion, there was a fortune-cookie-fortune-sized slip of paper with one single word on it waiting for whoever sat there.
"Today we're going to be going in a very different direction from last week," Bruce said, "using a technique called story meditation. I find it a little more engaging than your basic mindfulness session, so if you had trouble staying awake last week, you might prefer this." He took a seat on a cushion, as weird as it felt to be sitting on a pillow while facing the class like he had any authority. "Story meditation involves creating a narrative in your own head around a general or specific prompt or theme. Afterwards, analyzing the story you created can shed some light on the way that you think. It can also be... soothing to create something without any obligation to record or recount it, though you're welcome to share your stories after the session if you'd like."
These stories sometimes got weird, though. Bruce wouldn't blame anyone for wanting to keep them to themselves.
"Today I prepared prompts for each of you, but this works best when you don't limit yourself - feel free to diverge from the original topic as much as possible. We'll be at this for a little longer this week than we were last week - thirty-five minutes - so if you want to run in a circle in the hallway to get your energy out first, you're welcome to. Otherwise--" he set a timer on his watch-- "let's begin."
"Today we're going to be going in a very different direction from last week," Bruce said, "using a technique called story meditation. I find it a little more engaging than your basic mindfulness session, so if you had trouble staying awake last week, you might prefer this." He took a seat on a cushion, as weird as it felt to be sitting on a pillow while facing the class like he had any authority. "Story meditation involves creating a narrative in your own head around a general or specific prompt or theme. Afterwards, analyzing the story you created can shed some light on the way that you think. It can also be... soothing to create something without any obligation to record or recount it, though you're welcome to share your stories after the session if you'd like."
These stories sometimes got weird, though. Bruce wouldn't blame anyone for wanting to keep them to themselves.
"Today I prepared prompts for each of you, but this works best when you don't limit yourself - feel free to diverge from the original topic as much as possible. We'll be at this for a little longer this week than we were last week - thirty-five minutes - so if you want to run in a circle in the hallway to get your energy out first, you're welcome to. Otherwise--" he set a timer on his watch-- "let's begin."
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