Inspiring Results

Thanks to everyone who participated in my survey after completing the first 30 days of The Stillness Experiment. I have some exciting results to share with you that will hopefully inspire you to continue the practice of stillness.

One hundred and eighty people participated in the survey. Of those, more than 80% are females who are 40 years of age or older. It would seem that stillness is more important to the baby boomer generation. - or perhaps that is just the market I reach.

I have summarized some of the results here along with a couple of bar graphs for those of you who are more visual; they are quite dramatic.

Many people just dabbled in the experiment .... trying it out a few times but not really keeping up with it. The interesting news is, that even when people just tried the One Minute Meditation (tm) a few times, over 40% experienced a significant increase in their peace of mind when they did it. That was an unexpected result.

Did the One Minute Meditation a Few Times Over 30 Days
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And,it should come as no surprise that when people did the One Minute Meditation (tm) more often (3-5 times/a day), the results were significantly better. Nearly 90% experienced greater peace. Also more people saw significant improvement in their ability to deal with stress better, be in the flow more and access their intuition and creativity and connect with their higher source.

I should note that of the people who did the One Minute Meditation (tm) 3-5 times/day, 70% of them also did the 5 minute meditation 2-4 times/week. But let's add that up, a 5 minute meditation plus 3-5 one minute meditations per day is no more than 10 minutes a day throughout your day spent meditating. Ten minutes a day can and often does result in significant improvement in peace of mind.

Did the One Minute Meditation(tm) 3-5 times/day
(70% also did 5 min. meditation 2-4 times/week)
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So, does that you to do these short meditations more. Whether they be your meditations or mine?

What is the ability to handle stress and peace of mind worth to you? Is it worth 10 minutes/day?

Stay tuned for some inspiring comments from those who completed the first 30 days of the Stillness Experiment.

In the meantime take one minute to be still right now.

And let us know how you are doing.

Back in the Saddle

I have been away on vacation for the past week. I fully admit that I took time off from the formal stillness experiment while I was gone. I was celebrating a friend's 60th birthday and then added on time to spend in the mountains of North Carolina.

The location where we stayed is at the end of a road and hugged by the mountains. Talk about stillness. It is awesome.

When I would take time to be with the mountains and the peace, the feeling was very much the same as when I take time to be still inside myself. Sure the scenery was different :) But the feeling is similar.

The thing is you can't carry the mountains around with you but you can take a moment to be still anywhere. It was a great reminder.

Take a moment now to be still. If you have fallen off the saddle, there is no time like the present to get back on.

While I was gone, a couple of people mentioned getting dizzy when doing the eye scan. If that is your experience, I recommend trying 2 things: 1) drink a class of water first 2) try doing the eye scan at a slower pace and see if that helps.

Let us know how you are doing and what support you need.



Warmly,
Stacey