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.
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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.
(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.
1 comment:
Stacey, thank you for the results of the 30-day experiment - it was most inspiring! I didn't post any comments, but I did note down my thoughts after many of my meditations. I became still at the beginning and the end of the day almost every day, and rather fewer times with the one-minute (guess I got too involved with 'life'.) I'll keep trying. I have certainly noticed a difference in my ability to deal with stress and to remain calm - and, a couple of times where I was on the verge of 'losing it', I was able to pull myself back immediately. After my meditations, I mostly was aware of the sun shining through my eyelids, the clock ticking, classical music in the background on the radio, and the birds singing outside - it gave me a sense of euphoria - Spring is on the way - they are flying back up north! It inspired me to embrace my day. [Today, there is howling wind and snow - yes - April 14th!]and I am grateful for my warm and cosy house. I do hear a bird sing out there though.
My stillness is also enabling me to quiet my inner chatter - still very much there - but I can catch it and get still. Also at night, the meditation allows me to slide into rest quickly and easily. Sometimes (often) I fall asleep in the middle of the meditation.
Thank you... I will continue to find my inner stillness. Ann
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