Meditation, quieting the little monster

When your little inner monster is a wild thing full of mischief, creative ideas, observations and concerns it can be very hard to quiet the mind

DeBarger

My little monster is an overthinker, mischief maker and creative spirit who needs to quiet her mind. To be honest, she has never been good at focusing during mediation, her mind swirls with all sorts of things she needs to do, memories of the past and goings on from the day. She has decided to keep trying meditation, but needs a little guidance. Maybe some breath work will help, taking a walk or getting some exercise. One of little DeBarger’s favorite activites is to walk her dog Birdie. Birdie is sweet, smart, adorable and precocious. Birdie often brings my little monster, DeBarger, back to her childhood happiness. These are all great ideas for helping me meditate, but what are some of the other things that make it difficult for DeBarger to meditation?

One observation is that many times during sleeping meditation app programs, DeBarger has nightmares and vivid repeated dreams from her childhood. Perhaps one thing she needs to do is some shadow work in order to find peace in meditation!