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Week 10


This week we had an in class practice and I have to say it was by far my least favorite one. It was a meditation class and I did not have the attention span for it at all. They way it was structured with us closing our eyes and listening to him talk and try to visualize what he was saying reminded me of a cd you’d put in to help you fall asleep. Now I understand the benefits of meditation and I mean no disrespect by that but for me I couldn’t hack it. I nodded off about three times and after the last one I decided I had to open my eyes and give up. I would like to try other forms of meditation or even this one again perhaps at a different (less tired) time of day. I would love to learn how to clear my mind and relax like this class was suppose to do, but unfortunately for me all it did was have me late for my next one.

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