Day 1 of 360 days of meditation practice 2011

-Day One of 360 days of meditation Practice 2011 -

For the past seven years or so I have made and kept the commitment of meditating 360 days each year. Some find this commitment to practice inspiring and some just find it daunting. What I want to do with this year is do a blog as a journal of a year in the life of a daily meditater. Like a ships log, which was used to log what happened during a ships journey, this blog will be what happens on this 360 day journey into unfolding consciousness.

Why 360 days and not 365? What I know is there will always be days I will miss. It is easy to for me to track the 5 days I miss and 360 feels like I am honoring a daily practice.

This is day 1 of 360 days of meditation. Up at 5am for a fifty minute meditation period and then a 30 minute period at 8am. I choose those times because they are a good time for me. My energy is up and awake. My 5 am sit is more strenuous as I really have to work to get focused and concentrated. It feels like a good work out and has me be even more concentrate during my 8am period of sitting meditation. It is really just like a workout, there is nothing special on one level. You just show up and do your best at watching the breath and then when you are finished you can reflect on the fruits of your practice.

May we be free and live in liberation!