It seems as if I have reawakened the Warrior Energy within me lately and it has taken a forward position in my thinking and contemplation.

I have decided to focus on different aspects of meditation for a while because it is becoming more clear all the time that the whole world needs to meditate right now and get things back on track.

It plays such am important role in health. Baby Boomers have a greater need to focus more internally – than externally – just to shut out the noise, the mental clutter and information overload. It is an integral part of achieving balanced health and integrating a healthy lifestyle into today’s world.

Listen to this with headphones on and see what you think.

I find this meditation incredibly stimulating, yet very relaxing.

I call it the Celtic Warrior Meditation but the people who created it call it the Celtic Tranquility Meditation.

Men it’s time to awaken the WARRIOR ENERGY WITHIN YOU AGAIN.

Step into your power, your women need you.

May you be blessed in the Light of Source Energy in strength and serenity.

Aum, Peace, Amen

Meditation

Meditation is a key ingredient to health in today’s world. Like it or not that’s a fact.

Baby Boomers, like myself, need meditation more than ever. Depending on our individual experience, we may need an introduction to meditating, a refresher course or perhaps even just a reminder how valuable this practice is as a tool for modern society.

Recently, Spirit rang my ‘memory bell’ to remind me that I was neglecting an essential element in the self love department and boy did I need it.

Over thirty some years, I have been a meditation fan in some form or another. I remember originally trying to meditate because it was the cool thing to do and to catch the attention of the great looking young ladies in the local meditation class.

In retrospect there are segments of time where I meditated frequently and developed a ‘relative proficency’ at the process. Then periodically, changes rolled into my life – like fog rolling in off the coast – obscuring my normal life patterns for however long it took for ‘my’ fog to lift.

Life events like:

• having 4 kids
• working 16 hours a day in a new business
• travelling constantly to bring home the bacon
• divorces
• tarting a new business

You get the picture…

Every so often, since my 20′s I rediscover meditation and am always surprised

1. how much I like doing it
2. how much I missed it when I wasn’t meditating and
3. why I had lost touch with this familiar practice again

In my latest ‘rediscovery’, I notice a profound difference and understanding for me this go-round.

Maybe it’s because I have thrown a little wisdom into the overall mix. Maybe it’s because my ego is shrinking gradually. Maybe it’s because fewer things are getting between my Spirit and my authenticity. Maybe the real ‘inner’ me is finally emerging as a permanent fixture after 55 years of trial and error.

It’s all those things and another specific one.

About 3 months ago, my wife and I drove by Ananda Sangha in Palo Alto, California – and almost simultaneously we both said to the other.

“That place feels good, let’s go there on Sunday and check it out.”

Without getting into a lengthy tale, Ananda is an amazing place and the people in it are truly Light Workers and completely dedicated to empowering as many people as possible to find the Divine Light within themselves.

Aside the great friendships we have made and a true sense that we have finally found our Spiritual family after all these years of looking, they teach a very simple and profound method of meditation that – in my experience - is highly effective.

The Ananda meditation practices are directly derived from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda – the original guy chosen by the amazing Yogi aesthetics in India – to come to America with the express intention to teach Kriya Yoga to the west. The overall purpose was to merge Eastern expertise in Spiritual knowledge with Western strength of material skills.

Anyway…

Ananda Palo Alto is on their game. Lots of really dedicated, truly loving and generous souls frequent the place. The choir oftens sounds like a band of angels – bringing tears of joy to my eyes on many occasions.

The meditation class has – for me – brought a new dimension to my prior meditation understanding and experience.

The results are obvious to me on a personal level:

• Dramatically improved sleep cycles and deeper rest
• Less noticeable stress
• A more frequent sense of calm
• Less internal reactivity to outer stimulus and emotional discord
• A growing deeper understanding of who I am – deep inside
• More joy

If you haven’t yet taken a meditation class, track down an Ananda group in your area and do so. You’ll love how it feels and you’ll like the people. They’re really cool people.

Take it from one who has done most things incorrectly at least once. Study the Ananda meditation and chanting classes and get your meditation on the right track quickly – instead of wandering around trying things for a long time (like I did) until you find a method that works. Go right to the results.

This time around – meditation is here to stay for me – every day for the rest of my life. Even after only a couple of weeks into the course, I find myself looking forward to the next chance I will have to practice again.

It doesn’t take a lot of time and it doesn’t cost much money. But it makes a lot of difference.

If you haven’t already – take a meditation class and start practicing every day. You’ll see a big difference in a short time if you are sincere.

Meidtation for Baby Boomers is a must do and it’s so rewarding and easy.