Meditation on the Beach under the Full Moon
I have never been good at switching off completely. Even though I have “dabbled” in doing meditation previously, I have always found that any small sound keeps me from relaxing and shutting my mind off. It could be something like the rhythmic ticking of a clock, but in most neighbourhoods I have lived it´s more the barking of a dog or a neighbour´s child bawling [insert more noise examples here]. For me, it has to be utterly quiet, but even then…. I would feel the rushing of blood in my veins or listen to my breathing, and it´s all over again!
Last night I went to a full moon meditation meetup at one of Lanzarote´s most beautiful places, Playa Mujeres, one of the beaches at Papagayo. At least 60 people were present, all sitting peacefully in a circle with some candles burning at the centre. The guy who had organised this group was speaking softly in Spanish, guiding us through the first relaxation stages. However, the feeling of being surrounded by so many people and the odd sound of someone in the group coughing kept me from relaxing, even though the gentle rush of ocean waves was wonderfully soothing. So I gave up my attempts at meditation, and because of upper back and hip (fibro) pain lay down and looked up at the myriad of stars and planets (Venus, Mars and Saturn) in the sky to try and find my own relaxation technique.
About half an hour into the meditation, the music started. Tibetan singing bowls and a didgeridoo made me sit up again and listen, and I found myself getting lost in the music (with the ocean waves in the background). It was like magic, and finally I managed to relax a little as well.
By this time, the full (super) moon had started rising over the volcanic mountain skirting the beach. I was almost blinded, it was so bright! As its white light spread over us, people were slowly coming out of their meditative states and were talking softly to each other and some were taking photos of the moon. I didn´t bring my “big” camera, so all the photos I took with my “small” camera didn´t really do the reality of it any justice.
I have spent the last few days in some kind of “non-state”, with no motivation for anything but, strangely, today I feel more perky, alive and happy than I did the whole of last week. Even though I didn´t manage to meditate, I feel that last night has “done” something positive to me.
So I should say: thank you supermoon for recharging me. 🙂
Meditation group after sunset with Venus above
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