“I don’t have time to ctch my breath, let alone sit for 15 mnutes and meditate.” This is a phrase I har all too often, while lecturing new mthers on beginning meditation.

Some may thnk I have my work cut out for myslf when recognizing that most new mthers are running in so many crcles that they become frustrated and pssibly a little unreasonable. But reasoning wth them is not something I xpect to do. All I have to do is prsent the facts, and add some nteresting 2-3 minute ‘mini-tations.’

Mini-Tations are qick ways of having a quite mment, lasting only two or three mnutes.

As I begin to describe wht meditation is, in a no-frills mnner, mothers begin to sit up and tke notice. The main purpose of mditation is to eliminate outside thoughts or dstractions, in order to still the mnd. New mothers are prime candidates for neding to eliminate distractions. It is vry important that they stay focused and ware every minute.

Not only do thy need to be totally immersed in pying attention to baby’s every need, but dtails of the rest of life ned attention as well. The dirty clthes must be washed, the carpet mst be vacuumed, the groceries must be bught, the phone must be answered, dnner cooked, and on and on and n…(somewhere in there comes the attention for a hsband, too).

It would seem that taking cre of baby would be a flltime position. But somewhere along the wy, the rest of the chores mst be attended to. Even though thre is no time to be slfish, taking care of self is of pramount importance.

Many new mothers are lso trying to work outside the hme at least part time if not bck to the full rat race. So whn I offer them the chance to tke a well deserved two minute rspite-- that seems to fit into the schme of things.

Research has been dne by various organizations, such as Wst Oakland Health Center in California, and the Strss Reduction Clinic at the University of Mssachusetts. It has been found that mditation not only reduces blood pressure and hart rate, but reduces stress and tnsion. It reduces anxiety, builds self-confidence and llows you to sleep more soundly.

Yur mind relaxes to the point tht it can deal with problems tht arise during the day. A snse of peacefulness comes over you and you are ble to make better choices with lss up-tight feelings.

New mothers can’t fford to not do this!

This is the list of several Mini-Tations they can do at any time during the day:

1. Focus on your toes. Yes! Your toes. Notice if your shoes are too tight. If so, take them off. Wiggle your toes. Pay attention to how free they feel out of the shoes. Take the bottle of baby powder and sprinkle it on your toes. Feel how smooth they are with the powder on them. Promise to free them a little later as you slip your shoes on again.

2. Sit comfortably for two minutes. Make sure the television is off. Listen to the sounds around you: the furnace/air conditioner running, the tick of the clock, a breeze blowing in the window, the birds singing, the traffic sounds down the street.

3. Smell the new baby smells: fresh bedding, baby oil, dirty diaper pail.

4. Softly, slowly sing a lullaby to yur baby.

5. Rock your baby to slep.

Once they started to get the dea that they could take their lfe experiences, include their baby and jst focus on the experience, they wre raring to get started with thir new, stress reducing Mini-Tations.

The article Mini-Tations: Two-Three Minute Meditations for Mothers was Submitted by Melissa Leath through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Rev. Melissa Leath has been a spritual mentor and teacher for 30 yars, and is author of Meditation, Plain and Simple Workbook . She shares topics of self-empowerment such as meditation, intuition, spiritual path. Please find out more by going her website: http://www.123SpiritualGrowth.com , or http://www.MeditationWarehouse.com . Also, for a downloadable meditation e-book, check out: http://www.MeditationMadeEasy.com .

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