Another pair of interesting days. On day 19, I had easily my best meditation session yet. I had great success meditating in the “zafu” position, cobbling together my own version of this meditation cushion. I also handled all the pre-meditation steps very well. So cheers to that. Today, however (day 20), I had trouble waking…
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The last three days of this experiment have been a confounding blur! Friday went well and according to plan, although I bumped up against the lack-of-sleep issue I’ve been having. However, Friday night I went down with two friends into Boston (not for music this time, I’m afraid) to visit some other friends, resulting in…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Day 15 of 30
Halfway there, baby! I have to say, I’m truly amazed at the drastic change in behavior I’ve been able to achieve in the last 15 days. This definitely goes on record as the most astounding habit change I’ve ever made. This process is far from over, however. My biggest challenge is to improve the quality,…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Days 12, 13, and 14 of 30
I am somewhat astounded to say that over the past three days of this habit-building period, I’ve had continued success in a way that I can’t really fathom. After stalling on day 11, I quickly got back into my rhythm of waking up between 6AM and 5:30AM, and have continued to do so with complete…
From Foolish to 4.0: 5 Invaluable Lessons Learned From College
I pushed away from my desk and stood up with a smile. I was in disbelief- a 4.0? That had never happened before. And yet there it was, my final semester GPA staring back at me from the silver screen. That was three weeks ago, just days before I walked across the stage of SPAC…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Day 11 of 30
What a hectic weekend! I’m afraid that a deadly combo of unanticipated work (I’m a freelance writer for the summer- more on that in a later post) and family obligations led me off the path today, as I woke up well beyond my wakeup time and failed to get 2 hours of meditation. It’s not…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Day 10 of 30
Another interesting experience today. I’m afraid I only managed 5 hours of sleep last night- not quite enough, even for this serious meditator. Interestingly, the first hour of my early morning meditation went splendidly up until the final 5 or 10 minutes. However, once reaching that point, I realized I was simply to short on…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Day 9 of 30
Day 9 was my second day of intentionally deviating from the title of this post, an allowance I am giving myself once a week to stay out and have fun. In this case, I went to see my friend Pat’s band, White Shoe Brown Shoe, at the Middle East in Cambridge. I helped with load-in/load-out,…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Day 8 of 30
Today was my first day waking up at 5:30, and it was an absolute success. In fact, despite getting only 6 hours of sleep, I woke up feeling excited and refreshed- holy crap! It’s hard to argue with results like that. As I mentioned yesterday, I used my extra time today to flesh out my…
Early Rising + 2 Hours of Meditation: Day 7 of 30
Another day, another 2 hours of early morning meditation completed. This morning I tried adding a 2-minute jump rope exercise to my routine, which was much more effective than the handful of dumbbell curls I had tried the day before. At the last minute, I also made the choice to switch from a 90/30 meditation…
