In November 2007 I began meditating again. This was after a 13+ year break from my initial foray into meditation. I didn’t have a concrete reason for beginning again. I just felt that it was the right time for it.

Initially I began meditating just 10 minutes a day. Within a week I ramped up to 20 minutes a day with ease.

I loved the way I felt. Not only was I more relaxed, I felt more focused and surprisingly very confident. My body and mind obviously needed it. Needles to say, I continued meditating every day like clockwork. I even got my 5-year old to meditate with me for a few minutes each evening. (And she actually liked it.)

During a workshop I took one weekend, I meditated to the sounds of a crystal bowl. Wow!!! That was quite an experience for me. It was like an accelerated form of meditation.

I can only describe my experience as an expansive feeling of oneness with everyone in the room. I felt a hum of love that affected the energy of my body and I vibrated like crazy.

That week I went looking for a crystal bowl CD that I could listen to while meditating. I needed to recreate that feeling. So I ended up buying a CD by Steven Halpern, who’s a big deal in the crystal bowl CD arena.

I liked the CD. But unfortunately I didn’t get the same rush that I did during the workshop. The workshop was like a Disney cruise. The CD was like a ride in a peddle boat.

So I began looking for an alternative. I initially thought about the Hemi-Sync technology used at the Monroe Institute, and I did a search on Amazon. That’s when I found the Gamma Meditation CD by Jeffrey Thompson.

According to the Amazon description:

EXPERIENCE THE BRAINWAVE STATES OF ADVANCED MEDITATORS

In cooperation with the Dalai Lama, researchers have investigated the brainwave patterns of Tibetan Buddhist monks in states of deep meditation. The studies reveal that these advanced meditators produced high levels of a brainwave called GAMMA.

Dr. Jeffrey Thompson, a pioneer in the use of sound for healing and altering states of mind, has created a powerful CD program which weaves subtle pulses of GAMMA brainwave frequencies into a multi-layered musical soundtrack. Your own brainwaves “lock on” to these Gamma waves and move you easily into states of deep meditation, heightened self-awareness, and unity with the world around you.

Simply listen in the background as you meditate or use the visualization and meditation exercises included in the enclosed booklet.

I admit, I’m as guilty as the next person when it comes to wanting results fast. So they had me at “advanced meditators.” I wanted to know what it felt like to achieve a deep level of meditation, without practicing for years.

Yes, I know this doesn’t sound very spiritual. But I believe if you have the tools to achieve a specific task quickly, and you actually want fast results – USE THE TOOLS.

I ordered Gamma Meditation that night. And I began using the CD the day that I received it.

A few days later I realized that I had stumbled upon something that would profoundly change my life forever. When I began using Gamma Meditation I surpassed the feeling I’d had at the workshop by a long-shot. And I instinctively knew I had to share what I was experiencing.

This blog represents a year-long experiment I have decided to undertake with Gamma Meditation. I want to know where it’s going to take me – the feelings, the experiences, the breakthroughs. And I want to share it all with others who are on the path of self-exploration and consciousness.

Enjoy,

Alexis