{"id":10192,"date":"2012-12-15T08:18:07","date_gmt":"2012-12-15T12:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=10192"},"modified":"2021-12-29T18:58:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T18:58:02","slug":"increase-your-awareness-of-your-environment-through-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/10192\/increase-your-awareness-of-your-environment-through-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Your Awareness Of Your Environment Through Meditation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvlei_0479-Edit1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10197\" title=\"20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvlei_0479-Edit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/20100924_AFRNamibiaSossusvlei_0479-Edit1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"425\" height=\"366\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The world is a complex and fast-moving place and we make it more complex and faster every day. The efficient coping mechanisms we have developed to filter and select information to help us to survive and thrive amid an enormous amount of stimulation often get in the way of fully experiencing our environment. Spend some time becoming more aware of the miracles that surround you.<\/p>\n<p>Try this meditation.<\/p>\n<p>1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sit, stand or move slowly. Do so in a way that you can be undistracted so that you can direct your full attention to your environment.<br \/>\n2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shift your attention to your vision. Look around you \u2013 side-to-side, behind and before you, up and down.<br \/>\n3\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shift your attention to your hearing. Listen to both quiet and loud and near and far sounds.<br \/>\n4\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shift your attention to your sense of smell. Fully experience both pleasant and unpleasant smells.<br \/>\n5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shift your attention to your sense of touch. Explore the temperature, the air, the ground, the things around you, etc.<br \/>\n6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Become aware of more than one sensation at a time, working to simultaneously integrate them all without prioritizing one over the other.<\/p>\n<p>Simply observe your experiences of your environment. Don\u2019t compare, contrast, evaluate or judge your experiences. Don\u2019t let identifying the things you perceive with labels limit your impressions. If thoughts come to mind, note them and gently let them go. Return your consciousness to your direct experience.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/creativity\/vision\/meditation\/\">Find more on Mindfulness here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The world is a complex and fast-moving place and we make it more complex and faster every day. 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