Had a few days without Meditation.. (And Hi!)

[Scr_17]

Hi all,

First post on the forum...

I bought the Mark Williams Finding peace in a frantic world about 2 months ago after a bout of feeling anxious, being hooked up on specific bodily sensations & feeling like I 'couldn't stop thinking' about worries etc, this also lead to quite a few sleep deprived nights. Been doing the course now for 5 weeks & i'm on the befriending week.. However, I just went to Prague for a week and while I took the book & did one formal meditation throughout the week.

Do I just carry on where I was up to, and practise 6 days out the next 7 on befriending then carry on with the 8 week course? Or start the course again? Or finish the course then do the whole thing over? Haha.. I feel like they've been helping massively and in the main I can be grounded/mindful. Have days or periods where I feel I still get 'lost' a bit inside my head etc, which can sometimes lead to getting frustrated and feeling upset however - usually learn from these periods.

If anything reflecting now I can see that the few days without meditation shows how much I've still got to learn and how important meditation has been recently. Do think I feel a bit worse today due to a week of drinking/eating out etc on my holiday too!

Thanks for any help, appreciate any replies

[JonW]

Hi there.
Welcome to the forum.
Great choice of book. That's the one that got me and many other members of this forum started.
I would carry on if I was you, rather than go back to the start snakes & ladders style.
It might also help if you check out the thread we've devoted to the Frantic World course. Maybe read up to the week you left off on.
viewforum.php?f=30
And let us know how you get along.
Cheers,
Jon
mindfulpilgrim.com

[Scr_17]

Hi there.
Welcome to the forum.
Great choice of book. That's the one that got me and many other members of this forum started.
I would carry on if I was you, rather than go back to the start snakes & ladders style.
It might also help if you check out the thread we've devoted to the Frantic World course. Maybe read up to the week you left off on.
viewforum.php?f=30
And let us know how you get along.
Cheers,
Jon
mindfulpilgrim.com

Thank you Jon! Sounds good, that is what I've done and also signed up to a local meditiation 6 part mindfulness course so I am starting that soon too! Is there a thread for week 6 befriending? Thank you!!

[FeeHutch]

There should still be a thread dedicated to each week
It's the book that started my mindfulness journey too and one I still refer to a lot. Let us know how you get on