My Creative Journey on Meditation

For the longest time (or so I feel), the practice of meditation has been such a personal/intimate journey. I kept it like that because the social environment where I grew up didn’t accept that as something normal. But now, as another step to break that constraint, I’m writing a blog post about it in my dear e-place. 

I’m also sharing this in an intention to encourage other people on their own spiritual/meditative journey. I’m infinitely grateful for the people who have inspired me to keep growing on this path.
So, as a way to reciprocate to this collective consciousness, I hope this resonates with you.

Here’s my story:

Unbeknownst to me, my meditation practice started in the summer before starting high-school.

However, throughout the years, its
practice, meaning, and purpose have
fluctuated, changed, and morphed in
unexpected, beautiful, and powerful ways.

In fact, this practice of meditation has been through personal phases of atheism, agnosticism, and a current spiritual journey.

It all started in said summer of 2010 through a Gestalt camp that I took with one of my best friends. These sessions consisted of activities, games, and conversations around subjects from this branch of psychology. Among the variety of activities, there were some occasions where our professors instructed us to lay on the floor with the eyes closed and let ourselves be guided by their voice. Although I don’t remember the exact content of those guided sessions, I do recall that they were about our bodily sensations and mental states. In fact, I don’t even remember them telling us that this type of exercise had a name. The only thing that did get stuck in my head from these sessions was the feeling of deep self-connection. I also remember the way my friend and I would interpret this by talking about how our minds would clear from all this “outside noise” after having our bi-weekly classes.

After that summer camp, I didn’t continue the practice until early 2014 when I decided to come back to write and draw my thoughts and ideas in a notebook (that later became a set of series). That period between the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2014 was one where I felt the most disconnected from my creative (and thus, introspective) self. However, it was because of this contrast that my initiative of going back to my gestalt and meditative practices came back with its own life force. 

Matter of fact, the first drawing that I did on this notebook depicts this “noise” that was inside my head.

First drawing

Exploring meditation on my own was something that started as a way to clear my mind, to calm my anxiety, and to put order to my creative urge. The thing that my younger self didn’t foresee at that moment was that this path would actually take him to a more meaningful and spiritual journey. However, as his practice started to reveal its potential, he decided to limit himself from experiencing it fully because of his insecurities and skepticism around the topic. 

Thankfully, this creative urge inside me got me to draw, and later on write, my spiritual findings in this notebook. Also, early in that same year, I met a being of light that helped me grow this creative urge into new heights of being.

A little fun backstory:
After completing my notebook on the 5th of November of 2014, I decided to name it “Abstractions, Ideas, and 423” (that number is a reference to her) to represent the progression of my perception. I’m still able to go through those pages and see how my younger self was growing and the changes that I had in my thought processes and topics.

(Because of this, I now can see how this website will also be so nostalgic in the future and that makes me happy)

As I mentioned earlier, after setting a decent foundation for my meditation practices, the thing that helped me the most in continuing and growing it was to surround myself with people that already had this habit or the intention/curiosity for it. For that I’m infinitely grateful and that’s why I want to keep nurturing and expanding this inspiring reciprocity. Each and every reciprocal conversation that I’ve had around the topic has inspired me to keep searching for new information and sharing the knowledge that I already acquired. 

Additionally, there were some books and apps that also helped me on my practices, but I’ll leave that for another post.

To finish this blog post with something that may be refreshing for you, I brainstormed a list about the reasons why I love the practice of meditation. Which, btw, for the next blog post I’ll be writing guided meditations that focus on some of these reasons, so stay in contact through my Instagram. (I’d also love to know if I’m missing one of your reasons!)

I practice meditation to:

  • -Refresh and increase self-love
  • -Think creatively
  • -Ground myself to fully appreciate the present
  • -Talk to my higher self
  • -Appreciate the energy of my chakras
  • -Decompress, observe, and clear the mind
  • -Take introspective dives
  • -Send energy of gratitude to the people who have inspired growth
  • -Improve my concentration
  • -Emanate energy of love and appreciation
  • -Empower my own energy through mantras
  • -Send energy to my pineal gland
  • -Write blog posts

Thank you for reading <3 I hope this expression resonates with you.

3rd and 4th drawing, already seeing progress.

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