I took the Journey to Relaxation today after work. It is a guided meditation available at: http://www.kushs.net/kaplan/HW420/JourneyOn.mp3
The bells are very soothing, and it becomes easier to relax as the voice guides you. I personally felt antsy during the exercise, and am uncomfortable with guided practices. I believe I have the hardest time with keeping my mind still enough to enjoy it. I find myself anticipating the next part of the journey instead of enjoying what is going on in the moment. I believe this is one the of the things I am not naturally good at. My dislike of yoga would have given me away from the start for the same reason.
Breathe!!!
Although I can't get my mind to turn off on it's own without the aid of a sleeping pill at night, for some reason I had no problem relaxing my mind and thinking of nothing but the voice guiding me during that exercise. I really enjoyed that aspect, being able to surrender total control over to something else is something I only recently felt safe doing. Perhaps that is something for you to consider, the reason you don't feel comfortable surrendering control. Great post!
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