{"id":12969,"date":"2015-05-29T14:32:48","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T18:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tm.org\/blog\/?p=12969"},"modified":"2015-05-30T12:05:49","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T16:05:49","slug":"tears-started-to-flow-freely-as-i-released-the-tension-from-that-day-and-from-many-others-in-my-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/meditation\/tears-started-to-flow-freely-as-i-released-the-tension-from-that-day-and-from-many-others-in-my-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Tears Started To Flow Freely As I Released The Tension From That Day And From Many Others In My Past"},"content":{"rendered":"

Below are excerpts from \u201cHow Transcendental Meditation Changed My Life,\u201d<\/em> written by Paola Varvaro and originally posted on The Huffington Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/br>Day One<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cMy new journey begun that day, after a few minutes into meditation, tears started to flow freely as I released the tension from that day and from many others in my past.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of my first meditation, I felt much lighter. I felt the benefit immediately. I love my mantra, and I like the fact that I promise not to tell anyone… it feels special. In the deep silence, I found my peace, a softer me, and the anger and despair melted away. As I drove back to Santa Monica, even the terrible LA traffic seemed to soften, and the streets opened up in front of me… I was not hallucinating; on the contrary, I was totally present and alert!\u201d<\/p>\n

Two Years Later<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cSince my first meditation two years ago, I have been meditating every single day as prescribed…. 20 minutes in the morning […] and 20 minutes later in the day, whenever I can find time and a quiet space. Sometimes the evening practice has been a challenge if I’m working and I can’t really take a break, but I always find the time. <\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to TM every day as it’s a little break from the outside world and my overly busy mind. When I first started TM, I was impressed at how many thoughts normally run through my head, and let’s face it, the majority of them are crap! But little by little, my mind quieted down, and I started to dive within.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tough Times<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cA few years ago, during the last recession, I was laid off from a job I loved. It was just before Christmas and it was absolutely devastating for me. If it weren’t for some savings and my family’s help, God only knows where I would be today… Since then I have been freelancing or getting little jobs that I really don’t like. TM has helped me through these tough times; it has given me the peace, strength, and focus necessary to look for a great, new job opportunity. The more I connect to the peace inside myself, the happier I feel, and I’m able to bring that happiness to everything that surrounds me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Has the TM technique changed your life?<\/strong> <\/p>\n

Share your story with us<\/a>! Whether it\u2019s a few words, sentences, or paragraphs, we\u2019d love to hear from you!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Excerpts from \u201cHow Transcendental Meditation Changed My Life,\u201d written by Paola Varvaro and originally posted on The Huffington Post. Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":12970,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[271,295,22],"class_list":["post-12969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-meditation","tag-huffington-post","tag-meditation","tag-transcendental-meditation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12969"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12978,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12969\/revisions\/12978"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usa.tm.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}