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mndfl meditation

 

Living in the hustle and bustle of the city that never sleeps, it only makes sense to have a place of serenity and calm for cynical, anxiety-driven New Yorkers. MNDFL Meditation is a studio for guided meditational classes. Beautifully decorated with an aroma of calmness and ease, the moment you step into one of the 3 studios in NYC you instantly feel better. MNDFL offers different types of guided meditations: breath, mantras, heart opening, emotion, movement, sleep, and more. Each with an intent to become more mindful, calm, and present.

I have gone to MNDFL a few times. Personally I like the mantra and emotions classes.  My first class I fell asleep and have no idea what the instructor said. Falling asleep is normal during meditation, so I have heard. I am by no means a pro at meditating. For the past few years I try to meditate or at least sit quietly in my room for a few minutes a couple times a week. If I am having anxiety I will do it more often.  I try to remember to breath and immediately calm my mind for a few seconds to a minute. I do deal with anxiety, it happens a lot when I have clueless about my future. I start to panic and it spirals. I try to channel a lot of the energy into working out, which helps. Every once in a while, however, my anxiety becomes too much and meditation helps.

This past week I have been feeling really anxious. A lot of it has to do with NYFW. My head is spinning a mile a minute– I couldn’t remember half of my conversation with my mom over the phone the other day and had to ask her what we talked about. My head is in my schedule, my outfits, my future, and my craving for the “perfect” experience.  I know my week will be amazing no matter what happens or what I do. It always turns out amazing. Still I have anxiety leading up to it. This past Monday my anxiety was hard for me to calm down. I couldn’t stop moving to the point that I ended up barely eating anything that day and by the evening my body was shaking. Luckily by Tuesday I felt calmer, especially after my photoshoot.  Knowing my photoshoot is out of the way, it is one less thing to worry about. I know there are more important things in life to worry about than whether or not I get invited to the “it” shows– there is currently an entire city underwater and another hurricane on the way, my problems are silly compare to others. I think my anxious goes beyond NYFW, but I am using it to mask the real problem. Right now I have no idea what my future holds, and honestly it scares me sometimes. I do know what I want and who I want to be.  I know I want to stay in NYC for a while, I have no intentions of leaving anytime soon– if at all. I am trying to go with the flow of life and whatever comes my way is meant to be. Still I sometimes feel like I am running around with my head cut off. I don’t always feel this way, but when I do I start to really have anxiety about life and it just builds.

I need to go to MNDFL sometime this week or next. Yes I can meditation in my room, but I get distracted and start thinking about emails, invites and social media. I need to be in a place that is calm, cell phone free, and to have someone guide me through calmness and ease.

 

*check out my 5 health benefits of meditation here

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