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Day 7 — Bringing it all together


Welcome to the final day of the 7 Days to Deep Meditation course.

I have enjoyed creating this course—putting pen to paper about a subject that I dearly love is such joy!

And I hope you got something from your time here too.

Today’s lesson is going to give you ideas and advice on how you can best move forward from this point.


Key Reasons to Begin a Daily Meditation Practice

There are many benefits to daily meditation.

Here are six I feel are important to keep front of mind.

  1. The Compound Effect of Meditation
  2. Meditation Sets the Course for Discovery of the True Self
  3. Meditation Develops Your Ability to Focus
  4. Meditation Lessens the Impact of Dysfunctional States of Mind
  5. Finding Your “Why” Becomes Easier
  6. Increase Your Sense of Well-Being

I’ve written extensively about this in an article on my website which you can read here – ​https://clarkescott.com/start-a-daily-meditation-practice​

There is a heavy focus in that article on how meditation plays a keystone role in every aspect of life in order to enhance everything we do.

This is something I truly believe in.

That is why I am writing a book called, Meditate or Die, and why I gave my newsletter the same name.

Meditation is a diagnostic, analytic, and therapeutic tool we can leverage to create an inner world that works for us, not against us.

But the point of meditation is not meditation.

Rather it is the effect it has on us that we then take with us in all other aspects of our life.

From work to relationships, health, and even success in your career, meditation can (and has done so for millions of people for thousands of years) transform your life for the better.

For me, Meditate or Die, is a battle cry against the delusions that try to keep us small.


How to Track Your Momentum

If you are to take one thing from this lesson it would be this.

Commit to a daily practice and track it.

All the benefits of meditation come from daily practice.

If you’ve not done so already here is a link to a yearly calendar for you to use to track your momentum.

And how you use it is to download and print out the calendar. Printing is important as we want to stick this someplace prominent in your house such as the fridge door etc.

This will act as both a reminder to meditate, and as an indicator of your success, It’s weird how well this works to encourage you to do the practice.

Click here to download a tracking calendar – ​https://clarkescott.com/calendar​


Your Homework

Step 1 – Read the lesson.
Step 2 – Meditate on the topic from the lesson.
Step 3 – Complete your contemplative journaling session.


Contemplative Journaling

I will go into more detail on the how and why of contemplative journaling over the coming days but, for now simply follow these steps:

  1. It’s best to use a pen or pencil and notepad and have these near you during the meditation session.
  2. Before you begin the meditation session mark down the date and time of the session in the notepad.
  3. After the meditation session ends, take 5 minutes to write down what came up during meditation.

Some people have told me they don’t normally like journalling but found my approach has opened new doors to discoveries when coupled with meditation.

So, PLEASE do give it a try. You might just be surprised by how effective it is.

If you’d like to read about my process of contemplative journaling you can do so here – ​https://clarkescott.com/4-key-steps-to-unlock-deep-meditation/​


I’d like to invite you to join me…

If you enjoyed this free course, then you will love the video-based Contemplative Journaling (30 Days to Deeper Meditation) course.

It’s an extension to the free course with 30 video-based guided meditations, as well as modules on contemplative journaling.

AND…If you join in the next few days you will also receive my Meditation Masterclass as a free bonus.

But if now is not the right time, that’s ok too.

No pressure! I get it. We’ve just met. Slow down, Clarke. haha.

So I will add you to my weekly newsletter, The Contemplative Life where I share articles and content on meditation, book recommendations, and give you a behind-the-scenes look into my writing process as well as the books I am currently working on.