I know. Nearly everything is better than scrolling, but this specifically. I wrote this post back in 2021, but I loved it so much I thought I’d bring it back out again. Enjoy. ~ Rebecca*

Hi lovebug, 

Years ago I worked as a part time wellness and fitness instructor for an assisted living facility in the suburbs of Portland.

I loved this job.

I did all kinds of things for the seniors who lived there.

I interviewed them and wrote articles on their lives. (OMG, so many interesting stories!)

I made marketing flyers for various events.

I taught classes that helped their bodies and brains and balance.

AND, I taught meditation on Wednesdays.

The average age of the residents hovered right around 80 years old.

When it came to something like meditation, it took a lot of trust and buy-in to get anyone to even attend something so “out there”.

For this crowd, despite any scientific evidence I referenced proving the benefits of meditation, it took word of mouth for things to really get a committed group going.

Doris (not her real name) turned out to be my biggest believer and recruiter.

Doris was in her late seventies and constantly on edge.

A giver (and caretaker and worrier) by nature, she walked around checking in on everyone around her.

“How are you doing? Are you OK? Have you seen Ralph? My husband? I’m so worried about his blood pressure… What about Marjorie? Is she back from the hospital yet? She really took a spill…”

Doris had a heart of gold and with that came a nervous system set on HIGH alert at all times.

Whenever I saw her, her face had this permanent look of concern that, unless you could get her laughing, seemed to be her baseline facial expression for every occasion.

Recognizing her high level of anxiety, nervousness, worry, and overwhelm, I invited Doris to one of my meditation classes.

She really did not want to go at first, but then, I think God stepped in, and something shifted and she and her husband started showing up to meditate with me every week.

I think it was about four weeks in when Doris practically bounced into my senior Zumba® class with a look of wonder on her face.

“Rebecca! I’ve been meditating the way you taught me! I started at five minutes, but then, gosh, it felt so good I went up to ten minutes. Now I’m up to thirty minutes! And I just HAVE to tell you! The other day I opened the window and I heard the rain, but it was like hearing it for the first time. I mean, it was a magical moment. I’ve never been able to let everything fall away and just hear the raindrops. Since then, I’ve heard the birds and the wind… it’s INCREDIBLE! Just hearing sounds around me. I’m so much less anxious and less stressed. Even Ralph says he’s noticed a huge difference in me! I’m not so worried all the time!”

I kid you not. I felt like I was talking to a completely different woman.

Her eyes shone with so much brightness and joy as she told me all this news.

And she seemed relaxed… like authentically relaxed. 

Can you imagine being anxious for seventy plus years and then learning a skill that she could take with her to enjoy her life more? I couldn’t believe what a different person she was.

Over the coming weeks, other folks in the group started telling me about improvements in their lives.

They reported lower blood pressure, reduced back pain, improved sleep, increased patience, and a heightened ability to enjoy simple moments of their lives.

I was floored!

I just thought meditation was pretty cool and that it would help with the stress that the seniors faced every day. I had NO idea it would help (so quickly!) in so many other ways.

I walked these folks through a sitting meditation for twenty-five minutes every Wednesday and also taught them how to meditate themselves.

Very few meditated on their own, but even coming to meditate with me weekly was all they needed to start showing dramatic improvements in their health and well-being.

These days, I’ve taken that meditation training one step further: now I can teach you how to open up your intuition through meditation. 

You get ALL that goodness, PLUS the awakening of your spiritual superpowers. 

I’m not teaching Meditation Magic live right now, but you can still get the pre-recorded version and it feels just like you're in the live class with us. 

If you’re wondering if you’ve got unrealized spiritual gifts that come through your intuition - you do. 

And meditation - taught the way I teach it - is the path to opening up those gifts. 

Join the at home experience here.

Nothing has grounded me or my students in their truth, their gifts and their path like this kind of meditation. 

Until next time,

Rebecca*