Even though I was warned before hand how difficult Zen Meditation can be, I decided to attend anyways because the time that it was offered fit perfectly with my schedule and I enjoy a challenge from time to time. Keep in mind I have no past experience with meditation so it didn't really hit me until I was driving to the class Wednesday evening. Initially I was under the impression that meditation can't be too difficult. All you have to do is sit there quietly and hum right? If so that can't be too challenging. Then I got there and I must say it was EXTREMELY difficult for me.
The instructor and people there made my experience easy but other than that, it was hard! Hard for me to focus my attention on what was expected of me and on what I needed to do as far as the instructions were concerned. The certain sitting positions weren't too bad; I found comfort in the Full Lotus Position which I was told is normal. However I am ashamed to say that I struggled with the Breathing Techniques! I had trouble breathing, go figure. Overall, I was in for more than what I had bargained for even after being warned but I'm glad to say that I did it! I would actually do it again to be honest. It was a great experience, especially during finals.
