Meditate To Let Go Of Drama

Welcome to the 10-part meditation blog series that focuses on the various ways that meditation can assist you and your overall wellbeing. 

Each week I will publish a blog specifically dedicated to how a meditation practice can assist with lowering anxiety levels, seeing your path, help your thoughts go by more easily, etc. 

Before diving into this week’s topic, I want to take some time to provide some definitions and answer some questions to ensure that we are all on the same page. 

Meditation:thinking deeply or focusing one's mind for a period of time, in silence or with the aid of chanting, for spiritual purposes or as a method of relaxation

Mindfulness:the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one's thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis

Why should I care about meditation?

Because it has a direct connection to health benefits such as lower blood pressure, improved blood circulation, lower heart rate, less perspiration, slower respiratory rate, less anxiety, lower blood cortisol levels, more feelings of well-being, less stress and deeper relaxation. 

Who should meditate? 

EVERYONE! You don’t have to have some enlightened, spiritual abilities to practice meditation. You don’t have to be a yogi and go around saying namaste to everyone.  You don’t have to know someone within the meditation community to be invited into it. Literally anyone from toddlers to elders can do and benefit from meditation. 

Where should I start?

Take your time in trying out all different types of meditation and mindfulness activities to figure out what suites you best (resources provided below). After more and more time is spent meditating you will become more and more comfortable with the idea of being still and focusing your attention to your breath. 

Quick Practice: Let’s Give It A Go!

  1. Find a quiet space 

  2. Sit or lie down and get comfortable

  3. Close your eyes

  4. Breathe natural. Make no effort to control your breathing 

  5. Focus your attention on your breath. Observe your bodies movements with your breath. Focus your attention on your breath, remembering not to control it and allow it to flow in and out naturally. When your mind wanders, that’s okay, just thank your thoughts for coming and return your focus back to your breath. 

    1. Start with doing this for a few minutes, and then add on more time as your practice progresses. 

Dra-Ma [drah-muh] 

An exciting, emotional, or unexpected series of events or set of circumstances.

Drama is characterized by blame, wanting to be right, toxic fear and adrenaline. The drama pattern continues within your life because of learned behaviors from what was modeled for you as a child, things you saw in the media and the roles you learned from society. As humans, we have a bad habit of holding on to our dramatic feelings and mistaking them for parts of our core being. For some reason, they make us feel emotionally safe and it is comforting to take ownership of these anxieties. But with some hard work and courage, a meditation practice can assist you in no longer letting that drama define you and your internal state.

In order to let go of the drama…

  1. Start meditating

  2. During your meditations, visualize the drama, define the drama, understand the drama, and let go of the drama.

    1. May help to use a tangible item during your meditations and visualize it as the drama and practice picking it up and setting it back down.  

Try It Out Now!

Meditation For Negativity and Drama – Listen here

Remove Negative Energy, Drama BS and Stress – Listen here

Guided Meditation- Release and Letting Go of Stress, Bad Energy, Memories… - Listen here

Written by:Shannon Gonter, LPCC

Shannon Gonter, Professional Counselor in Louisville, KY

Shannon Gonter, Professional Counselor in Louisville, KY

I specialize in working with men and young adults. I am passionate about my career and want to work with you to create positive change. I also strive to create a counseling environment where men and young adults can relate, feel heard, and find new solutions to their negative patterns. Some issues that I most commonly work with are stress, relationship issues, difficulty saying “no” to others, difficulties recognizing emotions and emotionally connecting to others, anger, and intimacy issues, among others.



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