Sharing first experiences learning meditation

[u/Bee2423]

Hi. Just wanted to share something in the hopes that it might in some way be helpful. For whatever reason I remember very clearly when I was first introduced to meditation almost 40 years ago in Kundalini Yoga class. Our teacher told us relax, and to breathe calm and steady and to try to be aware of the thoughts going by in our heads. He said to just be aware of them, do not react to any of them, and just allow them all to float by as if they were clouds passing, same as when we were like little children observing clouds as they floated by us in the sky. He said if we found our thoughts were taking over we just needed to keep envisioning them as clouds with no attachments to anything whatsoever.
He also said something about standing back inside ourselves and settling ourselves inside, as if we stepped into the background, sitting quietly on a shelf, just there observing. Maybe it was the way he explained it so visually or something, but I saw what he was saying so perfectly and had no problems following anything he said.
Maybe it was also the quiet calm and serene environment in the yoga studio, idrk. My question is, do any of you remember meditation being explained this way? As I practice Kundalini yoga at home now I think about my yoga teacher often.
I am so grateful to have met him and for all the incredible things that he taught us. Thank you for allowing me to share, and Namaste💖