Meditation: I finally listened to my intuition. This feels so empowering |
- I finally listened to my intuition. This feels so empowering
- After 1 month of practicing meditation 20-30 minutes per day I have got rid of my bad habit of eating a lot of sweets and sugar!
- Honestly Brain, stfu
- Here are some valuable quote/verses on judging, here's why we should never ever judge anyone, I hope you see/perceive/understand/learn the extremely valuable lesson contain herein:
- “When we hear the sound of a truck in the street, we don’t automatically think of it as part of ourselves; we know it is in the street outside..
- Meditating for 5 months and still struggling
- Struggling to slow down thoughts...
- I did the thingy
- How does meditation affect your eyes?
- What’s the difference between being an observer and depersonalization?
- Hey uhm... My daytime version cringes at the memories of what I did at night and my night personality is just more mature and understanding and emotionally in tune.
- CAN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DREAMING AND BEING IN A STATE OF TRANCE.
- A great short doco about a guy designing and using drones for meditation
- What if awareness itself is a thought?
- crying from meditating ?
- I meditate better with my eyes open, good or bad?
- Meditation made me calmer
- Just a funny meditation experience from last night.
- YouTube recommendations
- How do I get myself to just sit down and start?
- Haven't been able to "get in the zone" for a while...
- Dilema about meditating. I need some advice about thoughts - stopping them vs noticing.
- [Day 88] Anxiety, Overthinking and Caring about what others think
| I finally listened to my intuition. This feels so empowering Posted: 09 May 2020 09:30 AM PDT Today I turned down a job offer. The decision wasn't an easy one to make. I meditated for a while and observed my thoughts and feelings. And at the end of the meditation it was clear what I needed to do. I'll never know if I made the "right" choice. But one thing I know, for the first time in my life, I listened and heard my intuition. My inner voice. This feels so empowering for the future. To know that there's "someone" I can turn to. And that someone is me. I have a deep feeling of trust for the future, it's even hard to describe. Meditation is doing so much for me i'd never have imagined! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 10:27 AM PDT During one year I was trying to stop eating sweets, cakes, chocolate, etc. and consume natural sugar from eating fruits, berries and honey, but never succeeded. I couldn't force myself to eat healthy food. But some time ago I decided to do 20-30 minutes meditation before sleep every day. After one month of practicing I realized that my passion for sweets disappeared)))). During one month I am eating only fruits, dried fruits and honey instead of sugar; desire to eat sweets or chocolate never appeared again during this period of time. Did anybody have the same changes of food intake after meditations? Are these changes connected with practicing meditation or with something else? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 10:15 PM PDT Today I attempted a 30 min guided meditation on letting go of stress and anxiety. And in that 30 minutes I figure my brain was still for two minutes tops, in 30 four-second increments. I started off by focusing on my breath (in out etc) but that was quickly replaced with thoughts of how scary it would be to have Covid and have lungs that didn't work properly and what it would feel like to die from not being able to get enough air. Then what it would feel like to have to tell the people I love that I have cancer (I don't) Then what it would be like to kiss the man I like. And how it would feel to be pregnant. And how much I'd love my (non existent) children. And how my friend would have a nice voice for guided meditations. And how caramel and pecans are a good combination. And I visualized the construction of the out door garden I want to build. And what would happen if I had a LDR and only saw my (non existent) partner on the weekend. And composed this post. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 12:28 PM PDT ॐ Remember that your perception of the world is a reflection of you're state of consciousness. ~Eckhart Tolle ॐ Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves. ~Carl Jung ॐ When you Judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself. ~Wayne Dyer ॐ If you judge people, you have no time to love them. ~Mother Terresa ॐ Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother's eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? -Matthew 7:3 ॐ Before you start pointing fingers make sure your hands are clean. ~Bob Marley ॐ Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. -Matthew 7:1 ॐ There is a price you will pay for judgment, because judgment is the setting of a price. And as you set it you will pay it. ॐ In everyone you see but the reflection of what you choose to have him be to you. ॐ The role you give him is given you, and you will walk the way you pointed out to him because it is your judgment on yourself. ॐ "Judge not that ye be not judged," it means that if you judge the reality of others you will be unable to avoid judging your own. Ω [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 10:31 PM PDT If we think of the mind as the "ear" for our thoughts, then perhaps we can learn to relate to thoughts that arise in the mind in the same way that we relate to sounds arriving at the ears" The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness Mark Williams [link] [comments] |
| Meditating for 5 months and still struggling Posted: 10 May 2020 12:45 AM PDT Hello, guys! I have been meditating since January (New year's resolution, ahaha) and I really enjoy it, I do. However, I still struggle in focusing on my breath or body scanning. My mind just goes everywhere. I believe I have like 3-5 seconds of concentration and then I start thinking about stuff and I'm also wondering when the meditation is going to finish. Also I see my self procrastinating meditation sometimes. I'm ashamed of this... P.s: I usually do guided meditations. Last two months 10 minutes and during this month 15 minutes. Do you have any tips/help? Is this normal even after all this time? [link] [comments] |
| Struggling to slow down thoughts... Posted: 09 May 2020 11:45 PM PDT Hi all, wanted to get some advice. Over the last week or so I'm struggling to slow down my thoughts and my mind is just spinning. I'm exhausted and have had a constant headache as a result! I've tried meditation and that helps for a bit, but the positive effects don't last that longZ Any tips to slow it down and be in the moment? Thanks so much. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 06:04 AM PDT So I've been doing yoga every day or two for a long time, just because I struggle with meditating every day. I meditate once or twice a week before I go to bed which is progress for me. But yesterday, I had the skills to observe my thoughts and let them go, AND IT WAS AMAZING!!! I imagined them as little clouds floating across the sky, and they drifted away. I'm super happy with my progress, and I just wanted to put this out there for other beginners. It's possible, just don't give up!! [link] [comments] |
| How does meditation affect your eyes? Posted: 09 May 2020 07:39 PM PDT After starting to meditate I've noticed a strange phenomenon. I can't figure out how this all relates, so I'd really love to hear your input! For as long as I remember, whenever my brain is scattered and unfocused, (Which is a regular occurence, I can only assume it stems from my ADHD) and when I'm feeling stressed out, my eyes feel heavy. Not the heavy eyes you get when you're tired. It's a sense of fatigue where it feels like there's tension around your eye sockets. Whenever this happens I'm physically able to feel "tension" on the peripherals of my eyes. I can feel this odd tension when I simply roll my eyes around my peripherals. I don't know what this is called! Because of this, starting to meditate is difficult. Whenever I try to focus my vision in one place, (Whether or not I'm doing an open-eyed or closed-eyed meditation) My eyes will automatically unfocus. It takes me around 10 minutes of meditation to be able to focus my eyes regularly, without the "unfocusing". These "tense" eyes also seem to correlate with brain fog. I have not-so-fun memories of when I had intense brain fog and my vision felt so tense/stressed that my eyes would involuntarily snap in/out of focus, (blurring in/out). It seems lately my brain fog/eye tension problems have been reduced, but this phenomenon still remains and I have no idea what to call it, nor do I know why/how my vision correlates with meditation. (Regarding the mysterious "eye-tension") Somebody please help me understand how the two connect and what this whole "eye-tension" thing is! Thanks :) [link] [comments] |
| What’s the difference between being an observer and depersonalization? Posted: 09 May 2020 02:34 PM PDT |
| Posted: 10 May 2020 02:22 AM PDT Right Now it's night and I've gotten in the mood to draw someone I met in a dream because Why not... All I know is that tomorrow I will feel very embarrassed at myself for allowing myself to do such a weird out of character thing. I also feel scared of reaching out for help cause I will end up getting laughed at. [link] [comments] |
| CAN'T DISTINGUISH BETWEEN DREAMING AND BEING IN A STATE OF TRANCE. Posted: 10 May 2020 01:42 AM PDT Happy Mother's Day to all of you! I cannot distinguish whether or not I am dreaming or under a state of trance. I do Wim Hof breathing lying down. After doing five rounds, I remain lying down flat on my back in order to meditate for ten (10) minutes. It's either I focus on my breath, or just literally let go of everything. I get so deep into my meditation after I do the wim hof breathing where I either dream or trance. A few minutes into my meditation, I find myself in different scenarios. I enter a place, I see a person, or I come across random objects. I don't know if I'm dreaming. However, I can snap out of it by simply snapping my fingers. Sometimes, I'm lucid where I am fully aware; I try to navigate myself with whatever my subconscious is revealing to me. Sometimes, I am not aware. It is as if I'm dreaming. I do remember everything though. Additional info: I play binaural beats when I meditate. Can someone enlighten me? Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| A great short doco about a guy designing and using drones for meditation Posted: 10 May 2020 01:15 AM PDT Link to short doco about Joe la Delfa - designer and engineer of drones to be controlled by your hands and used for meditation. An interesting character and a great watch. [link] [comments] |
| What if awareness itself is a thought? Posted: 10 May 2020 12:31 AM PDT |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 11:50 AM PDT I'm very new to meditating, and I'm not sure if this is normal: today while I was meditating, I just started crying for seemingly no reason and I couldn't stop. Is this a thing that happens to other people ? [link] [comments] |
| I meditate better with my eyes open, good or bad? Posted: 09 May 2020 06:17 PM PDT I noticed whenever I meditate with my eyes closed I tend to wander off but with my eyes closed focused on a point I have more concentration. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 11:15 AM PDT So I've been meditating for over a month now and i already started to notice some differences and changes due to meditation. It made me a lot calmer and i don't get angry as much as i used to. For instance i had a big argument with my father few days ago and usually I get very frustrated with him and raise my voice, but the last argument we had I didn't have a need to raise my voice , I surprised myself how calm I was and how less i cared about winning the argument. But the reason I wanted to write this is that I broke the screen of my smartphone today by a complete accident and I of course got frustrated right after it happened but I calmed down really fast. The last time i broke my phone i was angry, frustrated and in a complete bad mood the whole day and every time I needed to use my phone I got angry and mad at myself, and this time I completely shattered my screen on my new phone, I don't get it really, how fast it worked. [link] [comments] |
| Just a funny meditation experience from last night. Posted: 09 May 2020 10:13 AM PDT So guys, last night I was out on my dock, it was a perfect night for meditation: warm windy clear night, starry sky. I decided to lay down and meditate while looking up the sky. Crazy enough, 10 minutes in I noticed a row of little stars, a lot of them, equally distant, marched across the sky. For a minute I thought I reached that enlightenment state or got hallucinations. Sat right up and the little stars still slowly march their way. I at this point thought it was alien invasion. Yelled for my boyfriend and next door neighbors. Everyone dropped their jaws having no clue what that was. My meditation session was ruined. Later on I found out they were not alien spaceships but in fact Elon musk's satellite project. A little bumped that I didn't reach enlightenment but that was a cool sight to see, Elon! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 09 May 2020 05:40 PM PDT What Where the best YouTube video's to learn meditating? And which YouTube video's you like to meditate on? [link] [comments] |
| How do I get myself to just sit down and start? Posted: 09 May 2020 02:37 PM PDT It's so hard for me to get myself to just start! I've been paying for Headspace for a while now. What are some tips to help me get over this initial inertia? [link] [comments] |
| Haven't been able to "get in the zone" for a while... Posted: 09 May 2020 11:10 PM PDT I feel like a few months ago or maybe even half a year ago, I had made pretty significant jumps in meditation. I really adopted the observer role with ease, and in a really short space of time, I could feel like the things I worried about were insignificant, not just know it. I would feel like the sun. Eternal, unjudging, emanant and here to simply observe the world. Recently I've felt a real need to get that feeling back and I kind of feel "locked" out of getting there. The first few times I ignored it and just accepted that it wasn't the right time, but even later, twice I went deep into the woods to my little private spot where you can hear nothing but wind and birds, I still couldn't get it. Has anyone had a long period of time where they can't find that moment of peace that you get from meditating? [link] [comments] |
| Dilema about meditating. I need some advice about thoughts - stopping them vs noticing. Posted: 09 May 2020 03:07 PM PDT I have a dilema. I have been meditating for some time by simply stopping thoughts... Now I am able to stop them immediately. (Of course after some time my focus weakens and random thoughts re-appear. ) Recently after reading some posts and articles I learned that during meditation I should be noticing thoughts, not stopping them... But now I have to... force thoughts in the background to be able to notice them. And after I stop thoughts it is hard to notice them when they re-appear. And even if I notice them... they seem to be very faint and weak... dissapearing almost immediateley. Do you have any advice? What should I do? [link] [comments] |
| [Day 88] Anxiety, Overthinking and Caring about what others think Posted: 09 May 2020 02:51 PM PDT TLDR; In situations where my emotions/anxiety are triggered to a high level, it is difficult to stay mindful and focus. I start shaking, my heart and thoughts are racing. I would love any help with this While in quarantine, it's been easier to stay calm as I have been inside with my family most of the time. The downside has been not being able to get out of my comfort zone as much, and today something interesting happened regarding that. I was running around my neighborhood as I do every day, and I passed by two people that looked familiar. They were kids I knew from high school, and once I noticed that I kept running and running instead of stopping to say hi. I thought "Hey, I can't lose focus, I gotta keep going" but obviously that was me rationalizing fear. I jogged passed them down the street and started contemplating if I should go back to say hi. I went into another one of my overthinking patterns, which I fortunately noticed. I noticed those thoughts along with my body shaking a little and heart starting to race out of fear of being awkward. However, being mindful of these things did not seem to be enough. I sat there and observed my fear and noticed how intense it was. The fight or flight response was very high, and by that point, I figured that I hesitated too much and just walked back. The upside of this was that I didn't judge myself for this, which is very big for me. However, it is clear that I have much more progress to make. I wrote in my journal what I was thinking right after: This is my daily practice right now:
Is this just a matter of me continuing my practice of detaching? Or is there any other suggestions you guys would make? [link] [comments] |
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