Meditation: I meditated 6+ hours today. |
- I meditated 6+ hours today.
- I just had an awesome experience!
- How to consistently meditate every day
- You are an inspiration to far more than you’ve let down
- How to start?
- I got the answer to my life's biggest problem while meditating on 28th day itself !!!
- Insights from meditating for 48 Years by Don Johnson
- 'I can't meditate, my thoughts are too stubborn and too distracting!' - how to change perspective on your 'thought wall' and pass through it toward good meditation
- Since beginning meditation 3 years ago, I’ve become more passive aggressive with the ones l love most.
- Any tips for meditation?
- Does meditation help anxiety, stress, overthinking, worrying and relationship anxiety?
- I often see other meditators label those who proclaim themselves "woke" or "enlightened" as being stuck in some sort of purpose-defeating "ego-trap". I feel excited about meditation and realizations about the ego, and honestly want to tell other people. How should I do this without "ego-traps"?
- What is your favorite content for guided meditation?
- Stumbled on new way to maintain meditative focus
- Meditation made me feel detached
- I can't tell if my back is straight or I'm forcing it
- Why do I have this aversion to meditating?
- Does anyone else find the consecutive days/streak feature on meditation apps a bit off-putting?
- This sounds pretty out there, but I never cry, and I want to find a way to release stress without holding it in. Like I said, it sounds strange, but would it be good to dedicate 30 minutes a week solely to crying and releasing stress? Or are there meditations that deal with release of turmoil?
- Did I accidentally meditate and/or transcend?
- Memory Chamber
- Tips for a beginner?
- What is your type of meditation?
- Brain Sensations
- how the heck do I "focus on the breath"???
| Posted: 17 May 2020 07:37 PM PDT I've been meditating 1 hour a day for almost 50 days now. The longest I've ever meditated in a day was 3 hours, but yesterday I decided I wanted to push my limits a bit further. My meditations tend to be sparsed out throughout the day due to my schedule, so I wanted to see if I could try out a longer period of meditation. I've meditated 6 hours today and will, hopefully, meditate some more before bed. I started the day with a 2 1/2 hour meditation, non-stop. The rest have been 30+ minute periods of meditation. As a result of 6+ hours of meditation, I see myself more aware of myself in the present moment, more aware of my difficulties and issues that I need to work through, and I've noticed some very personal insights that will help me on my journey towards recovery. Most importantly is the increased awareness I notice now. I definitely feel incredibly aware of the present moment, as if I were a child seeing the world without the clutter of thoughts getting in the way. I've used personal insights from past meditation practices to help, too (such as, when critical thoughts come up, I am able to feel where it is coming from in the brain and notice it. Somehow, this realization tames it down). If this gives any beginners some hope, I started off from a place of not being able to meditate for years due to prolonged complex trauma. Being able to meditate 6+ hours in just one day is something I never thought I'd be able to do years ago at all. This marks a whole new chapter for me in developing my meditation practice and, I hope, inspires you all just like you all have inspired me during this journey. [link] [comments] |
| I just had an awesome experience! Posted: 17 May 2020 07:28 AM PDT I'm struggling with my mental health right now and started looking into meditation because maybe it helps. so I tried the technique descibed in this sub's info, setting a timer and trying to focus on how my breath feels around my nostrils, and tried it every day for a couple of days. today I tried to get myself out of a really bad mood by it and it worked! I feel so much better right now and I'm so happy that I do! I'm not sure if it'll work everytime but even if it does every once in a while it's defenitely worth it! [link] [comments] |
| How to consistently meditate every day Posted: 17 May 2020 04:29 PM PDT Wanted to post how I have meditated for 75 straight days in a row. I wrote a blog post on this. https://punchybass.com/meditationpractice/ here is the the entire article, if you just want to read it here. A meditation practice is a meaningful habit that many people are striving for these days. The use of meditation to get immediate relief for anxiety or taming a "monkey mind" has been proven to be effective. However, the true benefits come from a long-term consistent practice. Simply put, a higher frequency across a longer timeline (years) will change your brain. Consistency is often difficult though. Life's interruptions get in the way of any new routine or habit. So, what is the best way to have a consistent daily practice? Here is a behavioral technique I have used recently that I wanted to share with readers. These ideas are not new and are derived from the psychological concept called "Implementation intention". There are two types. Here is how to apply them to your meditation practice (or any new habit for that matter). Time and Location Figure out the best time and location of when you will meditate.
Whatever your current situation is, make sure you make an intention to meditate based on time and location each and every time. This consistency will ensure your brain neurons form a natural awareness (a cue) and it forms into a routine. Piggy back off a current habit Another technique is to meditate after you have performed a habit you already do every day. Forty to 50 percent of what we do daily are heuristics (automatic habits). So, you should have of plenty of ideas here. Think of something you do every day, without fail. Now to address the title of this post. For me, I realized the best way to consistently mediate was first thing in the morning. If I did not, I would be putting it off through the day and just forget. I modified my strategy using the implementation intention method and decided to piggy back off brushing my teeth in the morning (a habit I perform daily, without fail). My new "boot up sequence" in the morning, is to get out of bed, turn off my alarm, brush my teeth and sit on my bedroom rug and meditate. It is important to note that it will take effort for your brain to remember before the cue comes naturally but after doing it for a few weeks, the cue will be very strong! These days, when I brush my teeth, I automatically think about meditating! As a result, I went from an inconsistent practice of 2 to 3 times a week (at various times and locations) to a 75-day streakusing this method. [link] [comments] |
| You are an inspiration to far more than you’ve let down Posted: 17 May 2020 03:03 PM PDT |
| Posted: 17 May 2020 05:30 PM PDT Hello. I just finished watching "The Midnight Gospel" and it inspired me in a way to try meditation and learn how to be more mindful myself. Any advice for a beginner? Thank you to everyone who takes time to help me and point me in the right direction :) [link] [comments] |
| I got the answer to my life's biggest problem while meditating on 28th day itself !!! Posted: 17 May 2020 08:45 PM PDT I always had problems with distractions in my life. Whether it be college, studying or anything. That distraction mainly seemed from the fact that I have been watched by people all the time, so I needed to behave in a certain way. And I always wondered if they were judging me at every point during my day So during my meditation also I thought some people are judging me while doing that. So I tried to think who are those people? I knew they were some friends from my middle school, and my ex. I used to constantly think about them judging me. Even though I'm not in contact with them. But then I have also graduated from my clg where I met amazing friends. I never think of them as judging me at every point. So why is that only some people I thought are always around me? All these thoughts came during my meditation session. And I got the answer to it, it's because I give them that much importance in my life & think their opinions are of the higher order or they matter a lot . I overestimate them so much that I let them have power over me , over my actions. But no more. I have recognised that. Will work on that :) [link] [comments] |
| Insights from meditating for 48 Years by Don Johnson Posted: 17 May 2020 07:32 AM PDT Found this article helpful : https://humanparts.medium.com/ive-been-meditating-for-48-years-6fc284071c90 Many people will relate to his experiences. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 May 2020 08:31 AM PDT [Edit - you are welcome at /r/modern_meditator for rational, sceptical conversation about meditation and for tips and advice - like this, which I will post at a later date after redrafting] Hi, hope you're doing well today. So - the sentiment in the title is really common. At some point, many of us have stumbled with annoying thoughts/distractions that seem impossible to shift as we 'try to meditate'. Is there anything that can be done about that? The scene: you're sitting there in practice, and a thought pops up. Its a total cacophony of ideas and emotions - mostly negative. Now you're flustered - and, oh crap! Its made you lose focus, and its still there. Why wont it go way? Try and forget it, but its hanging around. 'Push it' away - it pushes back harder. LALALALALALA it goes. Oh bother. Meditation, for you? Totally futile exercise! (And the exact same thing applies for a distracting sensation - like an itchy noise, or a noise you cant help but always hear) You can almost certainly adjust your approach and find these thoughts less stubborn and obstructive. This post is by no means comprehensive, but collating a few descriptions on how to change your thinking, it might help you as it has helped others. ---- With 'stuck thoughts', theres a contradiction at play. On one hand, being stuck with a stubborn thought against your will is 'losing control' of where you focus - you're doing something, but at the same time, you don't want to be doing it!. But its absolutely true that you can control where you focus and you retain that control in your daily life. To demonstrate: you're currently reading these words. instead, look at something else away from your screen and pay attention to that. Now listen to a noise in your periphery instead - the hum of your computer or the birds outside, whatever. Well... there you go! You just exercised control of where you focus. Thats easy. So why, when sitting down to meditate, is that control suddenly lost and you end up 'a slave' to your thoughts and distractions? Why do you suddenly regress in focusing, just as your'e actually trying to develop it? That doesn't make sense at all. Really whats going on is you've got an attachment and you're not letting go of it. But you can - lets realign. So a stubborn distraction or thought arises and you're getting increasingly frustrated as it wont go away. Try changing your thinking in one of these three ways. They are essentially different descriptions of the same change. But - one description may 'click' with you better than the others.
Consciously or subconsciously, you're treating these stubborn thoughts as an enemy - as if they are unwanted things to be got rid of. A thought is never an enemy; it simply there, and you don't have control over its' presence. Try instead to generate positive emotions towards those thoughts when t they arise. Welcome them, greet them, be positive about their arrival. This might seem weird at first, but the point is to change your thinking so you don't have this attachment to being 'rid of them'. All thoughts are passing by - and then in time, they will naturally drift off. Why be mad at any of them? Be welcoming instead. 2) Catch the emotion in action Okay, stubborn thought or distraction is in your head. Your normal reaction is to strain to 'get back to' focusing - but...wait. Take a deep breath. Try instead to focus on your emotional state - how do you feel right now? Meditation is often described as observing your thoughts - in this case, specifically focus on your emotional state. What is your emotional reaction to the thought/distraction? By noticing your emotional reaction, you will hopefully be aware your inner strain and not find the thought such a barrier. '3) No goals' Adjust the approach of your meditation from the beginning. You sat down for a reason, okay. But as you practise your focus remind yourself to have 'no goals'. No aims or desired outcomes of your practise. Throughout the meditation: 'no goals, no goals, no goals'. Hopefully, this will lead to a neutral, observant mentality as thoughts and distractions arise, because you're releasing the desire to 'be rid' of them (The idea of goalless meditation might seem a bit contradictory - if you don't have any goals, why meditate in the first place? - but its a matter of technique, rather than admonishing the idea of being motivated to meditate. Think of meditation like a gentle walk in your local park. Do you hold a big aim or goal to your walk? No. but you still do a thing*, you still put one foot in front of the other. Meditation is focus without holding a purpose )* ---- Meditation is observation of how things are - not as we wish them to be. It is objective observation of our mental state and how it is operating at any given point. The problem with 'stuck' thoughts is not actually the thought itself, being too powerful or too immovable - but attachment to the thought (not) being there. It IS there. And pushing it away is a desire - which should be observed, like all others. Following the desire is the origin of a stuck thought! The mind is tricky beats, isn't it? So those are three variations on how to rethink your approach and hopefully let the attachment go. This is by no means to say it 'easy' to change your thinking/approach. You may default very intensely to strong emotions, and its very hard to catch them and observe them in play. Be a little bit persistent and a whole lot of patient with yourself and your practice. It might be tough at first, but a 'euraka' moment where you let thoughts flow like water is probably not so far away. You can learn to release.
~ Bruce Lee Thanks for reading! On the off chance this was helpful, just to say, only too happy in sharing it :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 May 2020 08:58 AM PDT Reaching a place of contentment with my reality through Meditation, I'm becoming disdainful of everyone else in my life that is not taking steps to ask themselves self-reflective questions and handle their inner world. I'm constantly making comments like, "well maybe you should stop and think about it... maybe you should ask yourself what your motivations are/why you're feeling that way... maybe it's not the thing that's bothering you but your opinion on it, change that." I know I sound like a butt hole and that I should take my own advice and a million other things, but I'm getting angrier and angrier passive aggressively as the months go by. Anyone else experience this? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 May 2020 02:59 AM PDT A few days ago I decided to start meditating because I have been getting insomnia and really bad anxiety and I was wondering if it was working. I do it twice a day in the morning and when I wake up. How long will it take before I see results? Would I be better of using a guided meditation? I always feel really relaxed after them but it only last about 1 hr before I start getting anxious again. Is this normal at the start? [link] [comments] |
| Does meditation help anxiety, stress, overthinking, worrying and relationship anxiety? Posted: 17 May 2020 06:33 PM PDT I have been in my relationship with my girlfriend for 16 months now but all of a sudden over the past three months I have found that I am worrying about her a lot and anxious about what she's doing and why she takes longer to text back sometimes and it's not even that long only like 10 or 15 mins but I still get anxious and start thinking negative situations and negative thoughts. Does meditation help with this stuff? I trust my girlfriend I don't know why I have developed these things lately maybe I'm just going through a tough time mentally. I have started meditating everyday since one week ago. I do guided meditations that I find on YouTube in the morning and at night. They're usually about 10-15 minutes each, it doesn't seem like anything is getting better yet though. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 May 2020 10:02 PM PDT I'm new in this spiritual journey, beginning with realizing the ego isn't my slavemaster and is an illusion. I finally understand it and feel it in my soul, and it's beautiful. I feel amazing. However, if I would want to describe the state to others or describe it to myself, how should I go about this without inadvertently boosting my ego? And honestly, as long as I don't sound like a douchebag, is that such a bad thing? To feel awesome that I finally realized "myself" is an illusion? [link] [comments] |
| What is your favorite content for guided meditation? Posted: 18 May 2020 01:32 AM PDT I hope you're doing well and safe during these weird times. Hey, I'm trying to figure out what is the best content available online to learn and practice meditation. Please tell me about your favorites, - short 1 min google survey. https://forms.gle/HhYmBRY6hGWVX8J96 [link] [comments] |
| Stumbled on new way to maintain meditative focus Posted: 18 May 2020 12:13 AM PDT Been meditating for 60 days now - it's always been a struggle to quickly release those pesky repetitive thoughts as they swim through my vision. Today I tried something different that was very liberating, calming and improved my focus. As I inhaled, I imagined that I was breathing in energy and nourishment and life - I was loving myself, in a sense, by filling my body with essential oxygen. As I continued to inhale, I imagined a gathering "storm" of love, spring-loaded and ready to be released. At the moment of exhale, I spread that love and compassion throughout the entire world to all living creatures. I was sharing the love for myself with everyone else. I continued this for 30 minutes: the swell of self-love during the in-breath, and the fountain of love and compassion for all patterns of life during the out-breath. The see - saw of this method was quite entrancing and mesmerizing, and minimized the emergence of invasive thoughts. Ultimately, I am seeking ego dissolution, and I feel like I reached the cusp. [link] [comments] |
| Meditation made me feel detached Posted: 17 May 2020 11:43 PM PDT So i did meditation during a panic attack and now i feel dissociated ever since about 7 months ago but im pretty sure meditation caused this because after i was done with the practice this happened. What happened did meditation cause this? [link] [comments] |
| I can't tell if my back is straight or I'm forcing it Posted: 18 May 2020 03:18 AM PDT 5 minutes in meditation and I'm having lower back pain and can't really tell if I'm sitting straight so I start thinking and forcing straightening my back, I'm sitting on pillow half-lotus posture, can this harm my back even more? [link] [comments] |
| Why do I have this aversion to meditating? Posted: 17 May 2020 09:01 PM PDT I started out so well about 21 days ago. I was meditating for about 30 minutes a day. But the last week when I think about meditating I almost feel put off by it. I was starting to come in contact with some repressed emotions and practicing somatic awareness. I felt like I was making progress but now I just don't want to do it anymore. Like the thought of it makes me feel kind of annoyed. [link] [comments] |
| Does anyone else find the consecutive days/streak feature on meditation apps a bit off-putting? Posted: 18 May 2020 02:51 AM PDT It feels like for me it ends up running contrary to helping me live in the present by getting me focused on trying to keep up a daily streak. I wish there was a way to turn the feature off. [link] [comments] |
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| Did I accidentally meditate and/or transcend? Posted: 17 May 2020 10:21 PM PDT So I had a really interesting experience tonight and I don't quite know what to call it. I was super relaxed and calm and had my eyes closed. I definitely wasn't asleep because I know I was conscious, but I feel like I GENUINELY slipped into the present moment for a prolonged period of time (granted it was only a couple of minutes, maybe). I couldn't feel my body anymore; I just truly felt like I was just this consciousness, this awareness. It's the first time I experienced this feeling even though I've been trying to start meditation lately but have been struggling. But it felt amazing. As soon as I snapped out of it, I missed that state of bliss of not being limited by my body and my mind's thoughts. The experience made me really feel and understand myself as an entity outside my body, and I definitely want to feel it again. Is this what meditation—as in being in the present moment—feels like? Was this transcendence? Or was I just really high lmao [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 17 May 2020 10:09 PM PDT A tune to help you open them up https://open.spotify.com/track/51EcANfOs0sMRoJeDLA9AJ?si=vjweXS4xSBOcSqZB054d7A [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 May 2020 01:40 AM PDT Hi, can someone please post some good videos to start or some resources for a complete beginner? Thanks [link] [comments] |
| What is your type of meditation? Posted: 17 May 2020 05:59 PM PDT I already do meditation focusing on breath, and with mantras, I want to test other ones, have any suggestions? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 May 2020 01:28 AM PDT Hi everybody, Lately, I have been having these weird feelings of movement in my brain when I'm meditating. I suppose it's actually in my skin, but it feels like it's in my brain . They're not uncomfortable at all, in fact they're very pleasant. It just feels like part of my brain is wriggling and it can go on for a few minutes. Any possible explanations for what this is? Has anyone else experienced anything similar? [link] [comments] |
| how the heck do I "focus on the breath"??? Posted: 17 May 2020 09:16 PM PDT I find myself saying in my head "in, out, in, out" or analyzing it like "huh, feels sort of tight in the diaphragm right now," or other mental chatter related to my breathing. Surely this is not how it's done! I will say I'm new to meditation and my ADHD-adderall withdrawing-anxious brain is quite unconditioned. [link] [comments] |
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