Meditation: Weekly Discussion - May 18 2020 |
- Weekly Discussion - May 18 2020
- Has anyone here ever spent a week away from society and tech completely alone?
- “Just be here now.” - Ram Dass.
- I used to meditate a lot, but not anymore
- Meditation calms me down after family's death from Covid-19.
- Journaling + Meditation
- Trauma and Spiritual Progression - why is trauma not talked about in eastern contemplative religions
- Crying during meditation
- Everywhere else is silence. It's just your mind that fills the world with noise. The noise in the world is created by your mind.
- How I stayed in the meditative state throughout the day!
- Alexa skill to ease meditation practise
- 5 Ways to Start Living A Spiritual Life
- Do you have issues with anger, a hard time calming yourself down? How do you control it?
- Anyone tried Jim Hof breathing exercises and how would you describe them?
- Is it normal?
- Is drawing a form of meditation?
- Is this beneficial to everyone?
- Most here seem to be Buddhist please watch this if you are
- Blissful experience, how to recreate
- Is meditation possible without effort/throughout mindless tasks?
- Sitting comfortably - help!
- Benefits of Taking online Yoga Teacher Training Course
- Advice #2: Feel the Aliveness In You as Often as Possible
- I meditate for 3 months everyday, but i'm not sure what the purpose is yet
- I wonder if mental health issues are higher among meditators than the general population.
| Weekly Discussion - May 18 2020 Posted: 18 May 2020 08:09 AM PDT This is a reoccuring thread for questions relating to your practice and discussion around your experiences. Questions Ask questions relating to your practice, the theory of meditation, various traditions and lineages of thought, or practical tips. If you're new, please read our FAQ before posting, as it contains a wealth of information that all of us should come back to occasionally. Discussion Also use this thread for a more free-form discussion of your experiences and other tidbits that might not warrant their own full post. Use this space to connect with the /r/meditation community, it won't be heavily moderated. Also check out the monthly meditation challenge. [link] [comments] |
| Has anyone here ever spent a week away from society and tech completely alone? Posted: 18 May 2020 12:28 PM PDT Every day I'm feeling the urge more and more to just grab a weeks worth of food and water and go camp in a national park somewhere alone. No phone, no laptop. Just me, and probably a gun to be safe lol. Maybe a cruddy burner phone in case of an accident. Has anybody here done something like that before? I'd love to hear about your experience! [link] [comments] |
| “Just be here now.” - Ram Dass. Posted: 18 May 2020 08:11 PM PDT Ever since the quarantine, I want to live in the moment of every second. Enjoy life while it lasts. [link] [comments] |
| I used to meditate a lot, but not anymore Posted: 18 May 2020 01:42 PM PDT Any tips for someone who is far out of practice for years, who is trying again [link] [comments] |
| Meditation calms me down after family's death from Covid-19. Posted: 19 May 2020 12:48 AM PDT I've been practicing meditation for more than 2 years regularly. Never really achieve the sense of calmness. I tried guided and background music. But after my family's death, I finally have the sense of letting everything goes. It feels like I have nothing to lose anymore. Meditation really calm me down. I now listen to this new background music from youtube and feel better now. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 May 2020 07:19 AM PDT I recently started journaling and it's made a world of difference for my meditation. Whenever a worry or a thought starts to slip in I'm able to remind myself that I have a tangible medium on which to express these things — at a different time. It has made it a whole lot easier to get to a state of inner peace. Today I took it a step further. I considered the fabric of reality as a medium to which all things external to my inner self belong. This led to an intense feeling of peace as I realized I didn't need to hold onto my representations of reality. The things being represented will be there when I need them. [link] [comments] |
| Trauma and Spiritual Progression - why is trauma not talked about in eastern contemplative religions Posted: 18 May 2020 02:39 PM PDT Hello lovely people. I'm posting in hope of getting some leads on a question that has been bubbling away in me for a while now. I want to understand how the processing and resolving of trauma fits into eastern contemplative religions such as buddhism, and their models of spiritual progress, such as the chakra system. Does it even fit at all? A little background is probably useful here. I became interested in meditation and its incredible possibilities around 4 years ago. Fast forward a year and a half and my practise was going well. Then I suffered a traumatic event which left me with PTSD, which was compounded by negative childhood experiences. Fast forward to now, and I've spent the past 9 months undertaking EMDR therapy, and am just coming out the other side. For those unfamiliar with EMDR, a quick explanation is that it can be thought of as course of guided meditations, where you explore your trauma in the comforting presence of a therapist, allowing you to process the memories, and move past them. The PTSD, was horrible, very strong generalised anxiety all the time + flashbacks. However, it forced me to face my childhood trauma during therapy, which has undoubtably been a good thing for me. In fact, it has been so transformational, that I consider it a spiritual journey.(Internal work which has significantly improved my quality of life). Now that I am finishing this therapy, I have been looking for a way to continue my internal progress. Given that the PTSD mainly manifested as making me feel very unsafe, and anxious, my hypothesis was that the therapeutic work I had been doing amounted to balancing my root chakra (associated with safety and security). Upon reading up on the topic however, it appears that the therapy doesn't fit neatly into the chakra system as I expected. Additionally, when I attempted to meditate, back when my PTSD was in full force, being mindful was so painful that i could barely manage more than 30 seconds before I became overwhelmed and had to stop. To me it really feels like without EMDR to give me a solid base, the spiritual path just wasn't open to me. I was in such a place of pain that any mindfulness seemed unbearable, and any dissociative states were terrifying. I've been trying to find some resources which place trauma into context within the models of spiritual progress presented by buddhism etc., but I haven't been able to find anything thus far. Trauma, especially childhood trauma, seems to have such a central role in mental health, that I can't believe that such wise traditions would not mention it in some form. I would love if anyone could shed some light on this issue. Is this need to lay groundworks before starting the journey of awareness discussed in the contemplative religions? Is resolving trauma in any way an aim of meditation and spiritual progress in these religions? Is there anyone who's attempted to mesh the two together? Would love a lead to try and solve this mystery! TLDR; Trauma focused therapy and the practise of mediation can both offer spiritual progress, yet they seem to be very different. Is trauma a part of the models that Eastern contemplative religions present? Edit: To be clear, I understand that purifying trauma will be part of any contemplative practise naturally. However, I would like to be pointed in the direction of resources with explicitly talk about its relation to the eastern traditions. The most salient concept in my current understanding of the east seems to be awareness, whereas the most concept in therapy seems to be trauma. What's the link? Edit: A definition: I am defining trauma to be the psychological and physiological scars left on an individual, having been exposed to overwhelming stimuli, or conversely having been starved of necessary stimuli (such as parental love/attention). [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 May 2020 07:32 PM PDT I've been searching a lot about this but haven't really found too much that resonated with me... Anyone else find themselves crying during meditation, but - not - in an emotional way? I will cry during most meditation whether it's guided or not but don't feel sad/angry/etc just nothingness for the most part (with some anxiety at times but I'm a naturally super anxious person). Is this coming from a place of some sort of deep seated emotion that I need to work through? Is it a response to breathing deeply more (i.e. increase in my oxygen)? What's happening to me lol. [link] [comments] |
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| How I stayed in the meditative state throughout the day! Posted: 18 May 2020 02:57 PM PDT First, I want to say that I started meditating for about 2 years, on and off. Lately, my meditation practice has been getting longer and longer each day during quarantine. Its amazing because I have become better at navigating my self to the deep state. It all started when I timed myself on how long I can draw one breath. I was impressed that I can easily prolong it for one minute without having any shortness. So I applied this technique to my morning practice and have been amazed by the results. After about an hour, I realized I have to get going if I wanted to go to the market and go running in the park. I became a little sad that I had to break my chill meditative trance. But then this thought to me occurred, why can't I just continue this deep breathing and carry on. I immediately realized I try to move to fast. What is the rush? I have more than enough time to complete my tasks. So instead of rushing, I became more aware of my breath and what I had to do. Afterwards, I drew a hot bath with salts and oils to soothe my body. This helps me set the mood to become one with my highest self for my second meditation. And then I realized, I have been doing my best the whole day! I've been enjoying everything I do on a regular basis just by being more mindful. It became effortless. I haven't had any negative thoughts and if my mind wandered even a tiny bit; I easily slowed my breath down. On a deeper level, I realized I chase too many pleasures and that my body does not need to be constantly over stimulated. I'm going through this week on a liquid fast, on nofap, no alcohol, no social media and no purchases. If I keep focused on my deepest breaths, I feel I can keep my cool until Sunday. Next week, I will add no weed Following week, no music Wish me luck and let me know if you have any other recommendations! [link] [comments] |
| Alexa skill to ease meditation practise Posted: 19 May 2020 02:34 AM PDT Hi Everyone, Many of us have our own meditation practises from our gurus, yoga studios etc, and we want to practise them in a silent room or a silent space, sometimes it's not so convinient to take our mobile phone in the silent space and do it, so make meditation little easy I have made an alexa skill where you can upload your own meditation audios and just invoke it with a voice command and start meditating. I hope it will make practise little easier and it's free to enable. It's name is "My Audio". Thanks [link] [comments] |
| 5 Ways to Start Living A Spiritual Life Posted: 18 May 2020 10:45 PM PDT Spirituality is a lifestyle… We all know that… It is a method of living. Spirituality is closely linked to growth and evolution. A spiritual person is not anemic! A spiritual person is highly intelligent, loving, and powerful. He/she is capable of doing things that ordinary people are not capable of doing. Spirituality comes with practicality. How to convert a normal life to a spiritual life?! 1. GET IN TOUCH WITH YOUR SPIRITUAL SIDE "The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature, and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be." "For a person with 'eye to see,' God is everywhere." Life is not all about physical comfort, competitions, business, and social life. It is also about finding our true nature, realizing the soul and achieving union with the higher self. Feeling the connectedness with this universal supreme source, which is the source of all life, gives us a sense of peace, confidence, support, and fulfillment. It further empowers us to do more and achieve greater heights. "What is impossible for an ordinary person is possible with the blessings of God, the Guru, and the higher beings." 2. TAKE SOME TIME TO MEDITATE [link] [comments] |
| Do you have issues with anger, a hard time calming yourself down? How do you control it? Posted: 19 May 2020 02:09 AM PDT A few days ago I started a blog about the stoic philosophy and trying to explain it and help people understand themselves and others more. For instance I wrote about Procrastination and how to overcome it and dug deeper into something called Dopamine detox. It's an interesting thing and was a game changer in my life even tho it's placebo. Have a read and tell me what you think. The thing i wanted to get to is the second post I wrote, about the issue of revenge and anger control. Many of us have a hard time understanding ourselves and others. There is an interesting way how the old stoics such as Seneca and Marcus Aurelius completely removed they anger towards someone harming or insulting them. I wrote about that on my post. I hope you stay and subscribe or at least get into the stoic philosophy a bit more. What helps you control your anger? https://findyourstoic.blogspot.com/2020/05/on-revenge-and-how-to-avoid-it.html [link] [comments] |
| Anyone tried Jim Hof breathing exercises and how would you describe them? Posted: 18 May 2020 02:33 PM PDT |
| Posted: 19 May 2020 01:15 AM PDT Hello, thanks for reading. So I recently started to meditate. I usually put on my headphones and listen to Wayne Dyer or calming music for about 6-7 minutes per session. In the middle of the meditation though, sometimes my mind drifts off and I see weird stuff like lions, letters etc. I usually just let it come and let it go and I've been wondering if that's normal. Another thing is as I stated above, I listen to music when I'm meditating. Is this a good idea or should I just dump the music? Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Is drawing a form of meditation? Posted: 18 May 2020 07:12 PM PDT Bruh, I remember only like once in my whole life I experienced this, Like I was drawing but I was so focused and in like some crazy flow state. I was really calm too. Been chasing that for couple of years and haven't achieved it yet. Is that what meditation feels like? [link] [comments] |
| Is this beneficial to everyone? Posted: 18 May 2020 09:11 PM PDT I have a history of trauma, and covid has pushed me even further out of my comfort zone. I have been talking to a psychologist for 4ish months. She recommends meditation for an hour every day. I am finding this extremely hard to implement. Most I've done is 20 mins before going to sleep in my bed. Any tips for someone like me, who is skeptical and having difficulty adhering? Today me and my friend made a pact to meditate every day since I have felt miserable the last few days, having stopped meditation for the 10 mins I was doing every night out of complacency. I struggle with depression and PTSD. [link] [comments] |
| Most here seem to be Buddhist please watch this if you are Posted: 19 May 2020 12:43 AM PDT This explains Buddhism better than your average redditor. Understand Buddhism don't just accept it and meditate mindlessly. [link] [comments] |
| Blissful experience, how to recreate Posted: 19 May 2020 12:26 AM PDT I have been meditating for a year now, and yesterday I had a really weird experience. It was like suddenly my whole body was filled with peace and bliss, it was amazing, it produced the biggest smile on my face you can imagine. It was like I was lifted of the ground and wrapped in a blanket of bliss. However it only lasted for a few breaths before it went away. My question is, what exactly triggered that and how can I recreate it? And what was it? Is there like an explanation to it. I was meditating like always using my breath [link] [comments] |
| Is meditation possible without effort/throughout mindless tasks? Posted: 19 May 2020 12:10 AM PDT In the way that we go into autopilot mode while driving on the highway sometimes or while cleaning or even daydreaming. I find myself in a meditative state in moments like these where my subconscious brain is taking care of everything around me. Sometimes I can be so lost in thought that my thinking begins to lose meaning and bam, I'm meditating. I'm somehow secure in my feelings that I am genuinely meditating at least a little but also curious to know if anyone else feels this way or has any sort of perspective with this. Edit: clarified some things with better wording. I'm also aware that this autopilot mode is almost the antithesis of meditation. Is it possible to master and actually find that inner peace within this autopilot mindset? Thanks for reading! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 18 May 2020 11:35 PM PDT I've been trying to develop a meditation practice the past few weeks having dabbled in meditation for the past 5 years. I've extended my meditation to 20 minutes each morning. I'm finding the main distraction is sitting comfortably. My preferred style is to sit cross legged on a cushion with my back propped against the sofa. I find I start to get pins and needles in my leg or my back will ache a bit and that distracts me! Does anyone have any tips for getting comfier/not getting a dead leg please? [link] [comments] |
| Benefits of Taking online Yoga Teacher Training Course Posted: 18 May 2020 11:34 PM PDT BENEFITS OF ONLINE YOGA TEACHER TRAINING programHopefully, you are looking to be a yoga teacher and this lockdown creates difficulties for you to achieve your purpose. But do not worry your dream can be possible. Online Yoga Teacher Training course is the best option and it is a fast-growing business because thousands of yoga students are interested to do online yoga training. You may be thinking why? There are so many benefits to doing online courses. We are thinking the same way as you do. When lockdown started because of CoronaVirus we started this with a feeling that it will not work. But immediately we started promotion. We got the best result and from the beginning, our hope got doubled. 12 students participated and we had an amazing review and they were fully satisfied. Now they are teaching yoga. Learning Yoga from the root has a different experience. That's why our students encouraged us to do it and we would like to thank them. They have shared their experiences and this article is based on the experience of our online students. Here I am going to share with you what you can get from online training. Before you do any yoga teacher training course either online or offline you must understand what actually searching for?
If you get everything in online classes then what's the problem? If you are thinking you want to come to Rishikesh or India then great? But it all depends on the circumstances. But you are free to do now in your room in an online program. Best Training:In Online Yoga courses Teachers and students, both are relaxed because they do not do so much traveling, they have enough time to rest and prepare in their room so teachers give their 100% attention. That's why we prepared a big screen for the teacher to communicate with the students and the asana teacher also clearly the body position to guide if a student makes any mistake. Best Communication with teachers :As a student is practicing alone, he or she is always free to ask any questions. There is a microphone that is always connected with the ears of the teacher so communication is very easy. In the normal class even it is difficult and here in the online program, you feel you are most connected with the teacher. Focused Training :Online yoga teacher training is more focused than offline. Because you need to present time in your classes and there are assignments you need to complete regularly. There is an inner flow of guidance from the teachers. The Guru of the ashram like yogi Vishnu always guides the online students and he directly communicates to improve the quality of teachings. Same Syllabus :The online yoga teacher training course covers almost all the topics that normally a yoga school teach in normal TTC program like Hatha, ashtanga, vinyasa, kundalini whatever yoga style you choose and with that pranayama, bandha, mudra, meditation, pranayama, philosophy, anatomy, yoga psychology and so on. We have experienced that even when we provide online dance classes students enjoy so much and it is very much possible. What you not receive in online TTC :Only thing you miss is that you can not walk in the street of Rishikesh and any place you choose for the training. Same emotion, feelings, and even I feel a deeper connection with the school and teachers. You can not eat and sleep here but they are not the most important topic in the training. Affordable Fee:Normally the yoga TTC in the west is about 4000 to 5000 USD and that goes5 to 6 months. Here regularly you will get 6 hours of training and rest you will do self practice and study inorder to complete the 200 hours training. Also it is far cheaper and you can do it from the origin. Normally the course fee is less than 1000 USd, in Samadhi yoga ashram the online monthly yoga ttc is 500 to 800 USD depending on the course. That can be affordable for many students. Comfortable stay :You will have a great chance to stay in the most luxurious room that is your home. So all you need is available there always and you can adjust your time according to your comfort. Best food :Many people have different allergies and interest in eating food.you can cook for yourself as you like and eat. Some schools like us provide some online cooking classes for students so they can use that for them. Accreditation:Online yoga course is accredited by yoga alliance and anybody after the successful completion they will be certified and they can register their certificate with the directory of yoga alliance. Less trouble:Online yoga teacher training courses do not require travelling, packing, and worrying of anything. Best Team of teachers:It is very much possible to have the best teachers in the course because anybody can teach from anywhere. No teachers need to travel to the school to teach. Like we are connected with the great teachers and therapists and we invite them sometimes to share their success and experiences to encourage our students. Although direct teaching is very important and there is a different taste to sit with the Guru and learn yoga properly. The Schreen teachings are also a great idea when there is no option for direct connection. Thank you for reading my article and if you like please share with your friends and promote yoga and you can join us for any yoga training in Samadhi yoga ashram [link] [comments] |
| Advice #2: Feel the Aliveness In You as Often as Possible Posted: 18 May 2020 11:22 PM PDT Feel the aliveness inside you even in some of the toughest situations:
And anything else you can think of! The more you practice, the better you will get so don't feel discouraged if you keep slipping up. I find that feeling the aliveness inside of me brings me to the present moment the easiest. If you guys have other tips that help you, share them in the comments to help others as well. Love you all! [link] [comments] |
| I meditate for 3 months everyday, but i'm not sure what the purpose is yet Posted: 18 May 2020 11:17 PM PDT hello, I am 22 years old, I started meditating about 3 months ago (I know it is a short time), i am very disciplined and meditate daily 30 min at day and 30 min at night, but even though I have it as a habit, I am not sure what I get from my sessions .. I mean, i definitely feel calmer after meditating, but it doesn't last for many hours. I have generalized anxiety and honestly did not see results in the improvement of my anxiety, maybe some very imperceptible placebo effect. Another thing is the insights that people mention that they have during the sessions, this is something i never had, as i try to focus as much on my breathing as i can all the time, the thoughts that see in my head are noises from the mind that are just random stories, so how can i have insight if I'm totally focusing on something else (my breathing), should they just pop up out of nowhere, or should I encourage them by asking a questions? Sorry if you are confused to understand, but any clarification would make me more motivated to meditate I know that I meditate for a short time and I also shouldn't have expectations of meditation, but the reports I see in this sub make me think that maybe i doing something wrong.. Thank you so much [link] [comments] |
| I wonder if mental health issues are higher among meditators than the general population. Posted: 18 May 2020 06:57 AM PDT |
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