Meditation: We're so addicted to thinking that we'd rather think about meditation and mindfulness. |
- We're so addicted to thinking that we'd rather think about meditation and mindfulness.
- May Meditation Challenge
- I’d like to share a simple story with you guys about how meditation has helped me today in a tangible way
- I have a trio of beautiful playlists with one goal: helping with concentration while working/studying while finding inner peace of mind. The first is guitar centric, the second is piano, the third mixes some cello and harp into the recipe. And they are magic!
- I have been meditating for a while now. On and Off. However, I have noticed in the last few weeks that I am more calm than ever. I am more accepting and forgiving. I am letting go with this things that I would have gone crazy for a year ago.
- Warmth in my solarplexus
- Soccer player on opponent team mocking his 'zen' goal celebration:‘No, not really,’ ‘I think they helped me a lot to get meditation out in the world and to show the whole world that meditation is an important thing so I’m thankful that they helped me with that.’
- I made a breakthrough today
- I have made these 4h [playlist]. The first is piano only and the second is guitar & Piano. It helps me stay focused and productive on my personal projects and makes meditation easier when I get to it. Hope you like them :) Peace !
- Does anyone find focusing on breathing to be distracting
- Meditation
- To what degree should I let my thoughts wander during and outside of meditation?
- Recommended Mediation Sounds on Spotify
- Why is it so hard to meditate am I overthinking?
- Meditation, Open minded, Spiritual Telegram group?:3
- Been facing issues with managing my online yoga Zoom sessions such: as receiving payment from learners, getting attendance confirmations, etc... Anyone facing same issues? any good solutions?
- Is it normal Seeing colors while closing eyes with or without meditation ?
- New to meditation: your seat
- Today I learned that the monkey mind isn't always talking. Sometimes it's just dancing.
- Calming Meditation - Perfect For Young People
- Honey attracts flies
- What is the purpose of meditation?
- Speaking up without rehearsing/thinking - Fuck overthinking
- What does it mean to judge the present
| We're so addicted to thinking that we'd rather think about meditation and mindfulness. Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:56 PM PDT I believe many of us are on the right path but at a place where we're constantly thinking about mindfulness and being in the present moment. We come here to seek more information about meditation even though we've realised that we already have all of it within us. It definitely is the case for me and I believe it is the same for many more of us. Seeking information that we already know is another form of engaging the mind in a mild way, aka thinking just for the sake of it. I understand that me making this post is a result of that too but that's no big deal as this'll be my last post for at least the next few months. The solution is extremely simple. We should minimize our internet usage as it's frying our brains with excessive and unnecessary information. Everytime you pick up the phone, be mindful of why you picked it up and try to notice every scroll and tap on your screen. Another awesome thing that I've figured out after trying out constant breath awareness for the past few months is you actually don't need an anchor or stay in the present. The breath, mantra, sounds, sights are all incredibly useful to stay in the present moment but just realising the fact that you're not in the present moment brings awareness to all those anchors at once and in a way that you don't manipulate them. Most importantly, enjoy coming to present moment instead of treating it like chore. Have fun with your mindfulness journey! Thank you for reading this far. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 May 2020 03:50 AM PDT Hi all! We all know that it can be hard to start and maintain a regular sitting practice. So I wondered if anyone would care to join me in a daily meditation challenge for May? u/WCBH86 set up a monthly meditation challenge for the last 2 years or so, and it's really seemed to strike a chord here and received lots of engagement and positive feedback over that time. u/WCBH86 stuck to daily meditation throughout much of that time myself (struggled a little some months, but he did have a two year old son at the moment!), and many others who took part have managed consistent practice throughout that time. It provided a lovely sense of community and lots of encouragement. I'd like to continue his efforts. So, here's the deal: You choose how much time you want to spend meditating each day, and what sort of meditation you're going to practice. But you commit to practicing every day for the month of May, and maybe check in on here with others who are doing the same. The idea is to have some group support/accountability, to help you stick to daily practice all month long. If it goes well, then we rinse and repeat for the month of June. I'll make a new post for that when the time comes. Post a comment below if you'd like to take part. And if you'd like an accountability partner to really help see you through your daily practice, post a comment below that says "accountability partner needed". Then wait for someone else to reply to your comment, and say "I'll be your partner". You can help keep each other in check throughout the month. For those who use Insight Timer, there is a group for this called Meditation Month. Feel free to join up and find some extra accountability there. For those who use it, there is also a discord server for this : https://discord.gg/xcQAGNa Good luck folks. Hope this helps some of you start a meditation habit and others get back into one. TLDR: Encouragement and support for people trying to make daily meditation stick! NOTE: I like to encourage everyone who wants to take part and who leaves a comment below by wishing them luck and other little things in response. But I don't reply to people who have asked for an accountability partner in their comment because I don't want them to get a little "new message" icon and get hopeful only to find it's me saying "good luck!", and also because I think people scanning comments to see if anyone needs a partner might more easily look past those that already have a reply, even if the reply is just from me and isn't actually an offer to be a partner. Just wanted to let those folks who don't get a reply from me know that it's nothing personal! I wish you luck too, and am pleased you're taking part! :) NOTE 2: Since starting these monthly challenges, the Insight Timer group has grown to 900+ members, and the Discord even more than that! So join in and help make meditation a regular part of your life! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:11 AM PDT I have anxiety disorder, panic disorder and agoraphobia. I've been told by many therapists that meditation is key for me and I would benefit greatly from mindfulness training. Well for the past 9 days I've been meditating on average 30-45 minutes a day. Focusing on my breath, allowing my emotions and thoughts to arise, noting, and letting go, etc. Today I needed to go to the doctors office to get tested for COVID-19 because my symptoms are worsening. Usually I cannot go anywhere medical without someone with me or I'd have a panic attack. I drove to the doctors and allowed myself to feel my fear, while staying present with my breath and keeping awareness of where I was and the sights and sounds around me. When I got to the office I had a flu and COVID19 test shoved up each nostril two times and I did not panic. For me this is huge! Usually by that point I'd be a wreck. I just kept going back to my breath and allowing my muscles to relax when I noticed them tensing up. I kept grounding myself by feeling my senses (What do I see? Smell? Hear? Taste? Where am I?). I began to see my panic thoughts as a narrative my brain comes up with. An over active amygdala that's trying to protect me but isn't serving me. I was able to separate myself from those engrained patterns and remain mindful thereby almost eliminating my anxiety. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 May 2020 05:02 AM PDT They all update weekly with new releases to always stay fresh and surprise the listener, and I carefully pick the best pieces I can. Guitar edition: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/39Bmm1ZVkuKxcWCUmZokl8?si=OUPajxf_Tt6curnKeEUoNg Piano edition: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QGRbe22EQ8zkI5B19wV6j?si=n-PGzITxTtqDP_8zH5kqnw Reading book edition: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7hibx8MRrinUl4OdIJTRrH?si=cGUO91yTTFqsnEX6uDP5tg [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:23 PM PDT I don't know how is that related to meditation any how. But I find myself more peaceful with myself and inner talk. I had been developing two habits: journaling my thoughts. Writing a lot about my thoughts and how I feel. Also, I had been practicing meditation for quiet a while. For a short period of time in the morning. I am only focusing on my breath and observing my thoughts. It's quiet interesting because as for journaling I am questioning my anxiety and negative thoughts. I am seeing the effects by letting my thoughts out and sharing with people. But I cannot explain it with meditation. I cannot see the connection between meditation and my peacefulness. Yet, here I am. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 May 2020 02:34 AM PDT Hey! I am meditating for a couple of months now but never felt anything except that I couldn't feel my hands after some time and got really relaxed. 3 days ago I smoked some weed because it makes it so much easier to meditate and be aware of my feelings and breath that enters my lungs. I visualized how that breath gets through my chakras and it was like my heart and my solarplexus were shining and filled with hot energy (in a good and really impressive way... never felt something like that in my body). Since that night every time i look into my body my solarplexus still has that warmth inside of it (not that intense like 3 days ago but I can still feel it). I always wished that I could feel my energy and chakras one time and now it seems like the day came, i am so happy for that! But I am curious what does it mean and what I should do about that? Is it the solarplexus because it is the central part of my body or because I should work on especially that chakra? I am really looking forward to feel the other chakras as well in some time and be more aware of my energy! It feels like i was rewarded for meditation "work" (you know its not work in a negative way but it needs perseverance) [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:10 PM PDT I recently started meditating and went through the stage of thinking my mind was quiet only to realize I was too attached to my own thoughts to even notice they were there. But today I think I have made my biggest breakthrough so far. For a short moment in my session I was just aware of sensations and thoughts without any conceptualizing. I usually feel like I'm looking from the outside when I notice sensations and just can't stop myself from thinking about it's location, intensity etc. For a brief moment today, I was just aware without having to name names or examine attributes in my head. It was almost like I wasn't there, only the objects of my awareness. [link] [comments] |
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| Does anyone find focusing on breathing to be distracting Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:50 PM PDT |
| Posted: 01 May 2020 05:24 AM PDT LoveMeditation - SoundCloud Listen to LoveMeditation by Steve Norris on #SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/steve-norris-297699747/lovemeditation [link] [comments] |
| To what degree should I let my thoughts wander during and outside of meditation? Posted: 01 May 2020 04:59 AM PDT I think this is going to be difficult to articulate so please bear with me. I've meditated in the past with relatively little success in maintaining the habit, but I found the Headspace student deal and the guided meditations have been really beneficial. I'm over a month in now and am up to 20 minutes per day. Recently, I had some guided meditations that discussed being present outside of meditation and it lead to a bunch of questions that I thought would be best answered here. Many of the questions are similar so if you'd like to summarize a response rather than answer each individual question, feel free. First, I'd like to begin with some questions regarding my actual meditation practice and how to apply my focus:
Now a few questions, in terms of mental focus outside of meditation (the answers should be similar as above):
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| Recommended Mediation Sounds on Spotify Posted: 01 May 2020 04:43 AM PDT Hey all. Was into mediation a few years ago and at the time was really able to still my brain just concentrating on my breath. It's not working now. Was wondering if there are noises that will work and if there are certain recordings that can be found on Spotify . Some people mention stuff like peaceful piano or guitar, but I'm a musician and end up analyzing what is going on musically. It's almost like I need a bell that rings once and lingers ......one tone that goes off into the distance for a long period of time. Does this make sense? The visual equivalent would be staring into a flame. Does this exist? Is there a recording of something like this that can be pulled up on Spotify? I desire to still my brain. It is overactive. Thank you. [link] [comments] |
| Why is it so hard to meditate am I overthinking? Posted: 01 May 2020 04:38 AM PDT Again,I would just like to refresh my brain on meditation.Please teach how to meditate?I am experiecing feelings of anxiety while Meditating its hard...How to meditate amigos? [link] [comments] |
| Meditation, Open minded, Spiritual Telegram group?:3 Posted: 01 May 2020 04:22 AM PDT Hi there! I was missing something like a spiritual group on telegram, so i created one! If you want to join us feel free to click on this link: Hope you are safe and having a relaxed weekend!<3 Hope to see you soon:3<3 [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 01 May 2020 04:01 AM PDT Since I started giving yoga and meditation classes, for every session I spend around 30-40 minutes chatting with my learners on Whatsapp or Instagram to get their confirmation on attendance, make sure that they paid, so that I send them the Zoom link It's all such a hassle. Is there anything out there that can help? Anyone can help? [link] [comments] |
| Is it normal Seeing colors while closing eyes with or without meditation ? Posted: 30 Apr 2020 11:54 PM PDT They appear since my childhood. When I'm in deep meditation they are intense in other times they are mild. Are they related to nimittas? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:06 PM PDT Hello all. Been meditating for six weeks, am really starting to love it. I've been slowly building up my time and have noticed while seated that my feet will fall asleep partway through and I'll have to reposition. It's becoming so frequent and distracting that I've been slowly transitioning to laying. Any tips for finding your comfortable seat? I feel like I've tried an array of pillow setups and positioning. Not sure if being large (6'3 220 lbs) with disproportionately long femurs is part of my problem. [link] [comments] |
| Today I learned that the monkey mind isn't always talking. Sometimes it's just dancing. Posted: 01 May 2020 02:57 AM PDT Meditation gave me the awareness that we have 2 minds. One which is here, doing what I am doing, and the other one (the monkey mind) which can be thinking about work, holidays, that argument I had, my future, my past, whatever. Sometimes it's very clear that the chatter in my head is the monkey mind. Some other times though, it's silent, but still very agitated. It's dancing in silence. The more I meditate, the more I get to know my monkey mind. And the more I'm able to tell when it's dancing in silence. Even when I can't really hear what it has to say. When I notice this, I take a deep breath, and then wait a few seconds. And I can clearly feel this little monkey calm down. He and I will be friends from now on :) [link] [comments] |
| Calming Meditation - Perfect For Young People Posted: 01 May 2020 02:31 AM PDT My friend has made this meditation audio track she believes is perfect for young people during lockdown. Hope you enjoy :) [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:40 PM PDT So, I've been meditating a lot more lately and have been generally happier and feeling more at peace with myself. Particularly, I feel very grounded. The only issue is that people have started treating me differently, and not necessarily in a good way. Ifs not everyone, of course, but it's coming from people who I've never had any quarrels with. I spoke about it with one of my friends and she said she experienced this as well when she started meditating again - and that honey attracts flies. Have you experienced this and what did you do about it? I've generally taken the "silent" approach and ignore the person if they're being rude and then internally let it go so their negative words don't stay with me. [link] [comments] |
| What is the purpose of meditation? Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:29 PM PDT |
| Speaking up without rehearsing/thinking - Fuck overthinking Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:57 AM PDT Hey friends! A big part of my life I think/rehearse about the words I'm about to speak when talking with other people. In my youth I thought I had to fit in on high school, university. The easiest way to fit in is to adjust to others, by saying things that makes you fit in with others. I used to be very empathetic, which makes it really easy to feel and see how you have to behave to make others like you and accept you. You need to be on the same wave-length to be liked and accepted, at least, this is what I thought at the time. A consequence of this is that I always thought about I was about to say. I will say this, so I will fit in. I will say this, so they like me, accept me, will judge me less. This resulted in a lot of my brainpower being used for overthinking conversations with anyone. Moreover, it was paired with loads of anxiety, and thereby increasing the amount of thinking I did as well. Thereby, I used to be a very loving person. Society/friends took advantage of this and saw my loving personality as a weakness. That's how I started seeing my own love as well as a vulnerability/weakness. This resulted in a lot of extra anxiety, and my anxiety got intertwined with my love. This increased the amount of thoughts preconversation as well. A few years later, I had my second ayahuasca ceremony. The guides gave everyone the chance to open up our hearts and let go of what has been holding us back. We were sitting in a circle, and I decided it was done. I cried, told that I was incredibly fed up with the fact that I'm always thinking before having conversations. It stops the flow of everything and makes you feel extremely disconnected. I wasn't the only one who had those issues, all off the participants shared the same issue. Since that moment, I stopped rehearsing the words during a conversation. It gave me a massive amount of mental freedom and flow in speech. Not preparing a conversation doesn't mean you are talking shit or not taking into account the feelings other have. By speaking from your heart you can let your soul speak. Often times I'm amazed what comes out of my mouth and it has been a very humble grateful experience so far. I let go of a lot of fear, resulting in extremely less daily amount of stress. Moreover, what could be a great lesson for a lot of people: By not adjusting yourselves to the wave-length of others, you will start being the person who you are, instead of being the person that society expects you to be. It's nice to be liked, but it kills your own personality. Right now I really don't care if someone doesn't share the same perspective/mentality/world-view,but! I respect everybody though and care about everyone. We don't have to be liked. What matters is that we can express who we are by being our purest self. In this way we can inspire others to let go of our masks, in this way we can live not out a fear-based mentality, but out of a love-based mentality. We can be who we are, and there is no need to pretend to be someone else. Yes, it will happen that your honesty will not be appreciated, but so be it! We do not all have to agree on something, since we are all our unique selves. By speaking directly without overthinking, we can let go of our layers of conditioning, and become who we are meant to be. Thanks for listening, I hope this reaches someone in need. Loads of love! [link] [comments] |
| What does it mean to judge the present Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:15 PM PDT I have just started meditating and i'm constantly reading about being aware of the present moment, without judgement. In what ways do we judge the present moment? By thinking the present is bad because of what we think will happen in the future or something? I feel as if im already living in the present. [link] [comments] |
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