Meditation: Thank you our magnificent sun that is warming the planet and helping all the food grow. |
- Thank you our magnificent sun that is warming the planet and helping all the food grow.
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| Thank you our magnificent sun that is warming the planet and helping all the food grow. Posted: 12 Jan 2021 03:07 PM PST Thank you our magnificent sun that is warming the planet and helping all the food grow. Thank you for the hydrologic cycle that circulates all the water around the planet. Thank you for gravity that allows life to exist on earth. Thank you for the rotation of planet earth that allows life to exist here. Thank you for the light that the moon provides in the evening. Thank you for the oxygen that the oceans are helping to create for us to breathe. Thank you for the abundance of food that the oceans provide. Thank you for all the incredible plant life that gives us medicines. Thank you for taste buds that allow me to enjoy all the different flavors of food. Thank you for good hearing that lets me enjoy uplifting music. Thank you for beautiful beaches and the soothing sound of the ocean. Thank you for amazing colorful coral reefs and the abundance of different varieties of fish. Thank you for the incredible experience of snorkeling off the coast of the Hawaiian islands. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 11:58 PM PST I got my driving license pretty late, and it took me around 6 months to go from herky-jerky car park driving practice, to actually being able to drive on a motorway and merge and reverse park etc. From anxious bad driving, to pleasant good driving. That took practice driving most evenings a week, for a an hour or so, a high-speed-on-slippy-surfaces test (worth paying for if you come to Sweden, great fun), and a bunch of studying and reading. I wonder how similar that might be for the average person who starts with headspace, fighting to do the practice, and a then few months later is doing a daily practice and enjoying it. Or does this feel like an entirely different incomparable experience to learning how to drive? [link] [comments] |
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| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 02:33 PM PST Who of you has experienced the great benefits of doing group meditations instead of meditating alone? At least for me, every time I meditate in a bigger group, I feel much more present and the entire experience seems to be intensified hugely. So since I'm meditating anyways in the morning at 7am (based in Europe, so CET), I thought I can just start streaming my meditation sessions and invite people to join me. If you want to get started with meditation or want some company, I'm there on Youtube 7am for 30 minutes Mondays to Fridays :) Tomorrow's session: https://youtu.be/dYhVf7CMnto --> Would love to see you there! [link] [comments] |
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| Intrusive sensations which cause insomnia? Posted: 13 Jan 2021 12:52 AM PST I have been meditating on and off for about a year, where I will just relax and pay attention to my body and let my mind wander. Recently, I have been getting stronger sensations, especially in my head where it feels like it is moving and turning over like a lava lamp. There is also a strong pressure sensation between my eyes and right behind my nose, which feels pleasant if it's slight but it can get quite intense and uncomfortable. A few weeks ago, out of curiousity, I focused on the sensation between my eyes and it got stronger until it felt like a physical moving object was in my head, and I suddenly slipped into a trance-like state where a section of my head was vibrating, and it was both pleasant and scary/uncomfortable. It only happened for about a minute but it was slightly difficult to "snap out of it". Now, whenever I try to lie down or sleep, the head sensations return, accompanied by a slight body vibration, and it is impossible for me to ignore them. I can "lean into" the head feeling, although I am scared to make it worse. It has made sleep extremely difficult and I have had terrible insomnia recently (can't sleep till 5am, oftentimes stay up all night until I crash the next evening). The only good part is that the body vibration reduced my anxiety quite a bit. Does anyone have suggestions for what to do? [link] [comments] |
| Sentence Popping Up in Meditation Posted: 12 Jan 2021 02:05 PM PST Today while in meditation I had a sentence pop up vividly "he is praying for you" and then it flashed away. It wasn't a thought in my mind, but rather like I could see the sentence typed in front of me. Has anyone had an experience like this? I'm very spiritual but not religious, though I used to be, but I'm not sure who the "he" is. I've never visually seen a sentence before in meditation so this is new to me! [link] [comments] |
| Meditation will reduce your sleep time! STUDY! Posted: 12 Jan 2021 07:55 PM PST This study states that there is a relation between reduction in speed that is equal to the time spent in meditation. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919439/ Thoughts? Do you agree? What was your personal experience? [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 11:01 PM PST Someone posted the link to the audio earlier and I downloaded the first set of tapes to my google drive was wondering if someone still had the link if you could post it for me that would be awesome [link] [comments] |
| Trouble following guided meditations Posted: 12 Jan 2021 06:54 PM PST I have tried multiple guided meditations and have trouble really getting into them, because I seem to always analyze what I'm being told and how my mind is reacting. For instance, when told to visualize something, I always wonder if I'm seeing it clearly enough, if the garden should have more flowers, if the ocean should have more waves... When told to walk during a countdown, I feel like I'm walking too fast, then lose focus because I start trying to follow the pace of the narrator. When told to visualize myself doing something, I see myself in 1st person and wonder if I should be doing it in 3rd person, or the other way around. Does anyone else struggle with this? Any tips?? I keep trying these fantastic meditations and always end up feeling like I didn't go as deep as I could have. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| What is one supposed to get out of meditation? Posted: 13 Jan 2021 02:22 AM PST Is it just a method of relaxation or is it supposed to reveal some sort of truth to the person meditating? [link] [comments] |
| Just keep walking. Breakthrough will happen. Anytime Posted: 13 Jan 2021 02:18 AM PST |
| Posted: 13 Jan 2021 02:14 AM PST Around 15-20 minutes into a session I start seeing the most amazing psychedelic like imagery. Vast and colorful space nebulas with electricity sparking through them flashed in my vision. Then I saw this cylinder but I was looking through it from circle base to circle base horizontally and the base became holographic and started spinning and disappeared for a second. Then I felt this strange disconnect or disassociation and suddenly the brightest light I ever saw filled my closed eyes, like I was within inches of the sun. Reminded me a lot of DMT Regrettably, I did open my eyes at that point because it did freak me out a little. I haven't had visuals like this from mediation in a while and it makes me want to meditate even more to see what I can experience. Has anyone else seen amazing imagery like this? Tell me about it. [link] [comments] |
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| Novice meditator has overwhelming experience during meditation! Posted: 12 Jan 2021 02:09 PM PST Hello, I am new to Reddit and just wanted to share a recent incident / hear the thoughts of people with more experience in meditation. I just started meditating about a week ago and I had some very successful experiences with the Headspace Netflix meditation series. In the third episode midway through the meditation Andy Pubbicombe, the narrator, asks you what you are most greatful for in life. You are not supposed to answer the question but rather just let it sit. I concentrated on the feeling this question created in me. First it was just a slight tingling in my arms but then suddenly this energy I can only describe as a warm yellow light flooded my whole body. My heartrate went from what I can only guess to be 70 bpm to around 130 bpm. I was deeply ecstatic and almost concerned for my wellbeing as I never expected such a strong sensation to arise from meditation. I tried to hold the feeling until the narrator told me to relax again. The only thing I ever felt that was close to this experience is when I tried MDMA and the drug set in and I couldn't feel anything but happiness. I tried to look for similiar experiences online but didn't end up finding anything that fit my description. This could also be contributed to me just not being proficient at research but here I am anyway. Has anyone ever had a similar experience or more insight on this? As I said I am really new to meditation and I can't really wrap my head around what happened. I'd love to hear your thoughts on this! Please share your experiences if you feel comfortable! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 08:03 PM PST I posted this in Glitch_in_the_Matrix and was told I may get better insight in this subreddit so, here it is. sorry I'm a Reddit noob lol I had this experience long ago, I was maybe 15 - 16. I'm 32 now. But I can remember it like it was yesterday. Back story: ever since I was a child I was obsessed with meditation and religion! Also the paranormal. I was sure that if I meditated enough, one day I would manifest powers lol (to be a child) Anyway, I would meditate anytime I could. One day, I was staying with my father and he had gone to his room and went to bed. By this time, I had developed a mantra as I had done research on better attuning yourself. I turned everything off and sat in the living room couch. I began to meditate. Eventually I began to let go, I couldn't tell you how long in. I saw and or felt my thoughts, memories and ideas come by and dissipate. Then I didn't feel the couch under me anymore or head anything. I didn't have much awareness of my surrounding I just knew I was home. Then I was thoughtless. Then I vaguely remember a beach and everything was the color of a sunset but no sun. Then mountains and canyons, same sunset color. Warm. So warm, so serene. I felt like I was there for a while but then also, not really? Eventually there was nothing. The sunset color faded and as darkness set in I began to feel absolutely disoriented. I was spinning. Fast! Remarkably fast, in every direction. Spinning with great force, relentless. I knew it would never stop. I felt nothing just speed and spin. No time. I can't explain it, there was just no time, idk how long I was there but I KNEW there was no time. No gravity. No nothing just never ending spinning. Then a thought came in. "Maybe I shouldn't be here" BAM! A wave of anxiety. Thoughts like, "maybe this is death" "this is the end" "I want to see my parents" all of it came crashing into my mind. I gasped exasperated and felt almost as if I slammed back down into my body. I immediately started crying and ran to my dads room lol He said it was probably just a nightmare and I insisted that I hadn't slept. He said I shouldn't watch scary movies and eat snacks before going to bed 🙄 I felt kind of silly after, even though it scared the crap out of me, so I never really told this story much. But it was very strange. It put me off meditating for a while. Looking back, I wish my mind was stronger then (I was just a teen) I could have possibly pushed off those negative thoughts and gone deeper into the experience. [link] [comments] |
| Feeling between the eyes for a beginner Posted: 12 Jan 2021 12:57 PM PST Hi Folks, I started mediation practice for a week now and most of the time when I do, I feel a strong feeling between the eyes ( the third eye ?) . I try my best not to focus on it but can feel some sensation over there. Sometimes I feel like something is about to burst out from there, like an energy surge and I immediately open my eye. None of this experience is not painful. I know it's pretty common, but what does it actually mean? [link] [comments] |
| How do you apply mindfulness at work? Posted: 13 Jan 2021 01:32 AM PST Curious to hear examples from this community, but also interested in other communities more directly focused on the topic. [link] [comments] |
| Have you tried yin yoga as moving meditation yet? Posted: 12 Jan 2021 09:30 PM PST https://youtu.be/o05wTRPLQyU This class has a lot of breath visualization and body awareness and is all seated on the ground which can be great for anxiety, mental health, and COVID recovery [link] [comments] |
| Meditation for mental help/depression/sadness vs. Transcendental Meditation Posted: 13 Jan 2021 01:04 AM PST Everything just building up inside me and been just going crazy in quarantine on top of everything else going on personally in my life. Also been smoking weed more often than not bc of how sad stressed I've been. Was sorta numbing myself from Christmas-New Years, and since the New Year started just things have felt going downhill for me mentally. Just been starting to break me. Mix of quarantine, jealousy of others future, sadness, depression etc.. I've done TM before transcendental meditation, but found it to help a lot more with "energy" level and not getting sleepy than any sort of mental health sadness/anxiety/spiritual benefits. They also wanted you to do it for 20 minutes twice a day, and I could barely do a full 20 minute session. Also kept me up at night I guess because it gives you a buzz. Again the problem was I never felt spiritually or mentally much different just more like I had some coffee. I went into meditation hoping to cleanse myself more mentally and haven't found that with TM at all. Just like mentioned, when I feel tired I would do it and it would help me be more focused. Looking to get back into meditation and not sure what the best practice would be to go for based on my current situation and past experiences. If anyone has some advice please help, cheers. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 09:03 PM PST can someone tell me how to do this? is there a certain way? I've been recommended by many people to meditate but i've never really looked into it. i've been in a bad mood for the longest time and decided to start meditating. [link] [comments] |
| I've been wanting to do second meditations during my day. Posted: 12 Jan 2021 09:02 PM PST I'm not complaining but I feel like a night-time meditation would help. I typically do them during the day and today was the first time I feel like I really meditated in a long time and I wanted to do a second one tonight, I'm also kind of worried I won't have the same effects. Honestly, I didn't even want to meditate today, I just wanted to rush to something else I had to do but I knew I had to take the 10 minutes out of my day to do this. I started to not give myself a choice. Then by the end of the meditation, I felt like I needed more time. I was so in the moment, but don't worry, I opened my eyes at my own pace. I hope everyone feels what I felt today while meditating at least once in their life because I have never felt more blissful in my life. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 08:36 PM PST I got some intense anger issues. Porn addiction. Depression ect. Trying to find a fix and heard meditation might help a few [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 12 Jan 2021 03:33 PM PST Focus on you Today. I know its easy to look at EVERYONE else and what EVERYONE else is doing but will that allow you to heal? Will that allow you to progress with yourself, with your mental health, with your depression, with your goals etc.? Don't get me wrong, I am ALL about celebrating, supporting and being there for others but its very important to remember that everyday we only have a certain amount of marbles in the jar. If we are giving those marbles away constantly, how are we going to have any energy for ourselves, for our needs and for our boundaries? We won't. Some ways that help me focus on myself daily, is through stretching, meditation, being outside for at least 30 minutes, playing video games, watching videos on youtube that are related with my niche and focus, reading, painting, etc. Find what works for you and keep focusing on that, little by little, day by day. Something that I used to struggle with was wanting "success" fast and obsessing over the destination rather than enjoying the journey. The journey and the process is what is most important for EVERYTHING we are focusing on. If we are doing our best we can do, and like my blog focus was about a few days ago, that doesn't mean giving 10/10 but giving the energy we have for the day to the best of our ability, into whatever we are passionate about. Today: Give yourself a hug, the battle has been long, its been tough but YOU have made it through it all and I am so fucking proud of you. Keep pushing. I love you. Drey <3 [link] [comments] |
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