- I saw a therapist who suggested I Meditate for my anxiety and stress .. the only issue is... I have no idea how to do that... I can sit silently for a long time but how does that help with anxiety?
- Remember why we are all here!
- Press into your solar plexus for an intense calming effect.
- i’m going to be giving meditation a go for 30 days and seeing what kind of differences i notice
- Bawling my eyes out and feeling goosebumps all over my body while meditating
- The simple act of correcting my posture during meditation impacted my whole experience. Also this will help those having difficulty noticing the breath.
- Forgiveness meditation is helping me heal.
- Meditating with adhd is very difficult, what’s your preferred meditation?
- Daily meditation uncovering deep feelings?
- Best means of meditation
- How noticeable are the benefits?
- TM Mantras
- Meditation + EDMR or therapy
- Effort; on the cushion and off the cushion
- possible explanation for some of the "crazy experiences".
- I do meditation everyday for 15 mins but whenever I do, half of the time I get past thoughts.
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- What method of meditation do you practice?
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- Can’t stop moving while meditating
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| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:08 PM PDT So as the title says, she said to Meditate but she didn't say how, how long, what do I focus on, anything. When I expressed uncertainty she said use the calm app ... but ... I dont know ..I feel dumb and have no idea what it is I'm supposed to do.. like what do I DO.... I've tried reading up a bit but it's rather overwhelming for a starter and also some of it sounds rather far fetched. How do I start as a total beginner without feeling dumb. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:32 PM PDT I think we all need to take a deep breath and relax. So far today, I've seen so many rude comments and judgmental posts, it's starting to bum me out. Remember, meditation teaches us to let go, and not get stuck in our own neurotic thoughts and actions. Allow room for other opinions, and if it doesn't serve you, move on. Love is the way. Compassion is the way. If you see a moment to teach, then instruct with empathy and love. Meditation is a beautiful thing because it draws people from all sorts of backgrounds. Because some have secular beliefs and others nonsecular, it's important to always respond with understanding and empathy. There's so much wisdom that everyone brings to the table due to the plethora of reasons that brought everyone here, and it's important to not gate keep. No one knows everything. Breathe In. Breathe Out. Let Go. [link] [comments] |
| Press into your solar plexus for an intense calming effect. Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:09 PM PDT The solar plexus is located behind your stomach, under your ribcage (you will feel a bone in there, DO NOT push on that bone, press about an inch under). It's a collection of nerves running together. This is great to do before meditation or honestly at any time. I suspect it has an effect on the vagus nerve but honestly I don't know, it just works.
Just observe what it does to your state of mind. ;) [link] [comments] |
| i’m going to be giving meditation a go for 30 days and seeing what kind of differences i notice Posted: 25 Apr 2021 03:56 PM PDT I'll start by saying today has been super difficult for me for many reasons but more than anything it's made me realise i need to start finding some peace internally and in my life in general. I've had friends speak to me about how much they wish they'd started meditating sooner and how great it is for anxiety/stress and i really wanted to give it a go So here goes i guess! i'm gonna be trying a couple of 10 minute meditations a day and i'll see what kind of changes happen, i'm really excited to give it a go after seeing some of the posts on here any tips or things that might help an absolute beginner would be greatly appreciated! i shall check back in 30 days and let everyone know how i get on [link] [comments] |
| Bawling my eyes out and feeling goosebumps all over my body while meditating Posted: 25 Apr 2021 12:50 PM PDT I am not a regular meditator, recently discovered about the practise but still not 100% determined to do it every single day. I quit all social media apps recently, and started just laying and contemplating in my room realizing that my life is kinda watching youtube videos all the time even though I have passions. After some contemplation about a frustrating event I had earlier that day I said to myself "why not meditate for about 30minutes because I feel kinda uninspired and depressed?". And so I did it a litle different this time using i method called do-nothing meditation where you're not allowed to move a muscle and face the discomfort. I was doing it for about 8 minutes and it was really uncomfortable but I just accepted all itches and discomforts and for a moment everything went blank and i kinda felt like levitating then all of a sudden a wave of strong goosebumps hit me like a truck and I started crying like crazy. I think it was a happy cry, reminding me that this practise is indeed something profound. The idea that I got thoose goosebumps just by sitting in a chair is something mind-boggling to me. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:04 PM PDT (TL:DR - at bottom) First and foremost , I have to thank this community. I always come here for advice to further my meditation practice and everyone has been really helpful providing tips or insights. Something I always struggled with was noticing my breathing and having a real steady place to focus. If I focused on my nostrils I would end up controlling my breathing. So then I heard many meditation instructions advise for practitioners to use the abdomen as a place of focus ....except for me I couldn't notice my breathing there either. I felt stuck and to make things worse my body was telling me I was stressed because I would sigh frequently or take random deep inhalations. However I remedied all of this by simply changing my posture. I would usually slouch a lot even during meditation but in daily life as well. This impacted my breathing more than I knew. So I set the intention to have a straight/erect posture for my entire 15 minute meditation practice and it was game changing , I was able to feel my breathing throughout my entire body , I could feel my breathing in my diaphragm , my stomach naturally rising and falling. All this because of simply correcting my posture. As someone who's now on their 224th day of straight meditation posture has been the biggest help in regards to allowing me to really notice and concentrate on the breath and having my body naturally breath on its own. I will say at first I was uncomfortable since I slouched all the time but the benefits of feeling my breath clearly outweighed. I hope this little piece of advice or insight helps someone else in the way others in this community have helped me. TL:DR - By changing my posture I was able to detect my breathing in my diaphragm and my whole body which improved my meditation practice. [link] [comments] |
| Forgiveness meditation is helping me heal. Posted: 25 Apr 2021 08:58 PM PDT I've been listening to guided forgiveness meditations and it's helping me heal even without hearing the words I need to hear from a specific person. I'm obviously never going to get the apology I feel like I deserve. I'm never going to hear I'm sorry I hurt you. I'm never never going to get the conversation I need. I didn't think it would be possible to start to heal, but meditation is changing all of that. [link] [comments] |
| Meditating with adhd is very difficult, what’s your preferred meditation? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 06:29 PM PDT Although I do think breath meditation is a good meditation for many, my mind can't stay focused for anymore than a few seconds. I've been meditating for years and I find breath meditation to be quiet hard, I'll be focusing on my breath but my own thoughts feel much stronger than my awareness of my breath. Since my mind is on hyper drive almost always I try to take advantage of that by doing a loving kindness meditation. I also enjoy mantra meditations, repeating a self love phrase or doing the om meditation. Those with ADHD as well, what types of meditations work for you? [link] [comments] |
| Daily meditation uncovering deep feelings? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 02:57 PM PDT Hi guys, I recently came from abroad, where I really enjoyed life, worked hard on my business and experienced inner happiness. Since i came back a week go i've been going hard on meditation and other positive routines. I've been meditating 2-4 times a day and really reaching deeper states. Even though i've been eating healthy, doing good routines and meditating a lot, the past few days i've been feeling unmotivated to work on my business and a little down/depressed. Not to say very down but i've been feeling 'meh'. Could this be the meditation unlayering deeper emotions from my past which i'm now experiencing in order to let go? I've also just surpassed 1.2 years of semen retention which has been great in all aspects BUT it has made me a lone wolf because i'm simply no longer interested in the topics 99% people talk about or engaging in those type of behaviors. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:07 PM PDT Hey guys, I've been meditating pretty much every day for the past 2 months or so. It's been really helpful and I enjoy it. I'm curious what type of meditations are out there and which of them you have found to be the most beneficial for really letting go and getting into the flow of energy (hope that makes sense) so as to deeper connect with the essence of yourself and perhaps source itself. Or to truly feel that sense of presence/power of now as Eckhart tolle puts it. At this point my go to is to just pop on some reiki music on YT and focus on my breathing and feeling energy moving through the different areas of my body / chakra system. Often times I'll feel a pulsing/pressure in my third eye area (and most recently a pinpointed hotness - don't know what that was?) anyways I've tried guided meditation, binaural beats, chant in my mind. What works best for you guys and any tips/resources that could be beneficial? (Also I know there is no "best" meditation practice, ofcourse it will be different for each person I'm just looking for what you have personally found to work well) Many thanks, Maddy [link] [comments] |
| How noticeable are the benefits? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:17 PM PDT Hi, just wondering how much meditation actually helps. I have problems with willpower over daily things like homework. Just looking for people with personal experience of meditation actually benefiting them. It'd also be helpful to hear how long you meditate per session and how often and for how long you've been doing so. Not looking for an overnight change or anything, just a tool that can possibly enrich life [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2021 01:16 AM PDT Just wondering if anyone who practices transcendental meditation would like to share some mantras they use. I have been doing transcendental meditation for about 4 months now but I seem to be stuck on the same two phrases that I alternate between depending on how I am feeling. I have been struggling to think of new positive affirmations to repeat. The current mantras are: 1) Improving yourself, your performance & your life. 2) Good riddance to all decisions that don't support self-care, self-value & self worth. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 26 Apr 2021 12:43 AM PDT Slightly off topic, but has anyone tried EMDR? Has anyone found therapy in addition to meditation helped to improve their meditation and quality of life? Meditation is making me realise a few things. It's whether continued awareness of these areas from meditation is all I need to do, or whether some other assistance is needed. Note: the issues pertain mainly to ever-present low-level social anxiety, feelings of inability to genuinely connect with other people and form relationships with a romantic partner. [link] [comments] |
| Effort; on the cushion and off the cushion Posted: 26 Apr 2021 12:40 AM PDT I've noticed a link between the effects of effort during my meditation and also in everyday life. When I try to put too much effort in, I lose peripheral awareness and I become tense - leading to "unmindfulness". That's a big learning curve for me. So when I become to internalised, I am practising opening up my awareness and relaxing the tension in my body. [link] [comments] |
| possible explanation for some of the "crazy experiences". Posted: 25 Apr 2021 08:10 PM PDT I have always been an atheist(I still am). I'm a rationalist and only believe in science. I do not follow any religion. In fact I have made fun of religious people a lot in the past and have argued with them many times just because I was an asshole. When I started doing meditation about a year ago, I thought it would be just some stress reliever or something. But, it is way much more than that. The "crazy experience" or "opening third eye" or "out of body experience" are not really something out of this world or something that is way far from our normal experience. The fact that we exist in this moment is "Magic". The fact that you are able to read this sentence is "Magic". The fact that you have a body which is made up of several things(that we call organs) which allow you to see, touch, move and feel emotions like love, sadness, fear and happiness is "Magic". The reason why everything feels too normal to us is because all of this mystery or magic is tiled over with concepts. We have this goggles that we call ego which takes away our power to see the things as they are. The sense of self, ego is product of thought. When you learn to cut through this sense of self, this sense of being in the body, you feel one with the universe. There is no you actually in those moments. There is just experience. There is just universe. There is just this body moving. There are sounds, other beings and you see that you are not in the universe, you are the universe. A lot of these "out of body" experiences does not mean there are 2 bodies, one is at ceiling and another is looking down at their another body like you see in movies. And I completely understand this sounds crazy, nonsense, alien thing to average person and I honestly do not blame them. If about a year ago, someone had said this to me, I would have told them to go fuck themselves. I'm not saying I'm special or unique but maybe not everyone can feel this oneness or maybe they are not willing to take spiritual practice seriously as some other people. One thing that I think is necessary is to keep your mind always open. Keeping your mind open helps you a lot in self-improvement and all other areas of life. Many people who decide to take psychedelics have this almost same mystical, crazy experience. They come away from these experiences knowing that normal consciousness hides several emotions from us. People also realize that their sense of self may not be accurate. They realize they may not exist the way that have always thought they did. I know it is very hard to believe in these experiences unless one has experienced it through meditation or psychedelics themselves at least once. And I also understand some people over-exaggerates and claim to have weird experiences which does not have anything to do with meditation or spirituality. There is a lot of mystical stuff that is real and legit and there is a lot of annoying hippy made-up nonsense stuff. Just because bad stuff is bad does not mean good stuff is not good if that makes sense. Love. [link] [comments] |
| I do meditation everyday for 15 mins but whenever I do, half of the time I get past thoughts. Posted: 25 Apr 2021 11:51 PM PDT Please suggest me how to avoid this thoughts because it always bring sadness or regret [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 07:50 PM PDT Serious question for everyone. I'm new to the art of mediation and find it quite difficult to sit there and focus. One noise in the other room and my frame of mind is completely gone. I was wondering if anyone found that smoking weed or some other calming aid helped them? Or did it make it more difficult? No answers are wrong I'm just looking for a general idea. Also if you have any other tips or tricks feel free to drop them here. Thanks. Have a good one :) [link] [comments] |
| What method of meditation do you practice? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 07:15 PM PDT I have been practicing mindful meditation for four and a half years, and I started transcendental meditation 15 days ago. Curious to hear what you practice. Any tips for getting started in zazen meditation? I don't have a social life, so I have plenty of time to meditate each day. [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 09:05 PM PDT Hello meditators , though I have been practicing music meditation for a long time now but I am not been able to do simple breathing meditation ( anapana meditation ) the problem is that rather than observing my breath i always control it as I put my awareness on my breath then I am controlling it . I consciously take breath in and out and than observe it which is a wrong way of practicing anapana meditation . Anyone who knows what can I do to rectify it ? Thank you 😃 [link] [comments] |
| Can’t stop moving while meditating Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:04 PM PDT Almost always during my mediation, I start moving uncontrollably after 10 minutes or so. Most of the time my upper body moves in a circular motion. Movement increases drastically btw. However, I always let it be. Not scared about it. Just curious if somebody experiences the same thing, or knows something about it. Thanks! [link] [comments] |
| Posted: 25 Apr 2021 08:34 PM PDT I hope mods don't have this post removed. I'm looking for any insight and direction as I just finished meditating. As I was doing so, the eye of Ra appeared to me. I took as inspiration to produce an art piece as I've been meaning to invest in more art supplies in order to perfect my craft. What does it mean? Side Note: I've been seeing synchronicities through my journey in the form of recurring number sequences such as 111, 11:11, 222, 333, 1010, and on rare occasions 1212 and 444 — but those sequences are rare. What does all this mean? [link] [comments] |
| How do you observe your thoughts WHILE focusing on your breath? Isn's that impossible? Posted: 25 Apr 2021 12:47 PM PDT Wondering how one can do both observing your thoughts and focusing on your breath at the same time for mindfulness meditation. Am I missing something> [link] [comments] |
| LP lI just so not want to sit with my thoughts Posted: 25 Apr 2021 01:36 PM PDT My brain is not a nice place. My thoughts are mean. I feel a rising fear and panic when I think about meditating. I know it will be good for me in the long term, I am just scared about that first hump. I know I am going to have to sit through my brain goblins wanting to either push me out of sitting and breathing or throwing up loads of unhappy thought and memories, and I just don't want to do that. I like being on autopilot, it's comfy. No connection to myself means no connection to my negative feelings. I'm not looking forward to that bit. Does anyone recognise this fear/apprehension? [link] [comments] |
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