Meditation

[fitnesslifelive]

I just borrowed a few books from my roommate on meditation and started yesterday. Anyone here do meditation and any tips they want to share with me?

It might just be me but after 1 day I feel calmer haha

[CharlieShnoskyIII]

It's so wicked!!!!

[newdawn]

I took a 5 week course in mindfulness meditation a few years ago. Here are some things I learned:

~It's not about going to some transcendental place...it's about being here, now.
~it's not about zoning out or Zen or anything mysterious, it's about paying attention, noticing, being alert and receptive and accepting
~it's about letting go of thoughts, not pushing them out.
~yoga *is* a form of meditation. It rests your mind. You are paying attention to your body and your breathing and you are in the moment (good thing, or you'd fall on your a$$)

[Jason72]

Originally Posted by Fitnesslifelive

Anyone here do meditation and any tips they want to share with me?

I've always found it good to think of nothing at all, for at least the first 20 - 30 minutes after that jump right in on what your interested in because you'll focus on it 110%. The easiest way to tell if your still in a deep meditation is that you can only think of one thing at a time. As soon as you start thinking of 2 & 3 things at a time you are out of your deep trance and back into the worry world.

[AdamD]

I need to start meditating again. I've lost touch.

[Jason72]

Originally Posted by Adam

I need to start meditating again. I've lost touch.

The easiest way to get back into it is go to a music shop, go to the relaxing section and look for something that has a "Alpha" tone in it or 7 to 13 seconds beat a minute. As this is the next first best step of introduction to meditation.

If you find any thing that says "Theta" on it, or 3 to 7 seconds beat a minute, it is even deeper again and I would not recommend this until you have mastered the "Alpha" state.
Remember the brain is a muscle and when you first start using different parts off it that haven't been used before, it might ache a bit here and there.
Just for the record, I don't use the term meditation, I like to call it just a "day sleep." It seems to fit in better with family & friends.

[AdamD]

Very nice. I will do that this week and let you know how it went. That's a new idea.

oh and let me just say that, i feel guilty about letting my thoughts go, i dont know why its like i think i should work them out, instead of making them disappear... but i will try it...

[Fitcat]

Another good way to meditate is to find a mantra that works for you and repeat it.
This method had help me a lot to connect with myself.