Meditation

Summary:

Have any of you tried it?

Mediation

emmylou 20 Jan 2011 02:06

Hi everybody.

I am thinking about doing it myself, as I think it will be the best thing for me to steady my mind, however it would be nice if I could get some tips and guidance from peple along the way, the thought that you have to relax your mind is a pretty scary one at least for me because a the present moment it never stops its working 24/7 all year round I think that is why I have problems sleeping and such things.

Anyways there is the background info :)

Emmy.

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TheGreatJuju 20 Jan 2011 03:42

"Meditation" can mean a lot of things. I was regularly into Yoga for a while, minus the mystical components, and I still try to go through a routine now and then, even though time hasn't permitted much these last few months. While definitely a calming experience, I do it primarily for fitness as a supplement to other activities.

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emmylou 20 Jan 2011 03:49

Hiya Juju

My mind is in a bad state these days, and I want to try different things before I make myself go to the doctors, if possible I would rather do it naturally than take meds.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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snorks 20 Jan 2011 12:37

You may need both. I do handwriting mediation - pratising lacy l's is calming. And other calming things is colouring mandalas or drawing them. With my brain injury, these things are very helpful in calming the raging brain for me.

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emmylou 20 Jan 2011 20:40

Hi there snorks.

I might do yes, I have to do one step at a time, what is lacy l's? if you don't mind me asking *blushes*

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

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snorks 21 Jan 2011 15:59

Remember writing class for cursive - those capital "L"s that look like lace edging> Those are the "lacy" Ls.

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obaeyens 20 Jan 2011 20:30

Randi calls mediation: "A nap" ;-)

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Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 20:36

A weird nap… :D

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emmylou 20 Jan 2011 20:39

not being funny but a weird nap sounds fantastic :P

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
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obaeyens 20 Jan 2011 20:43

I actually meditate a lot, but I don't classify it as meditation.
I call it an awake dream, big fun. Most of the time I do this in the rain and metro.

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Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 20:49

Actually, we meditate every day, unconsciously. But with closed eyes, and during 8 hours. The scientists usually say that we "are sleeping"… :|

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emmylou 20 Jan 2011 20:58

But I don't sleep :/ so I don't :O

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

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obaeyens 20 Jan 2011 21:02

But I don't sleep :/ so I don't :O

When you drive your car, walk at the street, be in the metro, do you always remember exactly every second?
probably not, well that time you were in a trance. You could call it a hypnotic state.

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emmylou 20 Jan 2011 21:10

That might be so, but thats getting off the subject, I want to learn medatation to steady my mind, because as it is it never stops thats why I can't sleep because I can not switch my mind off I can't stop my thoughts ever thats why I feel so drained most of the time.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 21:11

oh i had the same problem. Meditation can help a lot.

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Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 21:16

Oh, that's easy:
1 - Sit in the floor;
2 - Cross your legs;
3 - Put an incense next to you;
4 - Breathe and close your eyes;
5 - Now, wake up and tell us what you think;

Be careful: Don't do this while driving or skying. Don't be addicted, because it doesn't makes you more healthy (or it makes?)… :)

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 21:31

well too add to tommys comment. This sounds weird ,but hug a tree, not literally go out and hug a tree. I mean go outside and lean against a tree. It sounds weird ,but I relaxes me a lot..

emmylou 20 Jan 2011 21:42

funny how people take the mickey when they ain't sure how to answer something :) nice advice guys

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 21:45

I mean go outside and lean against a tree.

Yes, I am thinking how could I lean against a tree without being laughed at… and I can't. :-)

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 21:46

well yeah I know it doesn't work if your in a populated area ,cause then you'll probably look like a loon

Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 22:12

If I do it in a forest… I can laugh at myself and ask "what a hell I am doing here?"

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 22:14

Yes you could ,but i'm not saying anyone has to try it. It's a form of meditation and thats one way i meditate so yeah…

Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 22:20

I still prefer the original form of meditation. This one.

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 22:21

well yeah there is that too.

emmylou 20 Jan 2011 23:56

There is nothing worse than people trying to be funny when they ain't, I know what you should do am not dim, easy? if it was easy everybody would be able to do it, have you any idea how hard it can be to completely make your mind blank so you are thinking nothing, anyways don't matter, I will do my own reading and stuff.

Emmy

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

Lakin (guest) 21 Jan 2011 00:09

sorry if I angered you. I'm just giving you ideas on what you can do. It is hard to do it took me months to actually figure out how to clear my mind, and I apologize if I upset you.

Tomy2011 21 Jan 2011 00:13

if it was easy everybody would be able to do it

We practice a kind of meditation when we sleep. We almost "turn off" our mind and start dreaming. Did you watch the movie 'Inception'? Is like this movie. The person "meditates" and start dreaming in another world. But a world created by the person that's sleeping.
Of course, during day is harder, but I think that anyone could do it with a bit of patience and nothing else to do.

emmylou 21 Jan 2011 02:48

Am cranky no need to say sorry, thank you all for your advice :) I will look into everything slowly and see if it is possible for me to do it :) *fingers corssed*

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

Lakin (guest) 21 Jan 2011 12:37

well I wish you luck =]

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Emperor Palpatine 20 Jan 2011 02:34

When I have a hard time sleeping there's this channel I found that plays meditative music 24/7. I don't know what channel it would be for you but I think it is called Soundscapes.

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emmylou 20 Jan 2011 02:50

Oh that sounds great, I will have a look into it :)

Thank you.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

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Emperor Palpatine 20 Jan 2011 06:13

You're welcome.

I also just listen to video game music that calms me. I don't know why but that works.

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Everything is proceeding as I have forseen. Wait… when did that happen?

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 12:30

i do a lot of it, but most of it is more spiritual then anything. it really does help and you should try it. Any form of meditation can help a lot when dealing with anxiety. So go for it =]

Tomy2011 20 Jan 2011 13:12

It was born in Egypt, then the maya (tun-dun-dun), hindi civilization in Nepal and India and then China, with Buddism, practiced it too.
I need some patience to do it, and I don't have enough patience for meditation.

emmylou 20 Jan 2011 20:05

Hiya Tomy.

I have been doing alot of thinking about good stuff as well as bad LOL and Buddism seems like the right path for me, I mean at the minute of course I am just reading up and making sure I know what it entails but in every way it seems perfect :)

To be honest I don't know if I have the patience for meditation but like I have said I would rather try this way first than go to docs and go straight on meds.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

obaeyens 20 Jan 2011 20:33

Just one warning, there are many quaks just like the 2012 hoaxers in the alternative lifestyle including Yoga. Don't get lost in it too deeply.

emmylou 20 Jan 2011 19:55

Hiya lakin :)

I have been thinking about it for a long time now, and you know when something just clicks and you think maybe just maybe I have found my right path? well I think I have :) how often do you meditate? did you read books? or did you just one day deside to do it?

Emmy.

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Albert Einstein

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 20:41

Well I do it almost daily I take about 15 minutes to just be alone ,and meditate. I didn't read any books about it I went to a good friend of mine and she gave me a packet on meditation. It deals with chackeras, energys and such so It's pretty spiritual, but it did help a lot.

lakin (guest) 20 Jan 2011 20:43

and for the just clicking thing Yes i know the feeling. Thats what made my life better =]

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eddy123 04 Feb 2011 09:41

Im curious about your views on meditation, after studying neuroscience for 8 years, i have a good understanding of the mechanics involved with 'sleep like trances'

The fact the brain is more 'awake' as it were when you sleep than your wakeful periods is intriguing as the whole prospect of Out of body experience (Just an example)

Just like to get some feedback on
1) How it makes you feel.
2) How you feel afterwards
3) your own interpretation of how/what meditation is?

All the best

Eddy

Lakin (guest) 13 Feb 2011 17:54

Hi Eddy well I'll try to answer your question

1. Meditation makes me feel realxed, and safe.

2. Afterwards I feel as if i'm floating ,I'm worry free and usually calm and happy

3. I belive (which many don't) That meditation is me allinging my chakras, and soothing my spirit. Although many people don't belive that I do. I know from the skeptic side it would be your realxing your muscles and such. Either way it's good a thing =]