Insight Timer is fire. Those bells really come in handy.

Had a Great session. Bumpin my time up to 45 mins tommorow. 30 minutes flies tf by now

back in HS i capped at a full hour, i worked my way up to that tho so im doing the same thing this time around.

This book is so good. It's mainly illustrations but they're too beautiful, and somewhat intense. I try to read it at least once a week.

Gonna peep this rn

Enjoy

I definitely am present and mindful frequently during my day to day life. Be it washing dishes, riding my motorcycle to and from work, feeling the wind and swinging sensation in my hammock.

My utter mastery of sleeping at the drop of a hat doesn't help that's for sure lmao.

Anyway this thread is dope and it's inspired me. Few months ago Amex was giving away free year subs to the Calm app so I should dust that off and give it a shot.

This changed my life ,been doing consistently for over a year , and my god man

Fr its all i use the app for lol

I find it so hard to breathe when I meditate. It’s like my body’s natural response is to grasp for air and stop my breath intermittently - like it is so wracked with nerves

But to focus on my breath and to exaggerate my breath is too unnatural for me

dont try to exaggerate your breath next time, just focus on your natural way of breathing.

what i do to focus on my breath is to focus on the sensation the air gives the inside of my nostrils, or i feel the mechanism of breathing (the pull and release of air of my lungs and diaphram) and hone in on that.

Do you think the "flow state" that comes with certain activities could be considered meditation?

When I'm rock climbing I feel very zen and present, it's just me and the wall and all my focus is on the next move.

Similarly when I'm on my motorcycle in the mountain roads blasting around I am utterly focused on the task at hand and it feels very zen.

Id say so. thats pretty much what meditation is, theres other ways to do it besides sitting down and focusing on breath. thats just the main process that people employ. The whole goal is mindfulness and awareness of the present moment.

but i will say that meditation is conscious. like before u go rock climbing or motorcycling just think to yourself that you are doing a meditative act before embarking.

being active in nature or somewhere with only you and awareness is definitely a meditative act. i used to hike alone and just listen to the sounds of nature, feel how the air feels around my body, etc. noticing my thoughts yet leaving them on the back burner, allowing them to come and go as they please.

Thats the essence imo. the only reason why the breath technique is so popular is cause its something we can always try to anchor ourselves to and the most readily accessible thing. active forms of meditation could be harder for alot of people cause they could get distracted easier. but if it works, if you are aware of the present moment and mindful of your thoughts, then it works.

That and being able to see who was meditating at the same time as you is pretty cool. I never fully understood the appeal of group meditation online till I saw that. Idk just makes me feel nice.

some of y'all that find it hard to do just mindful meditation should try transcendental meditation too.

kind of a different process and experience and could be helpful

@Young

Peep the first few posts itt my g

if anyone want to try TM implore yall to steal their methods. No one should pay for meditation

Ayo @Vox do u meditate?

In

Start small and add a minute to your time each day.

What if I never set a timer but I just sit and breathe a lot

Welcome