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Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by mbrock »

mettamage wrote: post #77
not_an_account wrote: post #25

Mindfulness meditation is one of the pillars on which my life rests. If you have never done it before, realize that it's hard, especially if you fall anywhere on the ADHD spectrum, and it's just brutal for the first few weeks for anyone. As your brain becomes more still and your focus improves you'll notice your productivity improve. As the mental chatter drops you'll also notice the problems in your life, that you'v…

__Meditation: the summary for technical people__ Yea I'm making this up. I'm enthusiastic about it, my username even reflects that I meditate ;) .. Introductory Level Witty, scientific book: Search Inside Yourself - Chade-meng Tan (he used to be a software engineer, now he's trying to set up the conditions for world peace) Take any MBCT, MBSR or 5-week or 8-week mindfulness course .. Beginner Level Retreat practice:…

That's more of a guide for converting to Buddhism... in a word, proselytizing.

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by thenomad »

mettamage wrote: post #77
not_an_account wrote: post #25

Mindfulness meditation is one of the pillars on which my life rests. If you have never done it before, realize that it's hard, especially if you fall anywhere on the ADHD spectrum, and it's just brutal for the first few weeks for anyone. As your brain becomes more still and your focus improves you'll notice your productivity improve. As the mental chatter drops you'll also notice the problems in your life, that you'v…

__Meditation: the summary for technical people__ Yea I'm making this up. I'm enthusiastic about it, my username even reflects that I meditate ;) .. Introductory Level Witty, scientific book: Search Inside Yourself - Chade-meng Tan (he used to be a software engineer, now he's trying to set up the conditions for world peace) Take any MBCT, MBSR or 5-week or 8-week mindfulness course .. Beginner Level Retreat practice:…

FYI: your summary is more likely to discourage people from meditating than encourage them if:

1) They are not enthusiastic about religion. 2) They are already members of another religion and do not wish to convert, particularly if said religion is not very positive about Buddhism.

For any readers in those two camps: meditation and religion are often linked, but do not need to be. There are plenty of secular guides and practices too, and if you are religiously inclined, there are also likely to be guides on combining your religious beliefs with best-practice meditation.

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by eeZah7Ux »

thenomad wrote: post #102
mettamage wrote: post #77

Earlier quoted context omitted.

__Meditation: the summary for technical people__ Yea I'm making this up. I'm enthusiastic about it, my username even reflects that I meditate ;) .. Introductory Level Witty, scientific book: Search Inside Yourself - Chade-meng Tan (he used to be a software engineer, now he's trying to set up the conditions for world peace) Take any MBCT, MBSR or 5-week or 8-week mindfulness course .. Beginner Level Retreat practice:…

FYI: your summary is more likely to discourage people from meditating than encourage them if: 1) They are not enthusiastic about religion. 2) They are already members of another religion and do not wish to convert, particularly if said religion is not very positive about Buddhism. For any readers in those two camps: meditation and religion are often linked, but do not need to be. There are plenty of secular guides an…

For any readers in those two camps... I really recommend Zen. It in known for its rejections of beliefs.

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by Retric »

puranjay wrote: post #40
snissn wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you drink coffee? Try 100% cutting out caffeine!

Any strategies to cut? If I don't drink my morning cup, I get bad headaches around the evening and basically stop functioning.

As with any drug lower your dosage over time then quit.

Also, your morning fog may simply be early withdrawal symptoms.

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by Chris2048 »

ddorian43 wrote: post #66
origami777 wrote: post #13

I've been going through challenging times and have been confronted with somethings I've never had to deal with before. There are a couple of things that trigger anxiety in me on a daily basis now. I wake up in the middle of the night with little anxiety episodes. I'm unfocused at work because of what feels like underlying emotional issues. The only thing that's helped (I am trying to fix without medication) are the t…

Can you try kickboxing/muaythai/mma/boxing ? It requires physical & mental coordination, and is very taxing on your muscles and will leave you exhausted and in a state of ~high after training. Though don't do sparring if you're not completely ok.

You can also get hurt though..

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by criddell »

snissn wrote: post #18
origami777 wrote: post #13

I've been going through challenging times and have been confronted with somethings I've never had to deal with before. There are a couple of things that trigger anxiety in me on a daily basis now. I wake up in the middle of the night with little anxiety episodes. I'm unfocused at work because of what feels like underlying emotional issues. The only thing that's helped (I am trying to fix without medication) are the t…

Do you drink coffee? Try 100% cutting out caffeine!

If you love coffee and don't want to remove it from your life, try taking some L-Theanine with your morning cup of coffee. For me, it eliminates anxiety and jitters without tempering the cognitive benefits of coffee.

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by jontayesp »

puranjay wrote: post #40
snissn wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you drink coffee? Try 100% cutting out caffeine!

Any strategies to cut? If I don't drink my morning cup, I get bad headaches around the evening and basically stop functioning.

I cut down my caffeine intake to one shot of espresso per day. (A single cup of coffee has quite a bit more caffeine than a shot.) Also, decaf helps!

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by cygned »

eeZah7Ux wrote: post #104
thenomad wrote: post #102

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FYI: your summary is more likely to discourage people from meditating than encourage them if: 1) They are not enthusiastic about religion. 2) They are already members of another religion and do not wish to convert, particularly if said religion is not very positive about Buddhism. For any readers in those two camps: meditation and religion are often linked, but do not need to be. There are plenty of secular guides an…

For any readers in those two camps... I really recommend Zen. It in known for its rejections of beliefs.

Second this.

But I have to admit, Zazen (the Zen form of meditation) is challenging. It's different from what one usually thinks about meditating.

Re: Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation

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Post by jontayesp »

blubb-fish wrote: post #81
origami777 wrote: post #13

I've been going through challenging times and have been confronted with somethings I've never had to deal with before. There are a couple of things that trigger anxiety in me on a daily basis now. I wake up in the middle of the night with little anxiety episodes. I'm unfocused at work because of what feels like underlying emotional issues. The only thing that's helped (I am trying to fix without medication) are the t…

If I go through a tough time where anxiety is already impairing my life, sleep, communication then my first aid method is concious breathing twice a day for five minutes. It works immediately and levels down my stress significantly after about three days. You breathe slowly in for about 15 seconds, hold breath for about 10 seconds and breathe out for about 35 seconds - mileage may vary. For five minutes. The impact i…

I wonder if the Apple Watch app is effective. You can set how many breaths you want per minute, but no option to hold a breath for 10 seconds like you mentioned.
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