I’m newer to this. I know this may be a bit taboo, but I use meditation to relax before bed so I can sleep. I focus on a calm mind and breathing. I had pretty bad insomnia and it’s helped so much to do this.
I also get very stressed at doctor’s appointments and such and slip it in before while waiting. I went from near hospitalization levels of blood pressure to a normal blood pressure.
I am not sure what exactly the technique is called, I just followed a guide. You close your eyes and focus entirely on the flow of air entering and leaving your body. Just concentrating on breathing.
Forgive me, I am pretty new to all this. I picked up meditation around August of last year.
I have done a bit of “concentrating on breathing” meditation.
There’s a lot to breathing. The sound of it. The thought of it (if I’m counting breaths). The feeling of it, in my belly, throat and nose…
I find all those things to be too much to concentrate on. So I concentrate on just one of those things. I concentrate on the feeling of breath in the tip of my nose.
I meditate. Shikantaza every day. I used to do concentration for a few years. Then both for a few years. Now just Shikantaza.
(I am of the opinion that there are only 2 meditation techniques, the rest being relatively trivial twists).
You?
I’m newer to this. I know this may be a bit taboo, but I use meditation to relax before bed so I can sleep. I focus on a calm mind and breathing. I had pretty bad insomnia and it’s helped so much to do this.
I also get very stressed at doctor’s appointments and such and slip it in before while waiting. I went from near hospitalization levels of blood pressure to a normal blood pressure.
It’s amazing how much it helps.
I don’t think it matters why you meditate.
Meditation helps me with stress too. And use it for other less than elevated reasons too.
What technique do you like?
I am not sure what exactly the technique is called, I just followed a guide. You close your eyes and focus entirely on the flow of air entering and leaving your body. Just concentrating on breathing.
Forgive me, I am pretty new to all this. I picked up meditation around August of last year.
I have done a bit of “concentrating on breathing” meditation.
There’s a lot to breathing. The sound of it. The thought of it (if I’m counting breaths). The feeling of it, in my belly, throat and nose…
I find all those things to be too much to concentrate on. So I concentrate on just one of those things. I concentrate on the feeling of breath in the tip of my nose.
It felt super silly the first time too. I’m glad I started doing this.