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I take a slightly different approach to meditation than the cross-legged silent breath counting. I feel like I meditate for just a moment here, a moment there. I'll take a big breath and just relax my body and just take in all my senses, mindfully experiencing moments through the day. What does this exact moment feel like? *checks in with skin* It's warm today. Feels a little humid, I wonder if it might rain again. *breaths deep through nose* There's the scent of fresh cut grass in the air *what do the ears have* and the rumble of a mower in the distance, almost completely drown out by Kashmir blasting from the speakers. *somatic awareness check* Oh, I'm sitting in an awkward position and am getting tight in my back. I'm thirsty. I'm not hungry, I want to eat, but I'm not hungry. Once I "check in" I experience a period where there is less chatter overall and I can have thoughts just exist with out having judgments about them which, in turn, makes it easier for me to make better decisions and make them with more confidence. Here's a 2 minute video that what finally got me to an "ah ha" moment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6pMbRiSBPs So I meditate while I play guitar, while I walk my dog, while I sip my coffee, while I rip a bowl.
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Ramrod Hotshot posted:This is the part I can't understand. That is the purpose of meditation, for me. That's why I'm in this thread right now, because I need a way for my brain to shut the gently caress up before I resort to regularly medicating myself. I can pretend that's not the case I guess. But it still is. It just seems like a contradiction to me, you're doing this to calm your mind but also not trying to do that. It's like you have a mosquito bite. Thinking to yourself "don't scratch the bite" will just make you more likely to scratch the bite and make it worse. You've got to find something else to do to take your mind off it. Count your breaths is a most basic and easy way to separate yourself from whatever it is that is bothering you, be it a mosquito bite or a troubling thought or an uncomfortable feeling. You might only get a breath or two in before your mind is back on the trouble, but you just have to try again. Breath in, breath out. Breath in , breath out.
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