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Bliss More (2018) by @LightWatkins. This one's about meditation so should be interesting and pertinent.
Bliss More (2018) by @LightWatkins. This one's about meditation so should be interesting and pertinent.
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You can try too hard to mediate.
OK. Fair enough. I hope he tells us how to get the balance right.
You can try too hard to mediate.
OK. Fair enough. I hope he tells us how to get the balance right.
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Meditation is meant to be easy. You don't have to follow eastern monastic traditions and poses.
Also, like anything, be consistent. It doesn't have to be a long time. 10-20 minutes daily is better than an hour once a week.
Meditation is meant to be easy. You don't have to follow eastern monastic traditions and poses.
Also, like anything, be consistent. It doesn't have to be a long time. 10-20 minutes daily is better than an hour once a week.
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If you try to banish a thought, you actually think a lot about it.
That's why I've started using reverse psychology with my kids. Rather than telling them not to do something. I ask them to do what I don't want them to so that I can revoke any reward.
If you try to banish a thought, you actually think a lot about it.
That's why I've started using reverse psychology with my kids. Rather than telling them not to do something. I ask them to do what I don't want them to so that I can revoke any reward.
Watkins suggests using the EASY technique to thoughts - embrace, accept, surrender and yield.
In some ways, this is just a message of accepting who you are is not who you are going to be in the future, and also very similar to #GrowthMindset.
In some ways, this is just a message of accepting who you are is not who you are going to be in the future, and also very similar to #GrowthMindset.
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Watkins recommends using a "settling sound" that triggers a meditative state-"ah hum". Interestingly ah-hum=I am in Sanskrit. In Hebrew is it Y_hW_y.
Watkins also says don't worry about breath-it takes too much focus. Fascinating.
Watkins recommends using a "settling sound" that triggers a meditative state-"ah hum". Interestingly ah-hum=I am in Sanskrit. In Hebrew is it Y_hW_y.
Watkins also says don't worry about breath-it takes too much focus. Fascinating.
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"To make meditation work for you, make a serious commitment."
i.e. put your money where your mouth is.
This is making me think - should I get a personal trainer or join a running club if I'm serious on breaking the 20min park run?? @djoll @Nishaobgyn
"To make meditation work for you, make a serious commitment."
i.e. put your money where your mouth is.
This is making me think - should I get a personal trainer or join a running club if I'm serious on breaking the 20min park run?? @djoll @Nishaobgyn
Watkins writes about the "exchange" which makes people more committed to the process.
Also points out that when building the habit of meditating, your breaking the habit of NOT meditating.
Also points out that when building the habit of meditating, your breaking the habit of NOT meditating.
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"Meditation leads to relaxation" and it isn't the cure-all for all your ills.
Watkins cites studies by Benson at Harvard.
"Meditation leads to relaxation" and it isn't the cure-all for all your ills.
Watkins cites studies by Benson at Harvard.
It looks like Benson did a lot of his research in the 1970s and 1980s. This study in from 2000 used functional MRI to map out which parts of the brain were being activated during meditation. It showed that attention and autonomic nervous system influenced.
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You may relive or have flashbacks of previous stress when meditating. This is normal according to Watkins, and part of the process.
I wonder what this means for ppl who suffer from PTSD?
You may relive or have flashbacks of previous stress when meditating. This is normal according to Watkins, and part of the process.
I wonder what this means for ppl who suffer from PTSD?
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"Meditation is a practice that leads to mindfulness. And when you think of mindfulness as a technique, you end up focusing on being “mindful” instead of actually being present."
"Meditation is a practice that leads to mindfulness. And when you think of mindfulness as a technique, you end up focusing on being “mindful” instead of actually being present."
"Ultimately, true mindfulness is being so in the moment that you can sense what’s around the bend, whether it’s a risk or a reward. It subtly propels you in the right direction, toward the people and places you need in your life."
This has happened a few times to me.
This has happened a few times to me.
It continues to happen actually, but sometimes I no longer act on those thoughts because I feel I'm too time-pressured.
Maybe I need to start being more intentional about this.
I should probably start with my compassion kids!
Maybe I need to start being more intentional about this.
I should probably start with my compassion kids!
"True mindfulness comes about when you clear away your stress triggers, which keep you chained to old thought patterns. Without them, you become free to evolve and to act differently in situations that used to trigger you."
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