I'm using a mindfulness meditation as part of my mental health in relation to fibromyalgia which is a chronic pain disorder. I've been doing it for about 10 weeks now & I feel it is making a difference I'd certainly reccommend it. It's free on-line here [soundcloud.com] PS - I don't benfit in any finacial way from this link - let me know how you get on.

Let me define Spirit for you... even the Great Philosophers widely used and acknowedged the Spiritual aspects of the human condition and or being a human being. Most think that Spirit is a religious understanding of some dogmatic principle. However, this is just not so. The Greek term Psyche is the same as the Latin term inspiritus, thus spirit. The 5 elements, most only know 4, but in truth the Greek Philosophers believed in a 5th Elemental, Earth, Air, Water, Fire, Quintessence or Spirit. Simply put, for we could almost write a book on the matter, but Spirit truly in todays context of thought means "Consciousness". Our ancestors did not have a means of understanding the psycho-schematic elements of the universe let alone have an understanding of psychological dissorders as defined in religious text as malvolent, demonic, evil, spirits ect. The term demonic derives from daemon. A daemon in that time period was not evil. Thus we get the term Eudaemon.

Eudaimonia (also known as Eudaemonism) is a Greek word, which refers to a state of having a good indwelling spirit or being in a contented state of being healthy, happy and prosperous. In moral philosophy, eudaimonia is used to refer to the right actions as those that result in the well-being of an individual.

So glad you tried and enjoyed mindfulness meditation! Check out the Insight Timer on the iOS App Store. It’s great!

I would also recommend doing the first free days of Headspace to get yourself oriented.
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you like - I have read a fair bit about it, including both secular and Buddhist takes on the practice. You might be surprised to learn that even in the Buddhist context there is very little metaphysics.

Meditation has been very helpful to me for anxiety. I’m prescribed meds for anxiety but prefer the pure feeling of just being and breathing. Happy for you. Make it a habit if you’d like.

I did a lot of meditation through Tai Chi combined with Chi Gung and breathing techniques. It changes the way you view the world

I've never done a guided meditation, but I do meditate from time to time. I "should" more often, but there just aren't enough hours in the day.

Meditation is somewhat new to me. Well, the guided form is. I read a book years ago by Osho, you know, the guru from the documentary on Netflix. He wrote that life was meditation, and everything can be done in a meditative state of mind. I thought this was great, and that all other paths were nonsense. A friend later taught me that it was about the breathing, and how a guided meditation would really help me to go deeper into my current practice. I agree that it changes everything around you. It is now a daily thing for me

I overthink a lot.

Good to hear.

welcome! Once you find yourself adept at focusing then practice guided thought. Thats where you follow the same practice and then when you're clear follow the first thought in your mind down the rabbit hole. Then just keep taking it further and further. This is how I first reached enlightenment. We wear little ruts in our brains with the same thought patterns all the time and everything seems tainted in that direction ... that is until you take psychoactive drugs or use guided meditation. Doing this allows you to often approach the issue or thought from a different angle - often one you'd never have thought of in normal "mode".

Absolutely. It really does help. It teaches me to just allow myself to be present with what is. But they don't call it a "practice" for nothing, because once or occasionally doesn't do it.

I took a class, "The Mindful Way through Depression." I gained so much knowledge about myself. I still have the books. When I find myself slipping back to old habits, I read them again.

Try and get a book written by an Guru from India on the subject. It delves into ridding yourself of all material and sensual habits and becoming alone which is something a movie will not. The other thing I found interesting is that you cannot meditate with your eyes closed. For this you will also need some intense reading. I would not rely on a video to fully understand all the preliminaries involved to be able to understand what your going to get and what it will take to get there.
I cannot find the book I had but can only tell you to go onto Thrift books or some other online website where you will be able to view a large selection. You will enjoy the reading which is very logically rooted in the different sects of India and what they do. I was never aware of who the Ba Ba's were (I hope I spelled it correctly)

I think Sam Harris has some very interesting thoughts on meditation..

Alrighty...

The subject in this recording is interesting but listening to someone talk doesn't relax me. I go with the nature sounds or music, but whatever works for you is worth using.

Why not listen to a 432 A enharmonic frequency.... the Shumann Ressonance or Earth tone. Composers did not start using the 440 A till 1880's or so. The Earth Tonal Vibration 7.83 hz.

You can do it anywhere...doctor's offices, airports, etc.
Just zone out, focusing on ambient noise, like the murmur of a crowd, or the whizzing of cars passing in the distance..any continuous or repeating sound.

Or focus on ambient bird song while out walking in nature, etc. Studies show this works as well as a yoga meditation class.

Great, enjoy your peace.

Yep good stuff. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t feel the same sudden jolt of euphoria every time though, seems like that happens to a lot of people the first time and then it’s a slower process of training to get back to the same feeling. But it’s a practice, not magic. Def helps tremendously if ya stick with it though.

Keep it up on a regular basis. There are lots of books you can read with different techniques you can explore.

calm.com are making millions from meditation apps

Out of curiosity, how are your sleep patterns?

It can be harmful for some people:

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