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do you meditate? (self.buddhism)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by rainrain to c/[email protected]

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If so then I'd like to talk.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (4 children)

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.

[–] rainrain -1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

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?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] rainrain -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

It felt super silly the first time too. I'm glad I started doing this.