Need some tips on meditation.

bigcat410 · 2018-08-20T14:39:15+00:00

I google 5 minute guides meditations. Just listen and do as they say. Go from there.

69odin420 · 2018-08-20T14:32:44+00:00

Visualize what you want during meditation

TylerPonsford · 2018-08-20T15:01:50+00:00

If you've never reached a proper relaxed state, then I would simply just force yourself to sit there until you do. Yes it's boring but once you do finally get to it you realise it's just your mind looking for external sources of entertainment that it's used too.

light-----------dark · 2018-08-20T16:02:33+00:00

Download the app Headspace.

It laid the foundation for my daily practice over the last two years, and it’s changed my life.

Andy Puddicomb, the co-founder that guides the meditations, is a proper Buddhist monk. He brings fundamental mindfulness meditation techniques to each practice, which lays a really strong foundation for the novice.

Enjoy!

Mr_Badass · 2018-08-20T15:03:19+00:00

Use the free app "Let's Meditate".

manwhoknowshow2feel · 2018-08-20T15:07:37+00:00

Head on over to r/meditation for advice, it's better than trp, but you just accept you have the feeling of boredom and don't associate yourself with it

CyJackX · 2018-08-20T16:41:34+00:00

Boredom is one of the first things to notice and work on. What is boredom? Nothing, just neurons in your monkey brain getting antsy. Observe and eventually you'll move past it.

69odin420 · 2018-08-20T17:03:40+00:00

I think of a star with a solid middle so when I breath out I reach the place where the points of the star meet eachother. My therapist taught it to me for mindfulness and becoming calm

HealthInspector0331 · 2018-08-20T20:18:07+00:00

It's boring because the beginner has trained themselves to adhere and succumb to the mind's chatter.

Silence is the gretest of virtues, along with wisdom and freedom.

boy_named_su · 2018-08-20T20:34:35+00:00

I do the following:

acknowledge my thoughts as they go by

remind myself that I am a Great Ape, or just a mammal, blood flowing through my veins, heart pumping

I picture myself from different distances, like from 10 m to 100,000 m

Picture the world before I was born and after I die

(the last 2 are classically Stoical)

iamthespectator · 2018-08-20T21:08:44+00:00

I use the app insight timer most of the time. It's free guided meditation, which is great for starting out because you need help focusing. After you do that for a while, you'll find you can meditate on your own.

123876a2 · 2018-08-20T17:22:23+00:00

That's the point of meditation. You will be bored the first couple of times but eventually you will learn to embrace the nothingness

Odd18 · 2018-08-20T17:41:42+00:00

Get a background noise app on your phone. I use one called Relaxio. Aside from that, just try to focus on your breath and when your mind wonders don't get frustrated, slowly bring your mind back to your breath. It takes practice.

cenie · 2018-08-20T21:48:56+00:00

I wasn't aware that meditating was suppose to be fun and exciting.

Title	Need some tips on meditation.
Author	johnpayne10
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Date	August 20, 2018 2:30 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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