Mindfulness Meditation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0121144007.htm

saw a good doco on this, its really stepping forward in terms of therapy. The doco focused on people who SI'd, it showed how mindfulness meditation actually changed the impuses in the brain. And made the other side of their brain more active.

I've been working on meditation myself. It's a very interesting thing. It helps me a lot, but i find it hard to get started. I always have excuses, things to do. No time. Whatever. Funny that it helps so much but I avoid it.

Yes I agree meditation is a wonderful tool and very beneficial for the mind and body. I would love to go to a spa retreat to practice it better. I would like to practice what I preach and do it everyday. During the times I've tried it, I felt extremely relaxed.

I've always found the early morning hours just before dawn to be a good time for meditation. It's the most quiet time of the day for me. It feels good to have that time to myself as I wake up along with the sun and the rest of the world. I like to gain a little balance before I start my day - makes it a little easier to face whatever obstacles may come that day.

I'll try the morning time. Maybe I can get a routine established that way.

MindfullnessMeditation has helped me tremendously.

I practice it daily--in the dark before the dawn---makes all the negative haunts my stinkin thinkin thinks up go away.

My grandpa used to say "Do two things a day that you really don't want to do.
This, [he said] builds character."

I've found this to be true.

Along with trying to get my life on track; Mindfullness fits perfectly with the need to
prioritize and to follow through in a productive way.

Helps considerably during a panic (ick) attack.

We all have a purpose in life, we are all unique beings............................................................................................I need to remind myself daily (via Mindfullnes Meditation) of these simple; yet complex observations.
This way, I am able to endure much more than I ever imagined I could.

Oh, yeah--my feet are on the floor--giggle------------Pax, theo

i have found that the use of the auditory therapy CenterPoint has compelled me to spend time meditating every day, and it supports this by helping the brain to rebalance itself... i highly recommend it to anyone wanting or feeling the need for an accessible support for meditation and restoration.... ( CenterPointe.com ) feel free to PM me for more information,,, or see my Profile Page~ Gus

Translation from some people: do everything that you don't really want to do. Suppressing everything that you want builds character.

I like thinking about Zen koans: http://www.ashidakim.com/zenkoans/zenindex.html

Just made up my own? "Since you have to want to do what you don't want to do in order to do it, doing or not doing what you do or don't want to do builds character."

Meditation is hugely helpful for me. Sometimes it just sucks, because there I am, with me, and my breath, and my feelings...and sometimes it's peaceful...and sometimes I have a great insight...and sometimes I'm bored. But it is what it is, just like life, and just training myself to be with whatever is happening has been helpful beyond words.

Ditto to everything treehouse says above (though I'm not as advanced as this). And thanks for saying it so well!

I find the book " Five GOod Minutes" helps me to be mindful.

Ive started 'tonglen' meditation...very helpful!

I've just started a formal 8 week Mindfullness Based Cognitive Therapy program, that's supposed to help prevent recurrence of depression. The pdoc leading the program says he thinks it will also help me with alcohol relapse prevention. As homework, we have to meditate 45 min / day, as well as other stuff. It's pretty intense.

But I'm hoping that it will help me.

--splitimage

Brainwave entrainment like Holosync's Centerpointe is good, as I saw mentioned earlier in this thread. It is much less expensive to get Neuroprogrammer 3 from Transparent Inc. and follow the instructions in their forum for making your own levels. Most of the money paid for the levels is supposed to go toward research and paying the support staff. If you buy even one level you can call the support staff indefinitely.