Comments on: Meditation Practice: Preparation for Beginners http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/11/11/meditation-practice-preparation-for-beginners/ personal development, growth and relationships blog Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Twitted by Kopepasah http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/11/11/meditation-practice-preparation-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-42532 Twitted by Kopepasah Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:11:08 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3893#comment-42532 [...] This post was Twitted by Kopepasah [...] [...] This post was Twitted by Kopepasah [...]

]]> By: timethief http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/11/11/meditation-practice-preparation-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-42337 timethief Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:24:13 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3893#comment-42337 @Lana The two obstacles to meditating are monkey mind and sloth mind. One leads one into being distracted by the seemingly never ending stream of visuals and information that just keep going on and on and presenting fantasy after scenario after fantasy. The other is quietly sliding into a somnambulent state nigh onto sleep. To be honest I have never experienced the sloth state. Yep, monkey mind is my obstacle. It’s a myth that you need to be able to get into lotus position in order to meditate effectively. In fact you can meditate while sitting in a chair. It’s even possible to meditate while lying down, although the results are not usually very good for this particular posture if you tend to nod off. Here are the basics with regard to posture: 1. Your spine should be upright. You should neither be slumped nor have an exaggerated hollow in your lower spine. 2. Your spine should be relaxed. 3. Your shoulders should be relaxed, and slightly rolled back and down. 4. Your hands should be supported, either resting on a cushion or on your lap, so that your arms are relaxed. 5. Your head should be balanced evenly, with your chin slightly tucked in. The back of your neck should be relaxed, long, and open. 6. Your face should be relaxed, with your brow smooth, your eyes relaxed, your jaw relaxed, and your tongue relaxed and just touching the back of your teeth. @Lana
The two obstacles to meditating are monkey mind and sloth mind. One leads one into being distracted by the seemingly never ending stream of visuals and information that just keep going on and on and presenting fantasy after scenario after fantasy. The other is quietly sliding into a somnambulent state nigh onto sleep. To be honest I have never experienced the sloth state. Yep, monkey mind is my obstacle.

It’s a myth that you need to be able to get into lotus position in order to meditate effectively. In fact you can meditate while sitting in a chair. It’s even possible to meditate while lying down, although the results are not usually very good for this particular posture if you tend to nod off.

Here are the basics with regard to posture:
1. Your spine should be upright. You should neither be slumped nor have an exaggerated hollow in your lower spine.

2. Your spine should be relaxed.

3. Your shoulders should be relaxed, and slightly rolled back and down.

4. Your hands should be supported, either resting on a cushion or on your lap, so that your arms are relaxed.

5. Your head should be balanced evenly, with your chin slightly tucked in. The back of your neck should be relaxed, long, and open.

6. Your face should be relaxed, with your brow smooth, your eyes relaxed, your jaw relaxed, and your tongue relaxed and just touching the back of your teeth.

]]> By: Lana http://thistimethisspace.com/2009/11/11/meditation-practice-preparation-for-beginners/comment-page-1/#comment-42332 Lana Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:48:46 +0000 http://thistimethisspace.com/?p=3893#comment-42332 My problem is that I used some meditation practices to help me sleep when I was younger. Trying to do those things now has the same effect...unless I'm sitting up in a chair. I haven't done it in a while now. I need to get to it again. Particularly now that the weather here's so nice. .-= Lana´s last blog ..<a href="http://lucidflora.blogspot.com/2009/11/lake-ramsay-new-painting.html" rel="nofollow">Lake Ramsay & New Painting</a> =-. My problem is that I used some meditation practices to help me sleep when I was younger. Trying to do those things now has the same effect…unless I’m sitting up in a chair. I haven’t done it in a while now. I need to get to it again. Particularly now that the weather here’s so nice.
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