Everyday Mindfulness

quirky_friend wrote:. I sometimes think of the practices of mindfulness being like holding a soap bubble... You need a very light touch

Beautiful!

p.s. was acute depression related to your sleeping problems? I'm interested because this was the starting point of my crisis and practice.

I've been into Buddhism and Taoism for years now. As far as I can see it only helped lessen my internal dialogue. Hypothetical comments, mental resistance and hypothetical stories and arguments about situations had definitely ceased for the most part. I thought that was it; mostly an intellectual st...

Hi guys, Since practicing with JKZ's loving kindness guided meditation my mental and even physical state have improved significantly. But recently I watched a video of Matthieu Ricard at Google practicing a bit with the audience. His method differed a bit, as he was more focused on the feeling itsel...

I've been practicing every day since 2015 and I don't think I have ever found it to be pleasant (alright, maybe sometimes a bit). I agree that a routine is helpful. I start and end the day with a meditation. This morning the ' 20 minute breathscape': nauseous, short of breath and restless. Last nigh...

Recently I've noticed I don't have the strong feeling of breathing into myself as I used to. I now also do it with my eyes open; I get so relaxed I fall asleep with every bodypart! :lol: I don't worry about this at all. Things change in this existence, and so does my practice I suppose. Some session...

Verbose is good. Continue being verbose. It sounds like you've had very similiar experiences to me and I really appreciate your guidance on this. Perfectionism is a bit of a curse. I guess I need to let go of it a little bit. I love your story about your friend. I've totally noticed that with mysel...

I know the perfectionist curse as well....It seems to go along with trying to take to much control over any given situation, wanting everything to be perfect and complete from the start, sometimes resulting in apathy and indecisiveness because existence simply doesn't work that way. Knowing that tra...

Hey GirlAloneWithHerself, I think that is a wonderful insight to have right from the start! Mindfulness is meant to be 'woven' into your daily life, to become more of a habit. I try to do this whenever I remember it. At the grocery line, during a hike, sometimes while eating or drinking, or taking a...

I remember becoming very aware of both my breathing and my heart beat when I first started mindfulness and I found it off putting and sometimes the sensation strangely made me feel sick! It mostly settled as I got used to it thankfully so no advice to add just a bit of empathy :) Me too: I always f...

Could it also be related to your amount of suffering? I can imagine myself slacking a year ago, as I didn't have any problems then. Right now I really feel I need to do it to prevent any more horrible anxiety and sleeping problems. And I'm pretty sure I'll do it the rest of my life, feeling the 'res...