Everyday Mindfulness

During a mindfulness meditation we bring our attention to a variety of things: thoughts, sounds, the breath, sensations in the body, emotions. We hold these things in the foreground of our awareness. It is important during mindfulness practise to not create a tension between what we are holding in t...

Progress in anything is rarely a smooth upward trajectory. Wobbles a plenty are to be expected :-)

What if the world was actually a completely neutral space when I arrived in it? What if my world and all my relationships can only ever reflect myself: a perfect multi-dimensional mirror? What if there is no meaning nor significance inherent within my world other than that which I give it? What if I...

I would say there are no rules nor requirements that should be followed. Do what works best for you. Be flexible, use routine and repetition when that helps but mix it up and experiment too. What we choose to use for mindfulness is not important or significant. Awareness and presence is the only goal.

I occasionally get mountain images popping up, but prefer not to generate images. This reminds me of a question I was asked after a mindfulness session: I was asked what my experience of speaking a commentary was and my answer was that to begin with I am using my commentary to help myself get into a...

I'm somewhere on the spectrum I guess. Interesting site, thanks.

Your post has inspired me to draft a new short blog: Avoiding isolation and disconnection in meditation Meditation can lead to experiences of being detached and separate from the world around you and even from your own thoughts and personality. Whilst a liberating experience for some, for others thi...

Just a couple of other thoughts: have you looked at other more specific things to help with the problems that you have been having that led to you trying meditation? Seeing your active mind as a positive ability that needs guiding into creative and positive directions; learning memory techniques may...

I think you are right to stop meditating for a while. Your experience sounds like you have entered a state of being without your usual thoughts, which is often the goal or the result of meditation, and so if that is an uncomfortable experience for you then it's probably better for you to stop creati...

Hi Peter
That's a more positive interpretation :-)
Stephen