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by calm--
Wed Feb 19, 2020 2:40 am
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: The body scan
Replies: 79
Views: 59682

Re: The body scan

Thanks again for the help Jon. Does observing the itch, or any discomfort on the body, can make the discomfort dissipate?
by calm--
Fri Feb 14, 2020 11:43 am
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: The body scan
Replies: 79
Views: 59682

Re: The body scan

Hi guys, Just learn body scan from the book Finding Peace in a Frantic World. When you're doing it lying down, most instructions I found is to lie on your back. Can I lie down with any position eg on my side? I'm thinking about doing body scan while trying to fall asleep. I don't like falling asleep...
by calm--
Sun Jan 26, 2020 8:28 am
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Confused about Not Stopping Thoughts & Observing Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 2347

Re: Confused about Not Stopping Thoughts & Observing Thoughts

Thanks again Jon. I looked at amazon and saw that there are 2 books : "Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World" (2011) "Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World" (2012) Do you know if these are just the same books? I saw it's...
by calm--
Fri Jan 24, 2020 11:34 am
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Confused about Not Stopping Thoughts & Observing Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 2347

Re: Confused about Not Stopping Thoughts & Observing Thoughts

Thanks for the reply Jon. Right now i'm reading Mindfulness In Plain English, only a few chapters so far. I saw a lot of people on reddit recommend the book. I have so many thoughts and I dont know what to do with it, it stresses me out. I tried to find the answer in the book and search the internet...
by calm--
Fri Jan 24, 2020 6:49 am
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Confused about Not Stopping Thoughts & Observing Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 2347

Confused about Not Stopping Thoughts & Observing Thoughts

Hi, Sorry if what I wrote here is confusing. I want to learn about mindfulness, but this mindfulness thing is making me confused and stress. I've been dealing with brain fog, very easily stressed-out, anxiety, restless, racing thoughts, thinking too much, etc for years. I started doing 30 minutes of...
by calm--
Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:02 pm
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Confused About Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 2343

Re: Confused About Thoughts

Hi Jon, Thanks so much for the through and great response. I wonder if I've been doing Mindfulness correctly. During my daily activities, I tried to be mindful as much as possible, all day. I tried to pay attention when I open the door, close the door, walk around the house, wash my face, brush my t...
by calm--
Thu Nov 28, 2019 3:40 pm
Forum: New practitioners
Topic: Confused About Thoughts
Replies: 4
Views: 2343

Confused About Thoughts

Hi, I've been dealing with brain fog, depression, anxiety, restlessness, irritability, very easily stressed-out, racing thoughts, over-thinking, difficulty concentrating, mind are everywhere, insomnia, crashing after meal, crashing after exercise, frequent urination, for a couple years. My symptoms ...