tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post3501763669299065139..comments2023-12-27T11:27:53.014-05:00Comments on R.J.'s Place: MeditationR. J.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post-86543862663513097862011-05-21T12:51:58.721-04:002011-05-21T12:51:58.721-04:00I like those thoughts.
a pleasure to spend for you...I like those thoughts.<br />a pleasure to spend for your home.<br />you have a happy weekend.<br />a hug.Ricardo Miñanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16383904133381070822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post-1645239291154288832011-05-20T06:35:59.780-04:002011-05-20T06:35:59.780-04:00I don't really meditate but I lay on a yoga ma...I don't really meditate but I lay on a yoga mat and relax my shoulders until my shoulders and back are flat on the floor. Then I breathe deeply. It is one of the most relaxing things I have done for me.CiCihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08615265608675467505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post-18117097161723802012011-05-18T10:11:16.945-04:002011-05-18T10:11:16.945-04:00i used to do that some years ago when things were ...i used to do that some years ago when things were not "too good" around here. i'd mentally go somewhere nice and it helped a lot. nowadays, not so much, i seem to be in a better place all around.<br /><br />smiles, bee<br />xoxoxoxooxEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post-71054610204811018742011-05-17T12:34:39.657-04:002011-05-17T12:34:39.657-04:00Great tips! I hadn't thought about the kneelin...Great tips! I hadn't thought about the kneeling chair and there is one in my house that I could use. Now I wonder about a balance ball. The counting idea is a good one. I can do that. That would put me to sleep quickly if I lay on a bed. So maybe the idea is to de-stress, not to go to sleep.R. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10291839202970032184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post-73880499871586537732011-05-17T10:29:13.721-04:002011-05-17T10:29:13.721-04:00Years ago I meditated twice a day and got to the p...Years ago I meditated twice a day and got to the place where I craved it when I didn't get a chance to sit. Now, I can no longer sit cross-legged. The main thing about a chair is that your back doesn't naturally get straight, but a kneeling chair takes care of that.<br /><br />Everybody's mind wanders. The whole point of meditation is to bring it back to your breath, or a mantra; I've used both techniques and find that counting as I breathe in and counting as I breathe out gives my mind something to do. When I realize I am no longer counting, I go back to it, without beating myself up about it. Before long, time has passed and I am refreshed and focused. it's amazing.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7568258025320906795.post-46804833502711271862011-05-17T10:22:50.233-04:002011-05-17T10:22:50.233-04:00R.J. as you know I too exercise and like you suffe...R.J. as you know I too exercise and like you suffer from the short leg syndrome.<br /><br />I know lots of people who do meditate but I can't get to the empty your mind side ... I start to think about all the things I should be doing or did I leave the hair straighteners on?<br /><br />Sometimes when I lie awake at night trying to get back to sleep I try a trick I am assured works, I concentrate on my toes, then work my way up my body until I have bored myself to sleep ... or at least thats the theory - by the time I reach my ankles I am back to my toes, wondering if the nails need cutting.<br /><br />I think I lack concentration! <br /><br />But then as you say what is the purpose of longevity if its just that too stay alive longer ... I read a lot of blogs written by people with ancient parents (both mine died relatively young) and I am thankful that both left us whilst they were still completely compos mentis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com