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What would you recommend, how could one start meditating? Is there a practice, or book or something you would specifically recommend? And what time interval wou

by krisoft 10y ago

What would you recommend, how could one start meditating? Is there a practice, or book or something you would specifically recommend? And what time interval would be not "too soon" in your opinion?

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neom 10y ago
Not directly about mediation but helped me get into it: The Bhagavad Gita - (I grew up Christian in rural Scotland - no religious slant here)
e1g 10y ago
I am a huge supporter of Headspace (the app), and 4 other people in my life stuck with it after passing through many other options. Headspace offers a broad library of targeted programs, and I can pick a topic that causes the most friction right now - be it anxiety, productivity, relationships, health, etc. Each program has a supporting structure and provides continuity for my daily practice. I feel like I'm taking new baby steps every day, and that sense of progress is motivating for me. I decide on my time commitment (for me it's 10 minutes), and just put in headphones and sit down. I have my phone and headphones nearly all the time, so I've done this on the train, in the park during lunch, on a side street bench, in a taxi, etc. In the year I've been using it, I have never finished a 10-minute session without feeling significantly lighter and more composed when I got up. I still don't do it daily (humans, hey), but for me it was the only thing that stuck. Give it couple weeks.
- bluebeard 10y ago
  I've done the first free 10 days and was surprised by the results from something so simple.
tclancy 10y ago
I've done a fair bit of reading for it, but I have to say the Calm app is the thing that really got me to stick with it. The presenter works for me (some people swear by other apps, I think it's going to be a matter of taste) and there's a bit of commitment there that guilted me into sticking with it. There's also a free 7 day trial so there's no cost to trying.

by krisoft 10y ago

What would you recommend, how could one start meditating? Is there a practice, or book or something you would specifically recommend? And what time interval would be not "too soon" in your opinion?

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neom 10y ago

Not directly about mediation but helped me get into it: The Bhagavad Gita - (I grew up Christian in rural Scotland - no religious slant here)

e1g 10y ago

I am a huge supporter of Headspace (the app), and 4 other people in my life stuck with it after passing through many other options. Headspace offers a broad library of targeted programs, and I can pick a topic that causes the most friction right now - be it anxiety, productivity, relationships, health, etc. Each program has a supporting structure and provides continuity for my daily practice. I feel like I'm taking new baby steps every day, and that sense of progress is motivating for me. I decide on my time commitment (for me it's 10 minutes), and just put in headphones and sit down. I have my phone and headphones nearly all the time, so I've done this on the train, in the park during lunch, on a side street bench, in a taxi, etc. In the year I've been using it, I have never finished a 10-minute session without feeling significantly lighter and more composed when I got up. I still don't do it daily (humans, hey), but for me it was the only thing that stuck. Give it couple weeks.

bluebeard 10y ago
I've done the first free 10 days and was surprised by the results from something so simple.

tclancy 10y ago

I've done a fair bit of reading for it, but I have to say the Calm app is the thing that really got me to stick with it. The presenter works for me (some people swear by other apps, I think it's going to be a matter of taste) and there's a bit of commitment there that guilted me into sticking with it. There's also a free 7 day trial so there's no cost to trying.