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Sounds like meditation techniques. I often practice mindfulness meditation in a dark room for ~10 minutes in the mid-afternoon when I get tired. It usually give
by tvanantwerp 9y ago
Sounds like meditation techniques. I often practice mindfulness meditation in a dark room for ~10 minutes in the mid-afternoon when I get tired. It usually gives me new energy and focus similar to if I'd napped.
- bsaul 9y agoAfter having one course of zen meditation, it seems to me meditation is pretty much the complete opposite of falling asleep. You want to stop thinking about anything, but only to feel perfectly aware of the current time and place. And your mind becomes completely focused and concentrated on.. nothing. In particular, the part in the OP where you "picture yourself being on lake, etc" looks to me as completely anti-meditation.
- mirceal 9y agoAnecdotal evidence: meditating in the evening helps me fall asleep. Don’t know if it’s the breathing part or clearing my mind but it works really well 90% of the time. The trick is that I do it laying down instead of a more conventional meditation position.
- bsaul 9y agoi believe it's pretty easy to fall asleep after step 1 . I suspect the uncomfortable sitting position is made to help you stay awake. In the course i took, people could even ask for someone to hit them on the shoulder with a stick, to help them keep themselves awoken.
- eternauta3k 9y agoZazen is just one form of meditation. According to The Mind Illuminated[1], some traditions (eg. shamanic) cultivate dullness as a source of visions. [1] http://themindilluminated.com/ http://themindilluminated.com/
- somenewacc 9y agothere are many meditative techniques, and some of them promote sleep see http://marc.ucla.edu/mindful-meditations http://marc.ucla.edu/mindful-meditations "Body Scan for Sleep" for example
- minicoolva 9y agoThe same to me