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15 minutes is a really long time to meditate. Anyone who's new to it, I suggest starting with 30 seconds and work your way up to 15 in increments of 30 seconds

by Kluny 7y ago

15 minutes is a really long time to meditate. Anyone who's new to it, I suggest starting with 30 seconds and work your way up to 15 in increments of 30 seconds to a minute. It's like starting with an empty bar when weightlifting.

whoisjuan 7y ago
Meditating in the shower is pretty easy IMHO and you can easily go up to 15 min, even for beginners. Meditation is mostly about anchoring your mind to something, most people do it with their breathing because that's what we see in movies and stuff. In the shower, you can use the sound of the water or the feeling of the water on your head to anchor your mind. Since it's something you don't control and there are multiple sensory reactions created from it, it's pretty easy to be present and observe your thoughts. This doesn't necessarily work for everyone but I have tried many types of meditations and this one is the easiest for me.
- muzani 7y ago
  15 minutes is a lot of water usage. Bathtubs seem ideal to meditate in.
  - AwfulCaptain 7y ago
    Still not as much as those Almond trees
apexkid 7y ago
Why don't you try any of these meditation with an open mind and let me know how many minutes were you able to meditate. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=meditation+sri+sri+ravi+shankar https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=meditation+sri+...
- Kluny 7y ago
  I've tried many of those exercises and I agree that you can easily do 15 minutes the first time. Consistency is the problem I found. When I started at 30 seconds and built up slowly, I found it much easier to build a habit and do it consistently. Again I use the weightlifting analogy - I can squat close to my body weight, without any warm up, when I'm out of shape. But I can only do it once and I need a week to recover and I'm likely to injure myself. If I start with the empty bar and increase weight gradually for a month, I can work out every other day and hit my target consistently.

by Kluny 7y ago

whoisjuan 7y ago

Meditating in the shower is pretty easy IMHO and you can easily go up to 15 min, even for beginners. Meditation is mostly about anchoring your mind to something, most people do it with their breathing because that's what we see in movies and stuff. In the shower, you can use the sound of the water or the feeling of the water on your head to anchor your mind. Since it's something you don't control and there are multiple sensory reactions created from it, it's pretty easy to be present and observe your thoughts. This doesn't necessarily work for everyone but I have tried many types of meditations and this one is the easiest for me.

muzani 7y ago
15 minutes is a lot of water usage. Bathtubs seem ideal to meditate in.
- AwfulCaptain 7y ago
  Still not as much as those Almond trees

apexkid 7y ago

Why don't you try any of these meditation with an open mind and let me know how many minutes were you able to meditate. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=meditation+sri+sri+ravi+shankar https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=meditation+sri+...

Kluny 7y ago
I've tried many of those exercises and I agree that you can easily do 15 minutes the first time. Consistency is the problem I found. When I started at 30 seconds and built up slowly, I found it much easier to build a habit and do it consistently. Again I use the weightlifting analogy - I can squat close to my body weight, without any warm up, when I'm out of shape. But I can only do it once and I need a week to recover and I'm likely to injure myself. If I start with the empty bar and increase weight gradually for a month, I can work out every other day and hit my target consistently.