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I have always found guides of this type to be a little oppressive - I spend more time trying to figure out if I’m doing everything right to match the explanatio
by Sai_ 3y ago
I have always found guides of this type to be a little oppressive - I spend more time trying to figure out if I’m doing everything right to match the explanation of whatever the guide says than meditating.
- Ma8ee 3y agoI think we are damaged by school. The teacher was always there to make sure we followed instructions correctly, rarely to provider guidance for our benefit.
- lloeki 3y ago> I spend more time trying to figure out if I’m doing everything right to match the explanation When I started doing guided meditation (via Headspace) the person properly explained beforehand that this is normal at the beginning: we can be too self conscious (and self judgemental), and learning to follow the prompt without thinking too much about doing it "right" is part of the process. I seem to recall it was explained like: "when you're watching a movie, typically you don't think about your self watching a movie, you just... watch the movie"
- waihtis 3y agoI think it's useful in beginner-intermediate meditation as a lot of people don't necessarily have the wiring innately to follow up on the actions required. For example, doing a full body scan if you're a newcomer is probably very difficult without guidance