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Well, I was the only one who posted last week, so I am not sure the interest is still there...
I will keep going with this for a few more weeks to see if it picks up a bit
I did accomplish getting myself back in the habit of meditating regularly and I think it is helping me immensely!
Sunday - 20 minute breath awareness meditation
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tutu - I just added an updated link in the first post of this thread where I have tried to condense resources/instruction so that everything is in one place
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Monday - 60 minute gentle yoga class today, with aprrox 10 minute breath awareness meditation at the end
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quote: Listen to your life. All moments are key moments. - Frederick Buechner
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Dawn in VA
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I have been a "dabbler" of meditation practice for several years.
I have asthma and found meditation tough at the very beginning b/c too much focus on the breath made me just about hyperventillate.
BUT last year, during a visit to my Dad, attended a class with him that offerred a very, very simple yet very helpful tip:
Instead of feeling your breath in your abdomen and/or chest, concentrate on the sensory feeling you get as you pull air in through nostrils (and out, for me- always easier to do pranayama during exhale). Literally, focus on your nostrils! Sometimes I dampen the very edges of them if I am still having difficulty getting into the "zone". It allows more sensory input- you can "feel" the breath in and out better.
Sometimes I count and sometimes I say phrases ("soften", "I am OK", "rest, mind", sometimes prayer...whatever gets ya through what you need to get through at that given moment) or do visualizations.
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Dawn, if you don't mind I am going to copy and paste what you shared in the meditation resources thread
Peace and health and healing to all!
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today I did a breath awareness/charkra clearing meditation fo about 20 min I think - I once again forgot to turn on the timer after I set it!
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