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re: Meditation / Mental Health - Tips to Start
Posted on 1/11/24 at 5:08 am to DrDenim
Posted on 1/11/24 at 5:08 am to DrDenim
Thank you for the suggestions everyone. I’ll probably try head space or Michael Sealy to start and see it how it goes.
I feel like I do pretty well with my physical wellness. I’m in the gym 3-5x a week, spend time outside with kids or walking the dog, and finally built my garden and hope to plant in the fall, which I hope will be therapeutic in ways. I’m doing a dry January, so beer for relaxing will have to wait :)
What I sometimes struggle with, and I hope this helps with, is sometimes I just can’t get out of my own head. I think about work or other stressors constantly and I hope this helps me step back from myself a bit and reflect on the good things, not the 100’s of things that I’m worried about in that particular moment.
Thanks again, happy 2024 everyone and good luck with you goals!
I feel like I do pretty well with my physical wellness. I’m in the gym 3-5x a week, spend time outside with kids or walking the dog, and finally built my garden and hope to plant in the fall, which I hope will be therapeutic in ways. I’m doing a dry January, so beer for relaxing will have to wait :)
What I sometimes struggle with, and I hope this helps with, is sometimes I just can’t get out of my own head. I think about work or other stressors constantly and I hope this helps me step back from myself a bit and reflect on the good things, not the 100’s of things that I’m worried about in that particular moment.
Thanks again, happy 2024 everyone and good luck with you goals!
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 6:21 am
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Posted on 1/11/24 at 6:36 am to LSU Delirium
quote:
What I sometimes struggle with, and I hope this helps with, is sometimes I just can’t get out of my own head. I think about work or other stressors constantly and I hope this helps me step back from myself a bit and reflect on the good things, not the 100’s of things that I’m worried about in that particular moment.
This is absolutely one of the things meditation helped me with. Vipassana
(which is what headspace is based on) helps you clear your mind and focus on the breath and to be present in the moment without all the monkey mind chatter.
Eckhart Tolle, which I’m currently exploring, focuses more on backing out, observing all those thoughts and emotions and realizing they are separate from who you actually are and as you realize that and feel it’s truth, you kind of experience a deeper meditative state. Probably an oversimplification. Like I said, it’s a little “woo woo” in comparison to Headspace which is way more methodical and much more of a “practice” or “workout” for the mind in the same way that going to the gym or practicing a sport is for the body.
This post was edited on 1/11/24 at 6:37 am
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