http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/forum/find-a-buddy A place to share your experience, your growth and your support. en-US Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:15:08 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/search.php http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/there-are-certain-times-of-the-day-when-my-mind-can-run-out-of-control#post-44 Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:49:51 +0000 YeShey 44@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>Dear Cynthia,</p> <p>Thanks for your insightful comments. I totally agree with you. </p> <p>As westerners we tend to run ourselves a bit thin. We are in a never ending uphill battle of consumerism, multi-tasking and an insatiable drive to be fit and beautiful. This alone wears us out and leaves nothing in reserve. Nothing.</p> <p>Rest is key. An effective mediation practice includes and considers all the aspects of our life, living in balance with space and time for the mind to rest in awareness.</p> <p>Your points about taking a break are well noted!</p> <p>YeShey </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/there-are-certain-times-of-the-day-when-my-mind-can-run-out-of-control#post-42 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 10:20:52 +0000 Cynthia 42@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>It is easiest to ask self: What basic thing is amiss right now? Need water? Need food? Need relief? Need rest? Once that need is fulfilled the thoughts slow so that attending to and acknowledging the thoughts is easier. If it is at the end of the day, some deep breathing should quiet all so that so the mind rests and sleep comes. </p> <p>For some, the "low-control" point is late-afternoon when all those needs can be met with a potty break, a drink of water, and a welcome nap...but a meeting must be attended instead. </p> <p>A mini-break of deep focused breathing to energize the mind will improve the situation, after or during of course, a quick potty break while grabbing a glass of water. </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/me-bad#post-40 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 17:27:40 +0000 Teresa Trower 40@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>Thanks, YeShey,</p> <p>I'm actually pretty excited about getting back into meditation. I think it's very helpful to have an auditory guide.</p> <p>Teresa </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/meditation-times#post-39 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:35:43 +0000 YeShey 39@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>Dear Michele,<br /> I often do my second practice of the day between 7 and 8 pm PST&gt;<br /> I also think that Collette and Heathercaterpillar were playing around with evening times.</p> <p>None the less, you and I can hold the space and invite anyone else to join!</p> <p>Let me know how its going. I love the end of the day to meditate, it feels like my mind is cooling down and makes for a nice sleep.</p> <p>If you meditate right before you go to bed, it is a fantastic practice to keep the awareness on the breath once you are in bed and try to notice the last breath before you sleep and the first one as you wake.</p> <p>In Dharma,<br /> YeShey </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/meditation-times#post-38 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:27:54 +0000 Michele Mathiesen 38@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>Does anyone meditate before bedtime? My am's start early and not being a great morning person I barely have enough time to actually get to work. I usually aim for 10:30pm or so Eastern Std time if anyone else does this I would like to join in....I can be flexible on my evening times after 9pm EST.</p> <p>Thanks!<br /> Michele </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/me-bad#post-37 Mon, 21 Dec 2009 13:04:52 +0000 YeShey 37@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>Dear Teresa,</p> <p>Welcome to the forum. We look forward to your input! </p> <p>One of the things that I think is really important to involve with any practice is joy. If we do things with joy, they will take on a simplicity and natural ease on their own. When we add a degree of guilt or failure or any type of negative emotion, the practice takes on the same negativity.</p> <p>For many of us it takes a long time to get started and even longer to develop a regular practice. Diligence is key but patience and kindness with ourselves cannot be underestimated.</p> <p>In Dharma,<br /> YeShey </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/me-bad#post-36 Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:56:20 +0000 Teresa Trower 36@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>Thank you so much for sending the reminder email. I am starting tomorrow! They say meditation helps you develop discipline and obviously I need it!<br /> I think that a.m. will work best for me so I'll commit to that for the moment. </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/there-are-certain-times-of-the-day-when-my-mind-can-run-out-of-control#post-29 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:04:37 +0000 Simone 29@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>There seems to be certain times of the day when my mind is less my own than other times. It seems late at night, sometimes just before bed my mind wants to visit all the places that need fixing, immediately... Negative thoughts and emotions seemingly can come from nowhere, as I watch them come-up and then sometimes do nothing but get into their story. </p> <p>Do we have more power over our thoughts at certain times of the day? </p> http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/topic/meditation-times#post-11 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:39:46 +0000 Simone 11@http://www.meditationvillage.ca/community-forum/ <p>"I can't meditate at the same time every day." We hear this often, and not to worry. Meditating at the same time everyday creates consistency and ease (your mind starts to move into a meditative space more easily). We meditate at 7:30 am but use this thread to find someone to meditate with or post the times you meditate so your fellow villagers can meditate 'with' you. </p>