Mindfulness (Meditation and Yoga)

[deadendpro]

The older I’ve grown, the more I recognize the important, stabilizing journey inward. I’d fashion myself a bit of a stoic; controlling what I can, observing what I cannot. I feel as though the journey inward has been quite the work of discovery (perhaps similar, but distinctly different from the internal journey Matt mentions above) through silence and reflection.

Additionally, breath work is very impactful and has immediate calming or invigorating effects that I have also found quite useful. Since late ‘22 I’ve gotten into doing energy work (not reiki, though I would love to hear what that has done for people…) and both breathing and stillness have gone hand in hand. Thanks for reviving the thread!

[Makarwise]

cheers @deadendpro - aye - all of that stuff is indeed helpful for me and so many others too. This wee video was a bit of fun really but brings to mind the value of taking care of ourselves and not letting judgement and overthinking get in the way of joy. I'm an old Ranger and have spent my whole life fairly connected to other nature both to put food on the table and for health and resilience. More recently I have been working on insight and mindfulness in nature - such an easy, fruitful marriage. I think it also fair to say that this stuff is certainly 'tune in and drop out' but also one of the antidotes to addictive scrolling and digital overload. Hard to name anybody not affected... Taking time to be still and practice being present sets us up well to respond to life rather than react. Working in with other nature gives us more insight into our ways of being. Body and soul.

[Chap]

I have a https://shaktimat.de/collections/akupressurmatte?locale=en for a couple of weeks now... was quite a painful experience at the beginning, today a slept 45 minutes on it after work.

[Alex]

@Chap sarina has one of these too, I tried it in Jakarta and it was pretty rough for 20mins, but once you get passed that its amazing, isnt it

[mclaincausey]

I have a Manta meditation mask with flat Bluetooth headphones built in. So it can be used to totally black out light with or without audio for sleep, guided meditations, white/brown/pink noise, binaural beats, etc. the flatness of the headphones means you can lie down on your side without issue. Recommended highly!

[Chap]

@Alex said in Mindfulness (Meditation and Yoga):

@Chap sarina has one of these too, I tried it in Jakarta and it was pretty rough for 20mins, but once you get passed that its amazing, isnt it

Yep, you get used to it after a couple of times. Now it is about 2 minutes being slightly painful and then I fall into a deep relaxation and today even fell asleep.

[goosehd]

@Chap @Alex Which intensity do you recommend with the mats?

[Chap]

@goosehd said in Mindfulness (Meditation and Yoga):

@Chap @Alex Which intensity do you recommend with the mats?

I have the Premium Mat which is medium intensitiy and that is still enough for me. For the moment I wouldn't want the Intense.

[Alex]

@goosehd
sarina has this one, and it was not comfortable

[Makarwise]

The power of post comments... just bought this one as an extra for the wife's Christmas Good for menopause apparently too
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CNDB3R95?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

[deadendpro]

I was just going to type that I got one for my lady after all the great things everyone shared. I look forward to giving it a shot!

[Giles]

@deadendpro said in Mindfulness (Meditation and Yoga):

I got one for my lady. I look forward to giving it a shot!

Erm.....

[deadendpro]

@Giles sharing is caring G-man! lol