Comments on: Difficulty Meditating

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:44:16 +0000

Laura, I’m not in a position to be able to answer this as I don’t know what style of meditation you are doing and exactly what is going on. You can try meditating along with our free meditations in our podcast and see if that helps. Just go to the Listen to our Podcast page or search for Meditation Oasis on iTunes.

By: laura

laura — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:34:51 +0000

I can meditate some times very easily, and other times I focus inwardly resulting in stress, worry, and fear builds up , instead of peace of mind. What should I do?

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:13:37 +0000

Gavin, if you’d like to try a different approach to breath awareness, you can use the guided meditations in our podcast. Try the Breath Awareness meditation on the Listen to our Podcast page.

By: Gavin

Gavin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 12:24:54 +0000

Hi,

I’ve been (experimenting) with meditation for some years now as a response to several years of depression / anxiety. I tend to try alternative approaches that seem right for me initially, but after 2-3 weeks result in deepended states of anxiety which remains until I switch methods (every 4-5 months).
Since Summer 2011, I have been quite successful using the breathing approach – feeling the air move through the nostrils and over my top lip when exhailing. I could do this in any environment and already started to feel the benefits after a couple of weeks. I excepted any thoughts or feelings that wanted to intrude during the practise, and made “space” for them before reverting to sensation of the breath relatively easily. After a successful 6 months, the practise became more and more difficult to the point where I can not focus at all on the breath any longer – too many thoughts constantly circulating in my mind. There are too many thoughts and feelings to watch / notice which makes me feel like I am going mad!

When I try to focus harder on the breath, it’s to the extent that I block other thoughts and emotions trying to surface, and this is of course the contrary to what meditation looks to achieve.

I would appreciate any advice you can give me to help me overcome this….I really like to breath sensation approach because it has worked best for me consistently over a long period of time and I don’t feel ready to give it up and try something altogether new.

Thank you!

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By: Mary

Mary — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:42:45 +0000

Gene, I don’t know what kind of meditation you are doing, but in our style you don’t need to stay sitting perfectly straight and still. If your body moves or leans, it’s OK, you don’t need to resist that. If you find you’re leaning too much for comfort, just easily bring your body upright again.

By: Gene ( dreamitbig )

Gene ( dreamitbig ) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:53:12 +0000

i have been meditating for some time now and the question i have is how can i stop myself from leaning

By: Mary

Mary — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:15:36 +0000

Kashyap, we cannot help you with the meditation you are doing as it sounds very different from our approach. It seems trying to sit for 3 hours in one posture would be very hard on the body and mind and create tension. Perhaps you should try another form of meditation.

By: Kashyap Thakkar

Kashyap Thakkar — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 04:07:20 +0000

I have been meditating since 6 months and i sit for 3 hours in one posture for prayers, pranayama and meditation but some how i feel there is tension in one part or the other and i can feel the movement of my body, it just doesnt settle down , can i have the remedy please, it is killing me, constant practise still not settling down, still no still ness , i cannot explore anything beyond, need help please, and if you ask me what kind of meditation i do, then I do the meditation on the eye brow, i just concentrate on the center , i need help

By: Mary

Mary — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:35:04 +0000

Andrea, first consider if you really want to meditate regularly and are convinced it will benefit you, or whether you just feel that you SHOULD have a regular practice. It's OK to not be regular if that's what works for you. If, however, you feel strongly that regular meditation will be of value to you, try reading the post below. Why Do We Resist Meditation?