How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body

Re:How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body by saeranv on Friday February 19, 2016 @01:56PM (#11135642)

Did it take a couple of sessions for you to be able to handle one hour in one session? I started with 20 minutes like you and have incrementally increased it to 40. I'm aiming for 60 minutes, but every time I increase my sitting length I find it incredibly difficult to sit through. Often I feel very stressed and like I'm about to break down due to the boredom. Did you experience this?

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Re:How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body by hotcool on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:12PM (#11135778)

Did it take a couple of sessions for you to be able to handle one hour in one session?

Yes. I'd remember something I had to do or get a great idea and have to pause to write it down. I later realised it was just another trick my mind will use to regain control.

The point of meditation (for me, anyway) is to stop impulsive behaviour. That means everything must wait, even scratching an itch.

Often I feel very stressed and like I'm about to break down due to the boredom. Did you experience this?

Yes. Just yesterday at about the 1 3/4 hour mark I got incredibly stir crazy. I tried breathing myself calm again, but I must have sounded like a marathon runner on the last mile. In the final 10 minutes or so I settled back in.

You just got to ride out those rough patches. The journey is as valuable as the destination.

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Re:How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body by seivan on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:40PM (#11136011)

Do you ever feel anxious that you should be doing something instead?

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Re:How Meditation Changes the Brain and Body by hotcool on Friday February 19, 2016 @02:47PM (#11136058)

I consider meditation to be the most productive thing I can do. Since meditation affects my perspective on life, my relationships, my faith, my health - it supersedes everything else.

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