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Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by zuzuleinen on Friday November 04, 2016 @04:55AM (#12871167)
I recommend HeadSpace https://www.headspace.com/. I think it's great that you start slowly and guided which is perfect for a beginner.
Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by squeaky-clean on Friday November 04, 2016 @12:01PM (#12873583)
Thirded. I've bought a few books and tried audio, youtube videos... Headspace is the only thing that's helped me keep a meditation schedule for more than a few months.

I know some people don't like how much Andy speaks during the sessions, but I liked it a lot. It also helps with that "am I doing this right? Should I scratch that itch? What should I think about? Or not think about?" feeling that comes up, because he addresses those feelings a lot.

Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by steeef on Friday November 04, 2016 @06:19PM (#12876639)
Andy's the best thing about Headspace. His voice is encouraging without being judgmental. Definitely one of the main reasons I decided to purchase a subscription.
Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by arkitaip on Friday November 04, 2016 @05:31PM (#12876318)
Can I just say how nice it is to watch an elevator pitch video without obnoxiously upbeat background music with ukuleles and what not. It makes the video more genuine and trustworthy.
Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by noja on Friday November 04, 2016 @05:43AM (#12871326)
Seconded, HeadSpace is amazing. Surprised to see it only mentioned here once.
Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by elcapitan on Friday November 04, 2016 @05:51AM (#12871356)
Ok, I've heard from that before, but it looked too much like a game to me, I'll try it out then :)
Re:Regular meditation may be more beneficial than vacation by mordocai on Friday November 04, 2016 @10:49AM (#12872973)
Quite frankly, from their marketing(their home page doesn't even seem to mention meditation!) it looks kind of dumb and seems expensive after the 10 day trial.

However, with all the good ratings here and elsewhere and wanting to start meditating I think i'll give it a try