Subject line says it all. Does anyone on here meditate? Have you notice improvements in overall quality of life, mental health, race performances, all the stuff that its proponents claim it can do for you? If so, what's your routine? Conversely, anyone think it's a bunch of BS or have bad experiences with it? LRC, let me know!
It's actually really hard. See if you can find a book called "Running with the Mind of Meditation." It's a meditation book that a runner can easily understand. I've tried to develop a steady practice once or twice a year, but I fall off after a few weeks. The feeling of satisfaction I got from successfully following my breath for more than 60 seconds was kind of embarrassing, and not right, from a meditation point of view...
Ive been meditating on and off for a while. I really do enjoy it and it definitely makes me feel better. Ive been doing deep breathing during the day also, especially when my mind starts wandering toward bad or unnecessary thoughts. The breathing brings me back to the present.
Depends on the type.
Op,
To meditate or not to meditate...that is THE question ?
The way I see it...if you can take the time to spend a few moments w/o distractions and focus on the NOW then it’s called meditation.
End result? Very positive to your first half of the question. ?
Coach Jeff ROC wrote:
It's actually really hard.
It is hard. NOT thinking about 87 things at once is actually quite a feat.
I got into it for insomnia, originally, but it took me a long time (months) before I felt like I was seeing benefits. I’m now able to to do two breaths a minute and can really calm my mind, work through pain, or through being really ticked off at something when needed.
If no one is there to hear me, I do a bhramari breath practice. It’s kinda out there when you read about it, but it is an amazing tool when you really need to concentrate and aren’t in the right frame of mind. It may sound new agey, but there’s a physiological reason behind its effectiveness.
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