I also had asthma as a child - And I remember only one bad episode and for me as well concentration on breathing makes me nervous … it also triggers something Not sure what but makes opposite effect to relaxation … I would like to find a guided meditation which guides you anywhere but not to the breath ..

Listening to Dr Gabor Maté has finally helped me understand and release my traumas in a compassionate way. Now, I am able to use simple meditation to help me to connect to the parts of me that I had buried because of my traumas. Best wishes, to you!

We are big fans of Maté here! Be well Edy.

this is a great meditation & I will do it again, however, I feel the same as you about focusing on the breathing. Here is another guided meditation that I found to be very beneficial. There are a few breaths in the beginning and at the end, but it does not focus on the breath & you can just take in a way that's comfortable to you. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odeYidmp0svMeIU.html I've been doing it several times a week for almost a month & I feel my mindset shifting & my body aches reducing. I attribute it to this meditation.

@@lorettaevans1077 thank you so much for the referral. I also liked it very much.

How is it possible to DO something as simple, as still, as focused as meditation? It's about "letting things be as they are", which is far different from "nailing it". Were you intent on "saving time" or on meditating as he suggested????

@@margaret539 I was nailing the shit out of meditation when I wrote that. Sadly I didn't keep up with my busy meditation schedule and currently have a huge backlog of meditating I gotta get done. I'll probably pull a couple all-nighters over the weekend, get in some serious meditation, then I won't have to think about it for another few months. Btw, I discovered I can meditate while doing other stuff. In fact, I'm meditating pretty hard as I type this! I often have the video on in the background (2.75x speed really optimizes my meditation efficiency, I found) so I can meditate while I do my taxes, respond to work emails, or have loud arguments with my spouse and/or parents-in-law. If I'm honest, keeping up with all this meditation is stressing me out. But, doctor's orders, gotta take care of the old ticker! Feel free to give me some more meditation life hacks. Any pre- or post-meditation supplements you'd reccommend to get the most out of every session? I know I'm doing great at this so far but I wanna get even better!

you'll reach nirvana in no time. great hack.

@@margaret539 I used to be like you, thinking that meditation is indeed impossible to do! I've since discovered that you can actually meditate while doing other stuff and it's a lot easier. Now I just have Jon KZ PhD (3x faster of course) rambling on in the background while I respond to work emails, do my taxes, or argue with my spouse. This means I now meditate hyperefficiently; in fact I have competed in several full-contact meditation tournaments already. Good luck and keep meditating as hard as you possibly can. If you fail, try meditating faster. When you mess it up, be sure to punish your brain so you maximize its learning; a good punishment is to say something like "ughhh not again" or "dammit I suck at meditating". You'll get there

@@katejay9786 Yo, this changed my life. I was always so skeptical of meditation until I took this approach. I am crushing it. My friend's are all finally acknowledging how superior my meditations skills are, they said "I'm pretty sure your 99% enlightened..." or something (it was hard to tell as I was crushing this meditation while watching MSNBC, checking my stocks, and having a few brews with the boys). All the posers trying to say you need to unplug and just be, why do that when you can run laps around then and rake in the cash a status while also claiming spiritual superiority. Thanks KateJay!

I am not sure I understand your comment Michael.

There is an audio version? :)

@@lauralunaazul Yep. I have it in Audible

@@leeleeturn Will look for it. Do you know if it s in you tube? Thank you!!

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Yes. Here at NNM we call that book "The Bible"!! :)

This is not the real Jon Kabat Zinn

Thank you I have been meditating for a long time xx

Thank you Deniz. Best wishes.

Thanks Chela. We have now uploaded another from JKZ.

I agree

It's not the real Jon Kabat Zinn

Thank you Carolyn. Yes, we find that the struggle never ends, but with more practice, one struggles much less. Best wishes

Hi Michael. We have now uploaded another from the same teacher.

I would recommend you sit a Vipassanā course with Dhamma.org.

@@nononsensemeditation9204 TY. I had no idea you had responded. May I ask why vipassana. I'm in Dubai and we do have retreats here

Dullness as it is called frequently happens to many meditators. So may good resources out there including Mr Zinns book and others like The Mind Illuminated

Thank you for your valuable feedback Corliss. We have incorporated that here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r72PYMdpma_LqKs.html

Noted, thank you. :o)

I don’t like the countdown timer or the bell at the end either

@@crazymissamy Thanks for your feedback Amy. Do you know if it possible to edit a video without losing the community feedback etc?

@@nononsensemeditation9204 Unfortunately I don't, I barely know how to upload videos myself!

Haha yeah the sound is terrible

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Hi Bonnie I noticed this too. I think it is because when we are sitting in an erect position with a straight back, the abdominal/core muscles are engaged. Deep belly breathing would feel shallow (compared to laying down or sitting relaxed) because of the contraction.

It would be awesome if somebody would get back to me? Thank you

I am always confused when I fall in love with the video I get a heart from the people that posted it but they don't respond to my questions or comments. It puts me in a quandary because I love this video and yet I don't feel necessarily supported?

Despite loving this practice it's hard for me to continue doing something when I don't feel support so bye-bye!

Wow! Thanks for the description

I used to experience the same thing

Hello Jennifer and thank you for your feedback. The objective of this type of meditation is not relaxation, it is simply to observe things as they are, maintaining equanimity. Best wishes

It's not the real Jon Kabat Zinn. Just a fake voice.

Non-doing. Can confirm, the CD audio version has more audible background noise, so yes he's sitting there purposefully paused.

Intentional pauses so you can experience being with yourself in your meditation.

Let the judgements come and go. Just watch them. Don't get attached to the judgements and don't judge yourself for meditation shortcomings.

No.

🇨🇦 It helps if you have one!

​@@AlviSultan How so? 😁

Yeah this is fake

It's indeed him. From his early (1990s?) audio tapes

I love the bell! It’s a great positive trigger for me! It centers me back! I kind of go in and out of walking meditation all day

It is indeed.

If you know him,you know it is his voice

Yes it is, unmistakable.

No it's not. I'm shocked to see how many people belives this is him.

Lol!

😂😂😂😂💚

All feedback is valued, thank you! :O)

Lol

Lol!! Haha.

No it is not

I find the silence very helpful. Some meditations are full of constant chatter.

I think the OP is referring to there being silence with background noise, and then when the background noise cuts out it leaving nothing at all, it makes you think the video has frozen. Hence, "completely" silent. That was my experience, but a great meditation - very thankful.

Just download it and watch

Yeas

🙂

It's not the real Jon Kabat Zinn

It's not exactly an entertainment ,but a journey into ourselves and compassion for ourselves . So it's uncharted territory there ,but not with bells and whistles !

I really don't believe anyone can see and/or travel into themselves. Mind you I don't believe in spirtuality, the soul, etc. My wife says I'm too cynical to believe in such foolishness.

In the beginning, it's not as enjoyable as you progress with sitting meditation. Because our mind doesn't have the skills to be focused on healing, we are still running, but once we can learn to stop and let go, we can start to experience much happiness when we sit. Sometimes our mind isn't in the proper setting for a guided meditation, sometimes it's better if we can prepare ourselves for it, or we can learn to do sitting meditation from reading about it and then trying the techniques on our own, because maybe the teachers voice and practice methods don't resonate with yourself. I'm certain there is a teacher and a teaching specific for every individual And I wish you and everyone luck on experiencing sitting meditation in a beautiful way. I've learned that When I do sitting meditation, all I do is sit. That's the main thing. Just sitting. If I can sit then I can progress. If I can't sit, then I try again in the future when I can sit

@@peterreed736 seeing into your mind is something we do on a daily basis. Meditation is simply recognizing when we are doing that