Meditation

[Erica]

Anybody on this board meditate on a daily basis? Just starting to get into it as I am getting more into yoga. It's so relaxing and stress relieving, and it feels amazing to be actively in touch with your spirituality!

[Moon]

haahahaha

my sister recommended that i do yoga with her

thought about it, but i decided to let out my frustration on the weight room, music and this message board

:smoke1:

[Sariel]

I don't meditate on a daily basis, but it is a large part of my life... it's relaxing, and helps me figure out a lot of the shit in my life... Keeps me stress free

[jim]

I used to meditate on a semi-regular basis. When I first started doing it I used it help myself concentrate and focus before either a baseball game or a hockey game. I would control my breathing, which would allow me to control my heart rate. This allowed me to focus on what I needed to do in order to succeed in the game that followed. I eventually took these methods and adopted them to my everyday life, where I would sit in a dark room, with no sound or light, and merely focus. I found it helped me figure out a lot about what was going on at my life at the time, and how I could or should deal with these situations. It also left me extremely relaxed and full of energy.

[crumb]

^^ hey jim, we should meditate together over some stiff drinks

[Aki]

i don't meditate
but when i'm stretching on a mat at the gym and doing yoga or pilates i relax by concentrating on my breathing. its a real stress reliever especially coming straight from school or from work.

[Crazy Dave]

Yup yoga all the time. Funny because I weired people out at kiss while stretching, more then a few people thought I was praying.

[jim]

Originally posted by crumb
^^ hey jim, we should meditate together over some stiff drinks

sounds like a plan martin, name the place and time.

[Antenna_Boy]

Originally posted by Erica
Anybody on this board meditate on a daily basis? Just starting to get into it as I am getting more into yoga. It's so relaxing and stress relieving, and it feels amazing to be actively in touch with your spirituality!

i figure choking the chicken helps to relieve stress and headaches..makes u sleep better...thus always be good idea to keep in "touch" with that spiritual part hehhehehe
then fall asleep cuz ur tired....sleep = yoga

[ebbomega]

Meditating and physical exertion are two very VERY different things.

My form of meditation is Tai Chi. Modified Yang style. Learned it in High School, did it a lot while I was living up at SFU, haven't so much since then.

Island offers some excellent views to do Tai Chi at though. Nothing like meditating to a setting sun on a mountaintop overlooking the entire Cowichan Bay and with a glimmer of the Malahat in the distance. Coolest thing is that it's about a 3 hour walk from my house.

[Crazy Dave]

Originally posted by ebbomega
Meditating and physical exertion are two very VERY different things.

I guess you don't know what it's like to cycle for +60Km. Your mind is force in to a meditative state.