60 Days of 60 Minutes of Meditation - Let's Not Do Anything Together

[Barracuda]

Day 12
If my thoughts were a person. It'd probably be a whining 4 year old. I found it easier to just let go of the thoughts by not paying attention to it. If i try to force myself not to think. More thoughts come. Like when your 4 year old niece is trying to get your attention, but you don't want to give her because you're busy. You just ignore her, eventually she'd leave you alone.
Eckhart Tolle once said it in a seminar i watched. It makes more sense to me now.

 

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[redshift]

And I think is time for me to read Michael Singer! Should I start with The Surrender Experiment or The Untethered Soul?

The Untethered Soul was written several years before The Surrender Experiment so I think it's best to read it in order.

I actually read surrender experiment first and loved it that way, then read the untethered soul as he gives a bit of the backstory in the book of how it came to be (which itself is pretty fascinating and makes you appreciate the untethered soul even more).

In general I would recommend it that way, but since you are already doing this 60 day exercise, untethered soul is probably more appropriate as it will be more practical.

 

[ZCP]

was reading and blew right through my scheduled meditation time ....
DID end up getting 30 minutes in when i woke up in the middle of the night. i seem to be using it to refocus in and around sleep times. it was nice and relaxing. calming the mind and letting it go. i will try to borrow the initial sequence as i start each project time today to see if i can bring that calm over.

 

[Matua]

Day 17

When my mind starts to wander and overwhelms me than staying present, I felt as if I struggled or failed meditation. But, as I questioned myself "Who am I?"
My thoughts became silent.

Whenever a thought comes up saying, "I'm not the kind of person that-"
I replied to myself, "If so, then who am I?"
And I follow it up with, "What will my next thought be?"

This helps me stay grounded and become aware of my thoughts whenever they come up. Even though we've been doing this for two weeks, I'm still learning and figuring out ways to improve my meditation.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

And I think is time for me to read Michael Singer! Should I start with The Surrender Experiment or The Untethered Soul?

Start with the Surrender Experiment ... as @redshift mentioned, it gives some background on how the Untethered Soul came to be -- once you hear some of the BS he had to endure while writing the Untethered Soul, it puts the work in a much better perspective.

I would highly recommend his course "Living from a place of surrender -

By "listened to" do you mean the audiobook or the course ?

Yes, I have them all including the lecture series via audiobook. I cycle through the book, and all the lectures. It is now a routine for me to listen to them in bed, sometimes before sleep, or if I wake up in the middle of the night.

 

[redshift]

It is now a routine for me to listen to them in bed, sometimes before sleep, or if I wake up in the middle of the night.

I've been doing that with the power of now, the author/narrator always puts me to sleep. Michael Singer is a bit too high energy 😀

 

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[S.Y.]

I did a walking meditation today.

I had a lot more mental activity. Way more than usual.

And I wasn't able to recenter. 2021 will be definitely be focused on extending the mindfulness outside of the meditation.

 

[Barracuda]

Day 13
The end of the year is always so cold. It tends to affect the outcome of the meditation process. I tried to put a blanket on, it made me too comfortable. Today was a good one, and I'm starting to get into the habit of meditation. The repetition builds my discipline, which is something I'm lacking, and want to work on vigorously in the next year.

...It's less than 24 hours till the New year. I hope that 2021 will be the best year for each of us.

 

[MTF]

Day 18 completed.

Couldn't reach the state from yesterday. I woke up tired and I think that affects to a great extent if I can get deeper or struggle.

 

[Olimac21]

Day 23 completed.

One of the best so far, I focused more on my breath and using a mantra to focus on positive visualization.

Today I tried an experiment: I did not use internet before breakfast, as a trial for something I want to implement next year which is no internet before breakfast and after dinner. Let me tell you guys it feels amazing, you mind seems very sharp and you become more aware in your workout, shower,etc.

@MTF Have you read Matthew`s Walker book Why We Sleep? I highly recommend it and if you have Masterclass he is also there ( the book is a bit dry to read but it is excellent and can be life changing depending on your current sleeping habits).

 

[MTF]

@MTF Have you read Matthew`s Walker book Why We Sleep? I highly recommend it and if you have Masterclass he is also there ( the book is a bit dry to read but it is excellent and can be life changing depending on your current sleeping habits).

My troubles with sleep are caused by Seasonal Affective Disorder. Or in simpler words, winter messes me up. Sunrise is too late for me and it's very hard to wake up when it's still dark outside at 7:30 (and then already dark at 4 pm).

 

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[Matua]

Day 18

It was a peaceful meditation today. I almost had complete silence during meditation. I focused a lot on how I breathe and performed slow breaths. My typical method of meditation is sitting there in silence with a focus on one or three breathing motions whenever any thought comes up.

I call it "slow breathing", but it's essentially this:

1. Mew (Rest your tongue against the roof of your mouth)
2. Slowly inhale using your nose as much as you can.
3. Hold your breath for a few seconds.
4. Slowly exhale as much as you can.
Note: For me, my mouth still remains closed as I exhaled. Use your stomach to exhale, NOT pushing out air through the nose.
5. Repeat this for 3-5 times, or any amount you need
6. After exhaling, hold your breath for as long as you (comfortably) can, but don't push it.
7. Inhale and exhale slowly, then repeat.

I've read somewhere that our breathing influences our emotions. If we breathe a certain way whenever we feel angry, then the opposite is true.

And of course, I didn't only use one breathing exercise for meditation. I do other techniques such as a mental body scan, third-eye, and sound awareness. It really is up to how you approach it and what works best for you. So do it!

 

[MTF]

Guys, just wanted to say what a pleasure it's been these last three weeks to discuss this with you together and explore this new world. I'm very grateful for the ability to find like-minded people to talk about and experience peculiar stuff like that.

 

[MetalGear]

• I have been playing around with controlling and regulating my "inner energy" for a while
• Will be posting some of my favorite meditations

A Centering/Grounding Meditation

• Breathe in - count of 4
• Hold - count of 3
• Breathe out - count of 4
  • x Repeat while doing the visualization

• Imagine the following:
  • You are driving home,
  • The weather is perfect - 72F, at 45% humidity
  • You are manually downshifting your car
  • Gear 5
  • Gear 4
  • Gear 3
  • Gear 2
  • You see your HOME
  • Gear 1
  • Coming to a complete stop
  • Neutral
  • Car off, parking break up/Gear 1
  • Recall that "I'M HOME" feeling
  • Let that feeling/energy rise from your feet to the center of your forehead
  • Now let the feeling/energy radiate

 

[MTF]

Day 19 completed.

Had two stressful mental disturbances so I practiced observing how my psyche reacted to it without letting it engulf me.

 

[Olimac21]

Day 24 done.

Good overall, tough at the beginning but then got into flow state at some point. And btw I started Michael Singer`s book "The Surrender Experiment" so far so good I liked how he describes the voice in his head lol.

Happy new year everyone!

 

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[Olimac21]

My troubles with sleep are caused by Seasonal Affective Disorder. Or in simpler words, winter messes me up. Sunrise is too late for me and it's very hard to wake up when it's still dark outside at 7:30 (and then already dark at 4 pm).

I see, so how do you adapt to that? You try waking up later than usual for example?

 

[MTF]

I see, so how do you adapt to that? You try waking up later than usual for example?

I don't want to wake up later, that's the entire problem. Hours between 5-10 am are my favorite part of the day. If I manage to wake up only at 8, my day is ruined. And another problem is that I sleep sometimes up to 10 hours and I'm still extremely tired.

I do all the stuff that should in theory help with SAD but it's not really anywhere close to effective compared to simply moving to a better climate with early sunrise (like the tropics).

It's just how I'm wired. I've accepted it and will eventually spend little to no time in places that don't work for me.

 

[Matua]

Day 19

Still managed to meditate when staying overnight with a family member for today.
My meditation was calm and mostly quiet, I focused on breathing similar to what @MetalGear described.

Guys, just wanted to say what a pleasure it's been these last three weeks to discuss this with you together and explore this new world. I'm very grateful for the ability to find like-minded people to talk about and experience peculiar stuff like that.

I really want to thank you for starting this. I never would have done this to improve myself and learning how to be mindful if it weren't for your post and challenge.

 

[Barracuda]

Day 14 completed.

 

[Ma.Gico]

Hey guys! Happy new year and holydays for all of you!

A little about my progress:
- i failled doing it yesterday( i left it for "later" until i realised i had to do so much staff it was allready imposible to find an hour for it. I felt bad about it.

- i liked it better when i was doing it at 4 am before work. I fellt more centered, there was no noise and my mind just after some 15-20 min was so quiet.
Now by doing it at evening and with noise i have to focus on breath, i have to move my body, stretch it etc just to not losing focus and getting lost in my thoughts for so long.
After 40 min i wonder if its allready near the end. And i open my eyes to see the time :/

On monday i go back where i live and work and there i have everything more under control so im going to write daily about my progress again.

 

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[MTF]

For anyone wanting to reflect on "practical" spirituality, this is one incredible interview (and a great introduction to Michael A. Singer's work):

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl7UwUOlTLQ&feature=youtu.be

 

[EatMan]

Day 10! I've been doing my 1-hour after my morning workout, and it's been great. 😀 I've had more insight into some emotional baggage I've had and my behaviors. It's been very relaxing as well. I'm gonna keep it rolling with this momentum. It feels great to have an aspect of life that I feel like I'm "succeeding in" or "consistently keeping up with". It's been a pretty noticeable boost of confidence.

 

[MTF]

Day 20 completed.

One third is done!

 

[Olimac21]

Day 25 done.

The best so far I think, even though my feet were freezing 😀 have you guys noticed how your mind tends to go around the same topics/themes? Some of them positive and some of them negative, depending on the person and circumstances. It is like a radio that is playing the same songs over and over again.

 

[MTF]

have you guys noticed how your mind tends to go around the same topics/themes?

Definitely. In my case it's often worrying about something I'll do later only to later realize worrying about it made no sense because it was solved without any issues.

 

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[RealDreams]

I meditated for 3 months before stopping completely.
I noticed that, while I was way more calm and less anxious, I also had lost my desire to improve myself and my life.
Isn't this what most people experience, too?

I'll start meditating again though...cause I've been very lost in the last months and it costs nothing (well, besides the 1 hour).

 

[S.Y.]

Day 20 completed.

One third is done!

Will you stop after the 60 days?

I meditated for 3 months before stopping completely.
I noticed that, while I was way more calm and less anxious, I also had lost my desire to improve myself and my life.
Isn't this what most people experience, too?

I'll start meditating again though...cause I've been very lost in the last months and it costs nothing (well, besides the 1 hour).

Not at all. If anything it makes me more willing to go after the things I want. But at the same thing be at peace with where I'm. In a way, being at peace with the present, yet, thriving to be better.


I have been working on extending the mindfulness during the day. It has been quite a challenging thing to do. I invite you all to try it. Say take 3 hours, and attempt to be mindful. Whatever you do, just focus on that.

Headspace released a guide on Netflix for people interested.

 

[MTF]

I noticed that, while I was way more calm and less anxious, I also had lost my desire to improve myself and my life.

Was it because you feel driven by fear/anger/anxiety? Michael A. Singer talks about it and he says that eventually love/bliss replaces these emotions as motivators. It's way more sustainable and doesn't hurt you as these negative emotions do.

Will you stop after the 60 days?

I probably won't stop but it's just cool to realize that it's already 33% of what feels like a very long challenge.

I have been working on extending the mindfulness during the day. It has been quite a challenging thing to do. I invite you all to try it. Say take 3 hours, and attempt to be mindful. Whatever you do, just focus on that.

Doing the same thing in various situations. Now most of my days feel in some way like constant meditation.

 

[RealDreams]

Was it because you feel driven by fear/anger/anxiety?

Oh, definitely. I'm mostly driven by anger and sexual desire (aka sexual transmutation). I indeed noticed that those 2 emotions disappeared when I was meditating daily for a few months and I was honestly feeling completely dull and indifferent to everything. It honestly scares me to lose those emotions again cause they are what pushes me forward lol