The best meditation I have come across. I am coming back to it whenever in need. Thank you!

wow i literally fell asleep so fast

We listen to this as one of our mindfulness exercises before going to bed at night and it really does a great job of relaxing us both. We really love your mindful exercise!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for taking the time to comment guys, very much appreciated

I became interested in mindfulness a while back when I trained as a therapist. Your voice and words really worked in this guided exercise to help my focus. MORE please!!

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and good luck with developing your interest in mindfulness, its practise really will support the work that you do

That was great. I usually sit in my chair at work for my meditation, but I found I wanted to lay on the floor with my feet propped up this time. The audio was soft and smooth and the guidance was very helpful.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Graham Lau Thank you for your feedback

Fantastic. One of the best I've heard so far

Thank you for making this! It really helps me with my life :)

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback

I am feeling wery fresh and fine thanks all of you good morning

What a revelation! Thank you so much.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alan

Thanks Jeremy. I like very much the technique of pausing at the top of the breathing and feeling to the heart. Thanks very much!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting, much appreciated

Thank you so much. I really enjoy this exercise. right length of time and lovely voice.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and for your feedback as well, much appreciated

Thank you for taking the time to comment and for giving this exercise a go. There are much shorter exercises on this channel and others, so I would really urge you to try these, but also to say that with these types of practices, each time you sit and follow, you will have a different experience. Even for experienced meditators' some days will feel more distracted than others, but if you persist then mindfulness practices such as these will lead you to a place where you will feel less like running away and more like wanting to prolong your time in practice. I wish you all the best in your own journey of discovery, there are so many free resources on KZread and elsewhere on the internet, that I am sure you will be able to find what you are looking for. Thank you again for taking the time to comment.

I love the simple graphics you used. Thank you for a very useful meditation experience.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated

it's amazing i've been using this video for over 2 weeks and i can now hear how loud and distracting my mind is the rest of the day! I would like a longer session if there is one? I'm getting "addicted" to the peace and quite i get in my head when i do the meditation I don't want it to stop!

@fatcat8776

9 жыл бұрын

it's a basically a meditation there are 1000's of guided meditations on the net

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments, much appreciated

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Zuffenhausen Bill Very true and always good to keep scanning through what is out there to find out what resonates with you

Answer to Claire Diesendorf Question. Claire, thank you for your question, regarding finding a suitable mindfulness teacher. I as a rule do not recommend any one person or approach, including myself, as I believe that as you start your search for a good teacher, then this is an important chance to engage with and trust your own instincts and discernment. Because the most successful way to engage with mindfulness, is unique to each individual. However when you find the right person to work with, mindfulness becomes a very easy process to learn and easy is a key word here. So when reading about or talking to a potential teacher, pay attention to how comfortable you feel about that person, if what they say, or do, resonates then follow that feeling, because on this journey you may well change and evolve through different teaching approaches, methodologies and information and as you do this, I advise to engage fully with what feels easy, embrace what peaks your interest and trust that by doing so you will be getting the most out of what mindfulness can offer you. Unfortunately I was unable to reply to your comment directly , I think because of settings or you may need to follow this channel, so I hope this message reaches you.

@trentonpuckett2127

6 жыл бұрын

this is sexy

@hamzadjamaa879

6 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Woodall Cheers for the Video clip! Sorry for chiming in, I would appreciate your thoughts. Have you considered - Marnaavid Unexplainable Intervention (probably on Google)? It is a great exclusive guide for learning how to hack your flow state without the normal expense. Ive heard some unbelievable things about it and my work colleague at last got amazing results with it.

Thank you for this, Jeremy. As a newbie to meditation, this guided meditation has helped me so much. Looking forward to checking out your other videos.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and I hope you are feeling the progression in your practise

I have been looking for this for a long time. Thanks!!

Your voice is very calming and I felt completely at ease all during and after the meditation. Thanks for doing this!

@TheCoachWithin

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Nina, thank you for taking the time to comment, much appreciated

Thank you!

This is great ; engaging me when not in the frame of mind / mood to sit and focus. Relaxing and going within just so to be able to do the body-check. 20 min.is just right for such challenging day's.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I hope you are having less challenging and more enjoyable days

Hello Jeremy! I really like this 20 minute exercise. I'm trying to release stress and stop over-thinking and tremors a bit, and guided mindfulness exercise helps me a lot. Thanks!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Caroline for sharing your experience of this exercise, very much appreciated

Thank you so much for this brilliant video exercise!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment, much appreciated

So calming. It is nice to hear. Unlike the others this one wont get you bored. This really helped me get some things straightened inside my mind . Very useful to raise your awareness of self.Thanks !!!  Proven Way To heal depression anxiety and live a happy Life

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Guidedmeditation100 Thank you for your comments and hope that this and the latest video release are continuing to be useful

Wonderful and soothing voice, amazing guided meditation! Enjoyed this very much :)

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I hope you are still practising

Your voice is soothing, Jeremy, and this exercise has improved the quality of my life immensely. I cannot wait to share this with my son once he grows up. Thank you.

@TheCoachWithin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

Wonderful meditation and a lovely soothing voice to be guided by. I found it very difficult to stay awake as I felt my body beginning to relax for the first time in months.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting and I hope you are still meditating

can't get to the end of this video (which isn't a bad thing) helps so much to fall asleep!

@TheCoachWithin

8 жыл бұрын

+Lowri Evans Thank you for posting

Thank you. Very helpful so thank you for sharing.

@TheCoachWithin

10 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thank you for leaving a comment

You have changed my life!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting and I hope that your comment means changes in a good way for you

just did this for the first time and even though admittedly my thoughts did wander off a couple of times during it, it was very relaxing and a great way to calm me down from my daily stressors. I reckon as I keep doing this and get better so my thoughts don't drift off it will be even more beneficial. So thank you for posting this!

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

emmahhil Thank you for your comments and yes do keep practising, it does become easier, but also know that some days the mind is all over the place and others calmer, but either way, every time you sit down to practise, you are developing the ability to be more mindful and introduce more calmness and clarity into everyday life. Best of luck with your continued practise

Thanks for this doing this really relaxes me.

@TheCoachWithin

3 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

Wow. This was deep. I felt relaxed before, but this was by far the deepest time. Now I know how a cushion feels. I relaxed the tongue in a way the jaw opened; never felt this before. This technique of IN=awareness / OUT=relax is really powerful. At the end I remained there and tried to relax specific mouth muscles. And I could even notice for the first time that when I take in breath by the nose the lips are slightly pulled in, and in out breath slightly pushed out. I was so relaxed that for a momment I was affraid my inner organs would relax too much. I could sense the natural breathing at the end. I was just an observer, I didn't take part on it. It's like I watched myself sleeping consciously. That was new.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting and I hope you are still practising

Very beautiful. I also enjoy mindfulness. 🙏🙏 For my mindfulness meditating I've appreciated watching lots of #sriavinashdotv myself at the moment. I find Sri Avinash's talks really comforting. 💙

My favourite meditation video out there, helps me get to sleep every night. Thank you!! :)

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment

That was fabulous, its late but I couldn't get to sleep and this was so good for mindfulness and sleep!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

I have often recommended this type of practice to help with sleep, so many thanks for taking the time to comment, I know it helps those new to these types of exercises

Thanks for the video.

I really enjoyed this, Thanks

@srivatsan1957

7 жыл бұрын

chick256 y

Thank you so much!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thank you for taking the time to comment

This was great, thank you. Really got rid of my anxiety. If you could possibly do a shorter one that people can do every day that'd be great. Thank you!

Amazing👍👍 thanks for sharing🙏

Thank you - this will become a daily practice for me.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and enjoy your practice

even if I'm italian, this video is soothing, relaxing and it's one of my favourite in the genre. thanks a lot!!

WOW amazing soothing voice and soo relaxing. Your voice is exactly what I have been searching for. Thank you so much!

@TheCoachWithin

4 жыл бұрын

You are so welcome! thank you for listening and best of luck on your meditation journey

That was probably the most successful and most enjoyable mindfulness sessions I've ever done! DO you have any more extended mindfulness exercises?

Hi, a friend suggested mbsr today for my anxiety. Your video just fits me perfectly. Thanks

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and I am very happy to hear that this video has worked for you. The very best of luck with your continued practise

WONDERFUL, Thank you

@TheCoachWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment, much appreciated

This is amazing really helps. Thx

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to post a comment and I hope you are still practising

This was great of an expiernece. Thank you.

@TheCoachWithin

10 жыл бұрын

Thank you much appreciated.

eight min in and i was totally in my happy zone. thank you :D

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Great news and thank you for commenting

I use this on a regular bases - I really like your voice, and it helps me relax.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Trust Thank you for commenting and when you use on a regular basis, you will slowly be developing habits that should effortlessly keep you more focused in the moment and relaxed, during every day life

This is great! Thank you.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

SelfLoveU Thank you for your comment and great to see the support that you are giving to people through your site, so very best of luck with the growth of that...

I feel very relaxed after listening to this but will admit I woke myself up twice during it, snoring my head off lol

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Sarah W Thank you for commenting Sarah and drifting off during such exercises is very common, especially when you first start, but if you keep practising you will over time be able to remain alert, but at the same time deeply relaxed, which will permeate out into your daily life and create unconscious habits that increase your sense of well-being. Patience and persistence

Fantastic, thanks!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

It is really good, thank you!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

My pleasure and thank you for taking the time to post your thanks

Thank you so much it’s really helping with my depression

@TheCoachWithin

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to write a comment Angela and I wish you all the best on your mindfulness journey

Amazing... excited to view more, namaste!!

@TheCoachWithin

8 жыл бұрын

+Highly Meditated Thank you for your feedback, my appreciated. Namaste

Thank you a lot man, this really helps

@TheCoachWithin

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment Mason and I am very happy to hear that it has been helpful

this is awesome. thanks

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

Thanks a lot, it really helps, i even recommeneded it to two of my freinds who suffer anxiety.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

sanoN1979 Thank you for your comments and for passing this on.

This was perfect!

@TheCoachWithin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you commenting and good luck with your continued practise

Oh, sorry realised you already did that. Great!

Also love the illustrations. :)

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comments jessica

Thanks friend. I am enjoying your videos. I hope you make lots more.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and more videos to come soon

Thank you so much,I think it's working somehow

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

needed that. thank you.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

great video! awesome!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

Great video... I was so fixated at your voice. Will listen again.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

***** Thank you for trying these exercises and for your comment

Dear Scott, thank you for your comments and although I have in the pipeline plans to write a short story for children based on mindfulness practice, I have nothing at the moment that is directly created for a younger audience. Might I suggest though that you look at my shorter exercises, as these help to create foundations for longer periods of practice. Also please do share this exercise and if you would like to discuss how best to integrate it, then feel free to contact me jeremy@dtcw.co.uk

@TheCoachWithin

10 жыл бұрын

Dear Scott, I came across this link which may be of some help to your search for guidance regarding mindfulness for children. www.anseo.net/mindfulness-matters-the-zone-for-kids/

Hi Jeremy, I enjoyed Your meditation, thank You. I relaxed very quickly. (Maybe for a beginner its a little bit too fast spoken?). Bye, bye and thanks from Germany.

Wonderful and very helpful. Love your voice. Subscribed.

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Falstein Thank you Jessica and I hope you are finding the exercise useful

Love this 👍🏻

@TheCoachWithin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and good luck with your continued practise.

very good practice!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

@ProfessorCarvalho

7 жыл бұрын

The same for us, to read too

Great meditation. I'd like to share this with my parents support group for parents with disabled children. Do you ha e meditations for young children around 6-12 years old?

Thanks for posting I quite enjoyed it. The instructions are little compressed in places which made it slightly difficult for me to keep up somewhere at the beginning. But I liked that it was thorough and systematic. Cheers

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

whynottalklikeapirat Thank you for your feedback, much appreciated

@whynottalklikeapirat

9 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Woodall Thanks for posting ;D

Thank you for this video, the best I have found so far. Do you have the possibility of adding a progressive muscle relaxation mindfulness video as well?

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and the second half of this exercise does go through 'passive progressive' muscle relaxation, which can be adjusted by the listener, who can introduce tensing of each muscle group as they are mentioned and then releasing and relaxing, which is more aligned with the technique of 'progressive muscle relaxation' you mention. Thank you though for your request for more exercises, I am becoming acutely aware that it has been a long time since I posted any new ones and I am slowly compiling a list of requests from subscribers to the channel, a list that now has your request against it as well. Thank you again for taking the time to comment and I hope that your practises are going well for you.

Amazing

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment

This put me to sleep!

Relax music

Refreshing to find no muzak, which is usually mindless rather than mindful.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback and for taking the time to comment. much appreciated

Thank you Jeremy for this guided meditation. I've done it once and It feels soothing and relaxing. I have a slight notice: Since I was listening to it on earphones, I could not listen to the surroundings and my own breathing that you suggest. Do you think that this exact exercise can be/should be done within my own head(mind)?

@TheCoachWithin

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Emil and I apologise for the long delay in response, but yes this and these types of exercises should be helping you to move towards doing these practises without guidance, for which my advice is to take the parts of the guided meditations that you enjoy the most and start with these, which in this case might be focusing on the sound of your own breath. The very best of luck with your practise and thank you for taking the time to comment

a little bit too wordy for me, it took a long time to get into; and Jeremy it would help, if i can suggest, slowing down your voice. i am going into meditation but your voice is going like a train. Thank you for making the vid.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Hi BillI've just noticed that I missed your comment for some reason, so apologise for such a pause in reply. Thank you anyway for taking the time to comment and I hope you have now found an approach that works better for you.

@micheal3041993

7 жыл бұрын

Bill Lewis exactly my thought. And because of this, i neither could focus and his words nor on my breathing.

Jeremy thanks for the video. Does this help with anxiety? I normally sit on a bench but I tend to fall asleep even worse if I lay down. Is there any way to prevent this?

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Jordan Alexo Hi Jordan and thank you for your question; and firstly; yes this type of mindfulness practise will help with anxiety. Now because anxiety is in response to stress, it follows that over time it is very tiring to the body. Therefore often when someone starts doing these types of exercises, especially if they have been coping with anxiety for an extended period, they can find themselves falling asleep; often simply because they need rest, but also, more significantly, because these exercises are releasing the symptoms of anxiety in a new way and so we can find ourselves either drifting away from the exercise, or becoming very agitated with the exercise. My advice therefore as you work through this phase, is to simply keep practising, as it will over time become easier and easier to stay alert through the entire practise; but also know that even experienced practitioners will have good days and frustrating days. Another way to help stay alert during these exercises is to try a meditative seated pose, with a straight back and head in a point of balance. Once seated, imagine that there is an invisible cord running up your spine and up through the very top of your head, gently pulling you upright and then maintain this position throughout the practice. Note though, that if you are not used to sitting crossed legged on the floor, it can take some time for the body to build strength in this position, so you can either sit on a cushion to make it easier, or sit on your bench, but maintain the upper body posture described. The very best of luck with your practise and remember that you are learning each time you sit in practise, even if you do drift off; and that each practise will be different, so a patient and a persistent approach to practise is a good receipt for success . The very best of luck with developing your practise and thank you again for your question as I know this is something that affects a lot of people. Finally, if you are interested in a more thorough introduction to mindfulness, my on line course is currently offering a spring discount, so only $20 for a course including a 21 day guided programme. For more information follow this link. www.udemy.com/mindfulness-in-21-days-a-fully-guided-programme/?couponCode=Spring2015 Kind regards Jeremy

Lol I fell asleep. Damn it. Hahaha.

@TheCoachWithin

8 жыл бұрын

+Brittany Sharpe :) a very normal reaction and usually means your body needs the res..., keep going though, because over time you will be able to consciously finish these exercises, fully alert and yet physically feel as if had just had a short sleep

Dammit, I fell asleep. :)))

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

Alexandra Forrai A lot of people I know use these types of exercises for just that... The idea of course is to develop the mental discipline to stay focused throughout, but if you are just starting then it is more than likely that you will switch off at some point, I have done it myself several times, best solution is to give yourself more sleep then try again. The best of luck with that

I would like to say thank you. I had a very relaxing experience. I am quite new to meditation, so I am wondering if it is unusual that I find myself almost forgetting to inhale, which causes a slight internal startle, and completely throws off my breathing for a breath or two. Is there such a thing as being Too Relaxed? 😊

@TheCoachWithin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking time to comment and your question. In fact it is not too much relaxation, but the release of tension in the body that you are experiencing, as you continue to practice and develop your awareness of your breathing, you will notice different types of breathing patterns, and as your body continues to relax at ever deeper levels, you will experience your breath getting softer and easier. So please keep going with the exercises, breath through those internal startles and know that it is all developing your mindfulness practise

Thank you so much for this, it really helps! how much do you think we should do this a day?

@kevinburrell3206

7 жыл бұрын

LukeStarX24 Mindfulness can be done as many times as you like as long as you have the time to do it but you won't really need to be a mindfulness technique will help you feel a lot better even after a few sessions. You can practice mindfulness even while walking

@cartoonmasterx24

7 жыл бұрын

Oh okay. Thank you!! :)

Thanks for that...Can it be done setting on a chair?

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

cuckoo Spider Absolutely, especially when you first start, sitting comfortably is important, try though to maintain a straight back and your head in a point of balance. Good luck with that and keep practising.

found this really helpful, how often do you recommend I practice this? does it matter if I use the same guided audio to practice constantly? thanks

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

callum mcphee Thank you for your feedback and my advice to those starting this type of practise is to try and do at least 3-4 practises a week, then slowly build up to a daily routine of practise, so you are able to do one or two sittings a day. It is important to know though, that if you miss a couple of days, or even a week or longer, then this is not an issue. Simply do a personal reset, commit again to time for practise, based on whatever current circumstances are and start again. Because as you develop in mindfulness and experience the benefits of its practise, it will become easier and easier to sit. A patient and persistent approach is key here. The longer term goal is to be able to practise without the guidance, but for the first couple of months, or even longer, sometimes much, much longer, using the same audio practice repeatedly is in fact a good thing; and trust your instincts with this, there are plenty of recorded guidance exercises out there so pick one that you find stimulating and interesting, then stick with it for a while, even if on certain days it annoys the hell of you, my advice is to return to it and sit through at least 4 more practises before seeking an alternative recording. Because when you pay attention to the same audio exercise over a prolonged period, you will understand that each time you practise your experience will be different; noticing these differences is an important part of developing your mindfulness skills

@callummcphee7817

9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jeremy. That's incredibly helpful. I got to a point where I could have been meditating without any guidance and then lost my way, didn't meditate for two months, now I'm back to finding my way again, although I'm confident I know what path I need to take to get there again. Do you have any other audio I could use for different meditation? I've been using a CD I was given by a Buddhist that focuses on mindfulness with others, focusing on yourself, a friend, a stranger, and somebody you have some sort of problem with. The problem is, the CD is 40 minutes long, and I just don't have time to commit to that daily, whereas if I had a 20 minute one I'd be able to do that easily. Thanks again, Jeremy, your help is very much appreciated. Callum

this is hard!!!

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you have returned to the exercise a few more times and noticed it becoming easier and easier. I always advise those new tooth's type of exercise to follow as much as they can, but not to expect to be able to follow everything, it does however become easier and so more enjoyable with practice

when you say "focus" on certain body part what exactly I am suppose to do. Tensed that part or just think about that part

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

For this exercise the word focus, is asking you to bring your attention to that body part. With eyes closed some are able to visualise the body area, others actual get a sense of that area and are able to feel sensation, while others simply give themselves an internal instruction to concentrate on the area for a moment. There is however a version of this exercise where you tense each of the body area's you are asked to focus on, then relax them, this certainly helps with focus, but you may find that this guided exercise runs too quickly to achieve this. With practise however you will find it much easier to direct attention, so do keep at it. The best of luck with that.

Hi Jeremy, Do I listen to your recording while doing this mindfulness exercise? Or I don't have to listen as long as I can remember what you say in your recording? Thank you.

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, thank you for your question. The best way to progress with this exercise is to listen through and try and follow the guidance given as much as you can, the more you commit to the exercise the more you will get from it. Then with enough practice behind you, you will then be able to repeat the whole, or parts of the exercise through self guidance, with little or no effort and without trying to memorise. A good way to start self guidance practise, is to set yourself smaller time frames of a few minutes practise, or even just a minute to get the ball rolling. Then once you do feel comfortable to try a longer exercise without guidance, it is again useful to give yourself a time target. Finally, it is important to know that whether you are being guided or self guiding, there will be days that it feels easier than others, so keep persisting and however you feel a practise has gone, you are always learning and always progressing. I wish the best of luck with this and thank you for taking the time to contact me and for following this channel

@ericwan7144

7 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Woodall Thank you so much. By the way, how long we should do the pratice in a day to get a much better benefit?

Can one obtain this as a download/mp3? I'd like to use where there's no internet at all

@MaxSmirnoff69

7 жыл бұрын

download - free video downloader. www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/ copy the link to this video in it and it will download this video on your pc in any format

Hey Jeremy, You appear to be an experienced practitioner. Do you recommend anyone particular in Australia?

@miguelmontes5242

8 жыл бұрын

Hi Claire, Are you in Sydney? If so, there is a group doing mindfulness meditation on Mondays night near central station in the citywww.meetup.com/GET-YOUR-SHIT-TOGETHER-with-Mindfulness-Meditation/ . I like to go there because is practicing meditation in a group which helps me in keeping regularity in practicing meditation.

@UDrivin

8 жыл бұрын

+Miguel Montes, good suggestion but I live in Queanbeyan. I sometimes attend meet up groups in Canberra City but there isn't a mindfulness meet up that I know of down here..

Sorry, I have one more question. I watch a lot of videos about overcoming fears and different emotions like envy, shyness etc. In one video the girl that was talking said that visualising these problematic situations and the emotions around them, facing the actual problem visualising it is an effective way. But how should we exactly do it. Lets say im very envious about a person or i love someone so much that i cant forget it. I should be visualising it, sobbing, crying to get it out of my system or something else? Because she was saying that if we run away from that thing which is bothering us by not thinking about it is not a problem solving tactic, cause it will come back to us at a different moment later in life. I will be very glad to have your advice.

@TheCoachWithin

6 жыл бұрын

Hi Georgi. I would advise firstly, that if you can find someone that is qualified and you feel comfortable around them, then if viable, engage with them to support you through this, most good practitioners out there will at least have a free conversation with you, which should be enough to establish if what they say and how they work resonates with you. Having said that, the practise of mindfulness is a personal practise and a powerful tool of self discovery and can be useful for supporting all types of positive changes in self. So to help you with this situation, an aspect of mindfulness that would help, is the practise of directing and holding your attention on your physical and emotional experience and doing this without judgement as if simply observing. Therefore try the following. Once you have visualised something from your past, this is a mental replay, like watching a mental video of your memory, from which you will experience a physical and emotional reaction. So once you have brought this thought to mind, or it jumps into your awareness, stop any judgement about this mental video and move your attention away, by firstly focusing on your breathing for a few seconds, without trying to change it, just observing its depth, rhythm, speed and how easily it flows. Then switch your attention to the emotional reaction. To focus attention on emotions is not easy, but a useful technique to get you there, is to do the following. Ask yourself with an internal question. 'Where is the centre of this emotion?' (Chest, throat, solar plexus, stomach are the usual areas), 'How large is this emotion?' (tennis ball, basketball etc), 'What shape is this emotion?' (Round, square etc), 'Is this emotion flat or a 3D object?', 'If it was a colour, what colour would it be?', 'What temperature is it?'.... then finally 'How is the emotion changing?'.. then observe without judgement. To start with, spend no more than a second or two on seeking answers to each question, before observing what is changing in the emotion; until you get distracted, which is your cue to return your attention to the breath briefly, before then repeating the questions. The challenge with this exercise, especially if it has initially brought up a strong reaction, is that the mind will keep interrupting the process as you attend to the physical and emotion aspects of your experience, it might question, what is the point of this? or ask, why is this how it is? or any number of distractions that keep you from directing attention to the reality of the moment. So to start with, I would give yourself to goal of doing this only a few minutes at a time, especially if the emotional response brings up tears and emotional pain, but then keep extending the final part of observing how the emotion is changing without judgement. With practise you will be able to observe all stages of an emotion without judgement, without mental noise, at which point you will begin to understand the impact of simply focusing attention on your breath or the subtle sensations of emotions and pain being released. The very best of luck with this and thank you for contributing to the channel.

@mortimermorti7428

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the detailed answer, it is nice having a response that shows interest in the problem from the other side. Not many vloggers talking about emotional intelligence and stuff are willing to do that, so thank you very much. What is the thing with writing about ,lets say, the same problem. A lot of people say writing it down and going through the negative emotion is helping a lot and you will be feeling less comfortable the next time. In that case you are not changing your focus on anything else, you are just letting it all out.

hey Jeremy...does Focussing on a particular body part means thinking of its image in mind??

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

hey there. The long term aim is to develop awareness of any sensations in that body part, however Initially when you focus on the body part you will either be able to easily feel that area, or find it easier to visualise that area, or for some people it is initially easier just give themselves a verbal instruction to focus on that area. All these techniques are correct. Therefore do initially, what is easiest for you and then over time you will be able to gauge if that area of the body is tense or relaxed, just by bringing your attention to it. So if an image is an easy way to draw attention to that area of the body, keep doing that and trust that over time, your experience of bringing your awareness to an area of your own body will change. Thank you for your question and keep practising.

@kartikeybhatt17

9 жыл бұрын

thnks for ur response, it iw really helful :)

Do you mind if i download them and use for disadvantaged group people? if work for them.

@TheCoachWithin

10 жыл бұрын

I would be extremely happy for you to download and use any of my videos and if you have any questions about how to combine them with the work you are already doing, then feel free to contact me through jeremy@dtcw.co.uk. The best of luck with that

Did this for a long time, then went to yoga nidra and now noticing too many words for me.. Doesn't help me focus anymore ;)

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful example of how you can tell that your practise has progressed, so thank you for sharing and I wish you well as you continue with this path

@gilly8591

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for helping me in this process!

cool

@TheCoachWithin

7 жыл бұрын

I hope it helps with all your other interests and thank you for commenting

So mindfulness is not letting the thoughts drown you, but just think of something and observing how it feels in your body, right?

@TheCoachWithin

6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to comment and... Yes that is a very good method for being in the moment, because shifting your attention from thought to sensation in your body, is moving attention to something that is always happening in the moment. The very best of luck with your practise

How much would you recommend doing this? I am a beginner and I need some tips! Once a day? Twice a day? One a week?

@TheCoachWithin

9 жыл бұрын

beavis yo If you can discipline yourself to do this once a day, ideally when you first wake up or just before you go to sleep, for at least the first 21 days, you will be giving yourself the best chance to embed a habit of practice and you will also have the chance to experience the fluctuation in your own ability to focus on the exercise. 21 days is a long time frame for many so I advise also, to allow yourself up to three cheat days, in other words allow yourself up to three days off when you don't do the exercise, but no more than this. Finally even if you have a day or a few days where you struggle to sit through the whole exercise, do keep with it. Then after the 21 days, sit down and decide how many times a week is feasible for you to enable a longer term practice timetable. The best of luck with that.

@beavisyo587

9 жыл бұрын

Jeremy Woodall thank you so much for such an in-depth reply :) really appreciate it, and i will try this. thanks!!

@allykatblue

8 жыл бұрын

+beavis yo I am a beginner and I committed to 5 minutes a day for 30 days. Usually it was more than 5 but 5 seems so doable and gave me the motivation to start it every day. I did different things, drinking tea outside and noticing all the sensations, mindfulness showers, a yoga breathing exercise, swimming, listening to youtube clips and participating in a free online mindfulness summit. Now I am trying half an hour a day (with 1-3 session of practise)