Posted by Chris on December 10, 2009
The mediation habit has been one of the toughest to stay consistent with. I have had to reset the 30 day counter many times because i would go 3 - 4 days without meditating. Now that i finally have a pretty good spree going on i want to report on it. I'm on my 5th consecutive day of at least 30 mins meditation. My legs are getting noticeably more flexible. For now I'm using a wall to prop my self up against so that i can keep my upper body straight and push on my legs to slowly stretch them down to the half lotus position. As for mental benefits i haven't noticed much during my normal activities but its nice and relaxing during the meditation. At this point my focus is on getting my sitting and breathing right so the mental part is getting a bit neglected until i get it right.
Posted by Chris on October 29, 2009
Yes its that time again. I managed to turn diet and exercise into a habit so its time to pick a new habit.
This time I've decided on Meditation. The benefits of meditation are scientifically proven and i believe its another great tool in the arsenal of human potential unlocking. There are many benefits but I'm particularly interested in the focus and memory enhancing properties and maybe even be able to combine polyphasic sleep and meditation to skip a nap.
So far it looks like i will be going the vipassana route. I will do some research and will update with my findings and first week of results next week.
My 30 day habit in detail is to meditate at least 20 minutes a day. Sitting in the cross legged pose(witch I'm having trouble with due to bad flexibility). So i want to slowly increase my flexibility(may use some yoga) and duration of the meditation sessions.