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Unpopular opinion: I used to skip the breathing parts in guided meditations, but a free online class focusing just on that got me to pay attention.
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wyatt_gibson6mo ago
Wow, my buddy had that exact problem but then it clicked!
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ruby6596mo ago
Hard disagree. The whole breathing focus thing can totally backfire. Sometimes paying that much attention to your own breath just makes you hyper aware of it, like when someone tells you not to think about blinking and then you can't stop. For me it just turns into anxiety about doing it "right" instead of actually calming down. I'd rather just listen to ambient sounds or a story.
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averyshah6mo ago
Ever try just counting instead?
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miller.thomas6mo ago
Ruby's point about hyper-awareness is something I've seen a lot. But is it really that serious? People act like focusing on your breath is some huge task that can go wrong. It's just breathing, right? I mean, do we need to make a crisis out of every little thing?
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