S4E31 - Meditation - “Avoiding the woo-woo with Captain Marvel”

In This Episode:

Void Meditation update!



I deleted most of my meditation apps except for…



Headspace

Insight timer



Headspace is my preference for guided meditation

Insight timer has a ton of free courses and guided
meditations but I couldn’t find ones that clicked.  But…



Insight timer is great for customizing your own
timers and for ambient noise or music choices

Timer customization is mainly what I’m doing with
it 





Why meditate?



BJ



It keeps me from getting overwhelmed with all the
things in my life

Stressors really hit me hard, even if they’re minor

Part of the whole bipolar 2 and severe anxiety thing

The biggest lesson that meditation taught me is the
idea of “sitting in discomfort” because there are a
number of things that seem almost unbearable at times,
but learning to meditate and being able to deal with that
discomfort in a productive way has made my life better



Void - Because I don’t physically relax enough. 
Actually, I’m bad at relaxing in general…



These days I tend to go pretty much non-stop



A normal day for me goes from 5:20am to 8 or 9pm
without a break.  Sometimes it goes later if I
have work to do at home that I can’t get done in the
office.



Beej - had a yoga teacher tell us that meditation
before yoga is the way to get the mind and body ready for
the movement, so that’s right in line with how it helps
you





Void - I want to be meditating more often than I am but I’m
having trouble finding and dedicating the time.  This is the
biggest struggle for me.



Any tips or tricks BJ?



Yes, Of course, lol. I always have opinions

Right before I start work, when I need a break, and
right before bed. The biggest misconception is that you
have to be in a special place. You