Do you meditate? Which apps do you use?

@yapartase I will check it out, gong sounds are great. Namaste 🙏🏽

@yapartase Another Insight Timer fan here. When I moved my practice away from regular guided meditation I found the timer feature invaluable and enjoy the fact it keeps tabs on how much I have been meditating - helps with the motivation.

@yapartase @sam_cranwell I'm also an Insight Timer user. So much variety and great features to keep you engaged. I feel like this is the most authentic community of meditators on the internet -- lots of different styles and options represented.

@yapartase @sam_cranwell @janedonuts most authentic community of meditators -- tell me more!!

@yapartase @sam_cranwell @abadesi The thing about Insight Timer is that it's not just trying to sell you courses the way that, say, Headspace, is. You can use the timer for free forever, or you can explore the free guided meditations, or you can pay for the premium classes. You get all the community features and tracking for free. I think they are genuine in their mission of wanting everyone to meditate. Yes, they make money, but they provide a service that is good for anyone. And that attracts people who know that the app will stick around even if they're not always paying for it. They're created something that is useful to everyone.

@rahulmfg 10% Happier looks like a nice app, it's got a good rating in the Play Store and the interface looks nice. Would you recommend it?

@anna_0x 💯 out of all the apps I tried 10% Happier worked better for me :) Particularly the courses offered by Joseph Goldstein.

@rahulmfg @anna_0x I love 10% Happier. It's wonderful!

@rahulmfg @jenrgy thanks for the feedback guys!

If anyone has any recommendations, I would really be grateful.

@mrjackolai Where do you live? There may be places that you could go to meditate together with a group, which may help. And really, just showing up and sitting quietly is enough - there isn't a "goal" to try to hit - so even a few minutes of sitting quietly and watching thoughts bubble up and trying to let them go is a beautiful thing. You may see the same thought come up, you let it go, it comes up, you let it go, and that's part of meditating! :) I feel you on the cleaning and spreadsheets. Any repetitive task can be soothing!

@mrjackolai agree with Sarah that the value of meditation is finding stillness in the mind and really trying to be present. Some folks argue meditation is outdated given how different our lives are now since it was first invented. Whatever works for you makes sense.

@sarahloertscher I tried Yin Yoga a few times but it didn't really stick. Anything routine based is difficult for me, so having to show up and be at a place at a specific time can be difficult to do, often when I need it most.

@abadesi I suppose what I'm getting at is that at the moment, I haven't found anything that works. Merely self-soothing through work (which is a coping mechanism, definitely not a strategy for success).

@theanthonyware Yes thanks for the reminder we can meditate in so many ways. I'm so tempted to do yoga teacher training one day!

@abadesi I did it originally to have a fall-back (yoga, bartender, janitor). I gain much more in personal breakthroughs than I did as a teacher. Now, I use the lessons in my trainings for founders.

@abadesi Thich Nhat Hanh's Tea Meditation on SuperSoul Sunday on OWN https://youtu.be/LNiwOI0u9AI

@theanthonyware SuperSoul Sunday is *so* good

@theanthonyware you just get cooler every day! 😎

@sarahloertscher OK I'm totally downloading this now

@abadesi yeah I mostly use it as a timer (I like the more natural bell sounds, reminds me of the monastery I used to go to!), but sometimes I use the sleep meditations if I am wide awake and need some sleep support ;)

@sarahloertscher going to try it out this week and report back

@abadesi 👏🙏✨

@tylerlastovich oh yeah I meditate all the time without an app but I really love starting my day with a guided meditation because I'm into mantras and verbal messages of motivation and positivity. Makes me feel like I have a life coach getting me amped up every morning.

@john_mctavish Running definitely is a kind of meditation! Do you usually listen to anything while you run?

@abadesi not if I'm outside. Winter is coming though, so that means treadmill and music / podcast time.

@gonelf where did you learn to meditate? I've been researching Vipassana retreats to level up my game.

@abadesi I've participated in a lot of different retreats and meditations from guided to active meditations in Portugal. One of the retreats that I really liked was from this guy https://tulkulobsang.org/ who has a kind of dance/mindfulness with a wooden sword and some other Tibetan teachings that really opened my mind.

@gonelf this looks interesting! Thanks for sharing.

@agnel_vishal Ooh thanks for sharing!

@thomgroutars I think the benefits come quicker to some than others TBH. It took me a while to get into it but now I can't imagine my life without it! Keep going and good luck.