milythael Posted June 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 hey can you please put the link of spread sheet in the main thread had to search it ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, thanksDone Quote Milythael Assassin Current Activity: Milythael Acts Like an Assassin Past Activity: Spoiler Challenges: Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12 PVPs: Demon Slaying, HOoRAY, Meditation, Poses, Juggling 30/30 Squat Link to comment
Posy Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Thank goodness for this PvP challenge. I had a bit of a tragedy today. After 5 wonderful years of companionship my PS3 broke (for good). I'm still moping and stressing out about it, and about being completely broke, but it's slightly less terrible after meditating. I think I need a second round, though haha. Quote *Posy* Current ChallengeConsulting Knights in the TARDIS Previous Challenges: OneTrue Neutral Human Adventurer with Ranger-Druid aspirationsCurrent Stats: LVL 2 || (STR) 6 || (DEX) 4 || (STA) 5 || (CON) 3.5 || (WIS) 9.5 || (CHA) 4.5 Link to comment
Posy Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 Week 1 Recap: Monday (6/3): 5 minute breathing space.Tuesday (6/4): Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) in 8 groups for 12 minutes.Wednesday (6/5): 5 minute breathing space.Thursday (6/6): PMR 4 stages for 8 minutes.Friday (6/7); Mindful eating for 5 minutes.Saturday (6/8): 5 minute breathing spaceSunday (6/9): PMR 4 stages for 8 minutes. Quote *Posy* Current ChallengeConsulting Knights in the TARDIS Previous Challenges: OneTrue Neutral Human Adventurer with Ranger-Druid aspirationsCurrent Stats: LVL 2 || (STR) 6 || (DEX) 4 || (STA) 5 || (CON) 3.5 || (WIS) 9.5 || (CHA) 4.5 Link to comment
Siferiax Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I keep forgetting to meditate until I'm in bed haha.So I've been meditating before falling asleep. It's been difficult to keep my thoughts from going this or that way, but I try to let my thoughts go the moment they pop up and return to my breathing. (all while hoping not to start hyperventilating ) Or do some self-guided relaxation It's been really helpful for calming myself and falling asleep 6/7 done this week. Still angry I missed the first day (not really) Quote "Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection" Epic Quest: Sif's list of awesome Challenge: let's smash another year #low-carb #push-ups #intermittent fasting Spoiler Sif rises once more (~2020): 1 The Return of Sif (~2018): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 The Age of Kibcy (~2012/13): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Link to comment
chris_de_maas Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Sleep = enlightenment. Ask any cat:) But you know you've gone too far when you start craving mice...Had me laughing out loud in the studio. People looked at me weirdly! Didn't meditate on Saturday but did on Friday and Sunday. Love that PvP, thanks so much Mily! <3 Quote Level 6 Amazon Assassin Ranger challenges: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 the rebuilding of the Amazon: #6 Link to comment
milythael Posted June 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I missed Saturday by virtue of leaving the apartment before 10 am and not returning until midnight, so tired that I passed out without even turning the lights off. Sunday, I meditated on my back in the pool. Quote Milythael Assassin Current Activity: Milythael Acts Like an Assassin Past Activity: Spoiler Challenges: Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12 PVPs: Demon Slaying, HOoRAY, Meditation, Poses, Juggling 30/30 Squat Link to comment
lyranedara Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'm so glad I've decided to start meditating again. It's been incredible to take a few minutes to clear my head every evening and let go over any tension from the day. Quote Link to comment
Vangelis Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 I'm so glad I've decided to start meditating again. It's been incredible to take a few minutes to clear my head every evening and let go over any tension from the day. THIS! Same here. This week I have meditated at the beach, while lying in bed, and while grilling out. Good times! Quote VANGELISWEREBUNNYADVENTURERLEVEL 1STR: 3 | DEX: 0.5 | CON: 2 | STA: 0.5 | WIS: 7 | CHA: 2CHANGE THE CONVERSATION IN YOUR HEADChallenge Goals Link to comment
chris_de_maas Posted June 14, 2013 Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 Haven't posted in a few days...Meditation is still going well, I missed Wednesday but that's because it was "moving day" and I was absolutely knackered when we got home that I crashed within 10 minutes! How are all of you guys doing? Quote Level 6 Amazon Assassin Ranger challenges: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 the rebuilding of the Amazon: #6 Link to comment
milythael Posted June 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2013 I missed Wednesday and Thursday, but I spent some time meditating at my desk this morning shortly after I arrived at work. Quote Milythael Assassin Current Activity: Milythael Acts Like an Assassin Past Activity: Spoiler Challenges: Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12 PVPs: Demon Slaying, HOoRAY, Meditation, Poses, Juggling 30/30 Squat Link to comment
Croman Red Posted June 15, 2013 Report Share Posted June 15, 2013 My meditations are taking on a hallucinogenic quality these days:) Quote Cro Magnon Assassin "Hold my beer and watch this..." Link to comment
chris_de_maas Posted June 16, 2013 Report Share Posted June 16, 2013 My meditations are taking on a hallucinogenic quality these days:) By hallucinogenic you mean enlightening, right? Quote Level 6 Amazon Assassin Ranger challenges: #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 the rebuilding of the Amazon: #6 Link to comment
Posy Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Week 2 Recap: Monday (6/10): 5 minute breathing space.Tuesday (6/11): Progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) in 1 group for 6 minutes.Wednesday (6/12): 5 minute breathing space.Thursday (6/13): 5 minute breathing space.Friday (6/14): 5 minute breathing space..Saturday (6/15): 5 minute breathing space.Sunday (6/16): 5 minute breathing space. There was also some mindful eating in there, but I didn't keep track of how long. This week I want to work more PMR back in. Quote *Posy* Current ChallengeConsulting Knights in the TARDIS Previous Challenges: OneTrue Neutral Human Adventurer with Ranger-Druid aspirationsCurrent Stats: LVL 2 || (STR) 6 || (DEX) 4 || (STA) 5 || (CON) 3.5 || (WIS) 9.5 || (CHA) 4.5 Link to comment
Croman Red Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 By hallucinogenic you mean enlightening, right? A lot like something out of Carl Jung's Red Book... Quote Cro Magnon Assassin "Hold my beer and watch this..." Link to comment
Balsquith Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 It is amazing how hard sitting and focusing on your breath for just 5 minutes can be. I thought that it would get easier after a couple of weeks, but somedays it is a real struggle, I am constantly having to pull my attention back to counting my breath. Is it getting easier for anyone else? I could do with some tips! Quote Wood Elf Ranger - Level 10 STR 11.75|DEX 11.5|STA 9.25|CON 11|WIS 11.25|CHA 8.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Link to comment
Anim07734 Posted June 19, 2013 Report Share Posted June 19, 2013 Found a book by Sensei Hayes when I was in high school that included some meditation/breathing exercises. He recommended taking as deep a breath as possible and holding it as long as comfortable. Then instead of breathing normally, you expell all of the air in your lungs. When you think you've got it all, force your diaphram up to get the last bit. Then hold that as long as comfortable. Breathe normally for 3-5 breathes to recover, then repeat for a total of 3 repetitions. After that, I find it a lot easier to focus on breathing and let my other thoughts flow as they will. I'm trying to figure out which book that actually was so I can look for a copy, if anyone recognizes it. Quote Anim07734; God of Death in Training Tiefling Assassin and Artificer Maxim 70: Failure is not an option. It is mandatory. The option is whether or not to let failure be the last thing you do. Link to comment
Balsquith Posted June 20, 2013 Report Share Posted June 20, 2013 Sounds like a good tip, I shall have a go at doing that breathing exercise. Quote Wood Elf Ranger - Level 10 STR 11.75|DEX 11.5|STA 9.25|CON 11|WIS 11.25|CHA 8.5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Link to comment
Posy Posted June 23, 2013 Report Share Posted June 23, 2013 Week 3 Recap: Monday (6/17): 5 minute breathing space.Tuesday (6/19): 5 minute breathing spaceWednesday (6/19): 12 minute Loving Kindness meditationThursday (6/20): 5 minute breathing space.Friday (6/21): 12 minute Loving Kindness meditationSaturday (6/22): 5 minute Chakra Balancing meditationSunday (6/23): 5 minute breathing space. There was also some mindful eating in there, but I didn't keep track of how long. This week I want to work more PMR back in. Quote *Posy* Current ChallengeConsulting Knights in the TARDIS Previous Challenges: OneTrue Neutral Human Adventurer with Ranger-Druid aspirationsCurrent Stats: LVL 2 || (STR) 6 || (DEX) 4 || (STA) 5 || (CON) 3.5 || (WIS) 9.5 || (CHA) 4.5 Link to comment
Croman Red Posted June 25, 2013 Report Share Posted June 25, 2013 Found a book by Sensei Hayes when I was in high school that included some meditation/breathing exercises. He recommended taking as deep a breath as possible and holding it as long as comfortable. Then instead of breathing normally, you expell all of the air in your lungs. When you think you've got it all, force your diaphram up to get the last bit. Then hold that as long as comfortable. Breathe normally for 3-5 breathes to recover, then repeat for a total of 3 repetitions. After that, I find it a lot easier to focus on breathing and let my other thoughts flow as they will. I'm trying to figure out which book that actually was so I can look for a copy, if anyone recognizes it. A variation on this is to breath as deeply as you can from your lower belly, pause (time can vary as much as you wish), exhale in a controlled fashion, pause, repeat. Try counting them backwards from 10 to practice focus and stilling the mind, restart when you find you've let your mind wander. Daniel P. Reid has a good section on breathing exercises in "The Tao of Health, Sex, & Longevity. Quote Cro Magnon Assassin "Hold my beer and watch this..." Link to comment
Emissary2Ornj Posted June 26, 2013 Report Share Posted June 26, 2013 I found this PvP a couple weeks into the challenge, but better late than never! I'm using the Mindfulness meditation app on my iPod, increasing each session by a minute. I like meditating in the evening especially; definitely helps clear the mind, just as lexpheonix said. Quote "You're not in it to get Most [Recognized Rebel Ever]. You're not in it to be eligible for prizes. You're in this because you made a promise to yourself and you refuse to let you down. Walk the talk. And even when you don't talk much, make the walk so powerful that it leaves no room for questions - from inside or out." -note to self Str7.5 Dex6 Sta5.7 Con11.8 Wis10.4 Cha2 Intro post~Challenge 1~Challenge 2~Challenge 3~Challenge 4~Battle Log 1 Ranger Level 3 Link to comment
Posy Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 Week 4 Recap: Monday (6/24): 12 minutes of Loving Kindness meditationTuesday (6/25): 5 minute breathing spaceWednesday (6/26): 6 minutes of Loving Kindness meditationThursday (6/27): 5 minute breathing spaceFriday (6/28); 5 minutes of Loving Kindness meditationSaturday (6/29): 5 minutes of Loving Kindness meditationSunday (6/30): 6 minutes of Loving Kindness meditation Obviously, I decided to focus on Loving Kindness meditation this past week! For this coming week, I would like to do more Progressive Muscle Relaxation. However, I'm going to be traveling all week and will have little to no Internet access - so I won't be able to update the spreadsheet probably until next Monday. Quote *Posy* Current ChallengeConsulting Knights in the TARDIS Previous Challenges: OneTrue Neutral Human Adventurer with Ranger-Druid aspirationsCurrent Stats: LVL 2 || (STR) 6 || (DEX) 4 || (STA) 5 || (CON) 3.5 || (WIS) 9.5 || (CHA) 4.5 Link to comment
cobaltsword Posted July 13, 2013 Report Share Posted July 13, 2013 Okay here comes a late update of my meditation challenge.I started meditating every second day and at about the 4th week went for it every day. The first 4 weeks were sessions of 5min long usually, the last weeks were session of 15min long. I tend to follow the loving kindness technique but often just focus on my breathing ^^ i saw the posts from all you other guys and i can se you all did awesomly congrats to all! Quote Level 10 Bleu Gardien Assassin of the Lanomia Clan Buddhist, Traceur, Martial Artist, Assassin, Templar Strenght: 22 Constitution: 9 Dexterity: 4 Wisdom: 12 Stamina: 11 Charisma: 5 - My Epic Quest: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/28629-an-assassins-epic-quest/ - My Tenth-th Challenge: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/56054-cobaltswords-journey-chapter-10/ - Daily Battle Log: http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/51677-cobaltswords-journey/ "The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle" - "Nothing is true, everything is permitted" Link to comment
Posy Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I didn't post my re-cap for last week, but it's the same for this week. I did a 5 minute breathing space everyday. So I'm happy to say I manged to meditate every day for the past 6 weeks! Some days I only did 5 minutes, but I also worked in mindful eating, loving kindness mediation, and progressive muscle relaxation, which took longer. I'm really happy I did this challenge and took the time each day to just take a breath and relax. I think it made the challenge overall a lot easier. Quote *Posy* Current ChallengeConsulting Knights in the TARDIS Previous Challenges: OneTrue Neutral Human Adventurer with Ranger-Druid aspirationsCurrent Stats: LVL 2 || (STR) 6 || (DEX) 4 || (STA) 5 || (CON) 3.5 || (WIS) 9.5 || (CHA) 4.5 Link to comment
milythael Posted July 14, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 Well done, everyone. Combined, we have over 320 days of meditation. Considering that a few people stopped reporting (myself included), I think it is safe to say that we have about a year of meditations completed. I think everyone did awesome. Posy, you really knocked this one out of the park. Between your daily practice and your motivating updates, I think you are definitely the MVP. Does anyone intend to continue their practice? I know meditation has become a useful tool for me to control anxiety, and I will continue with it long into the future. Quote Milythael Assassin Current Activity: Milythael Acts Like an Assassin Past Activity: Spoiler Challenges: Intro, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 12 PVPs: Demon Slaying, HOoRAY, Meditation, Poses, Juggling 30/30 Squat Link to comment
Croman Red Posted July 14, 2013 Report Share Posted July 14, 2013 I'll keep with the baby steps, the whole counting breath thing really puts me to sleep and leads to some crazy dreams. As far as seriously focused change the way my brain is wired meditation? Probably out of the question. Quote Cro Magnon Assassin "Hold my beer and watch this..." Link to comment
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