Totally Stuck

Occult Forum Archive · Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:14 am

Original post: Doctor Benway

So I've been doing pranayama and mantrayoga for about a year now. Recently I picked up a book on Taoist sexual yoga and internal alchemy.

However my big problem is that my time for meditation has remained constant since I started meditating. I hit a wall at 45 minutes that seems entirely insurmountable. Any advice on how to get over the hump?

The Doc

Occult Forum Archive · Sun Jun 12, 2005 1:49 am

Original post: Mmothra

Have you tried breaking up the sessions of sitting meditation with walking meditation? Works for me.

Occult Forum Archive · Mon Jun 13, 2005 4:24 pm

Original post: Doctor Benway

I've heard of this before. What does walking meditation entail?

[QUOTE=Mmothra]Have you tried breaking up the sessions of sitting meditation with walking meditation? Works for me.[/QUOTE]

Occult Forum Archive · Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:31 pm

Original post: Mmothra

One can think of it as a more active mindfulness... In my sangha we loosely tuck the left thumb into the fingers and place the right hand over that with the right thumb on top: this is a collapsed 'universal mudra'. The hands are then placed on the tummy. Then, walking clockwise (if in a circle), maintaining the breath and fully experiencing the contact of the floor with the feet, you walk.

It is best to get in-person instruction...but this should get you started.