The difference in novice meditators and seasoned meditators is that novices judge their deep experiences as "good" meditations and the surface experiences as "bad" ones. 5.

Truth is, your meditation experience won’t be the same as anyone else’s; comparing and judging is a waste of energy. Becoming too attached to incredible meditation experiences. That feeling of rising up during meditation is a sign that indicates that you are going above body-consciousness. During deep meditation, the aspirant forgets the external world first and then the body.

The spinning sensation at the solar plexus is not something I’ve experienced (meditation experiences can be very varied) but it’s no doubt related.

Angelina. Through listening and observing your mind and … I began meditating about 4 months ago and am experiencing a few different things. Don’t let a ho-hum experience bog you down, especially if you’re just starting. For a while, after I had an incredible meditation experience, I couldn’t stop thinking about it and every time I would try to get back to that state through meditation and would fail and feel disappointed as a result. Every meditator has experiences that feel more surface from time to time.

Do what works for you! Find more subreddits like r/Meditation -- Experiences, stories and instruction relating to the practice of meditation.

Meditation is the mental exercise of focusing all your attention, moment after moment, on the object of meditation.

Don't know if this is relevant but I wanted to share a great experience, I've been facing a lot of anxiety due to my home life and my therapist said I needed to practice meditation. After about 3 minutes everything went white. And to my absolute amazement, it was one breath, and I’d be gone,” says Salzberg.

Sometimes you’ll get sleepy when you meditate.

The fact is, you’ll probably have different experiences, stories and thoughts each time you sit down to meditate. During the session, the effort is to keep bringing the attention back whenever it wanders, and to disengage it from being busy with other things. March 25, 2015 10:38 pm. Listening to soothing music, walking in nature, swimming, knitting, and even playing music can also be wonderful meditative experiences too.

It is easy to learn and enjoyable to practice, and is not a religion, philosophy, or lifestyle.

Indeed, renowned meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg recounts that her first experience with meditation showed her how quickly the mind gets caught up in other tasks. Heart Rate went from 114 to 68. Reply. Drifting first into a near sleep state of relaxation, your mind opens with the help of this guided meditation.

You will feel a peculiar Ananda (bliss) also when you experience this feeling. Facing Your Buried Emotions. As part of that, you would get in touch with buried and suppressed emotions.

But meditation is different. Meditation should enhance your authentic self and not suppress it with a totalistic set of beliefs and practices.