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Meditation for People Who Can’t Sit Still
The complete guide to active meditation techniques for people who can’t sit still: 11 mindfulness and meditation styles for restless people.
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24 min readAug 22, 2017
Table of Contents
=================Why Active Meditation?Part I: Breathing
Yoga Method to Breathe Deeply
POWERbreathe and Similar Gadgets for Deep Breathing
Sandbag Breathing
Pranayama Exercise for Energy: Fire Breath
Pranayama Exercise for Calming: Bee Breathing
Pranayama Exercise for Centering: Hissing BreathPart II: Stream of Consciousness
Stream-of-Consciousness Reading
Morning Pages Stream-of-Consciousness Writing
“I Am Aware” Partner ExercisePart III: Other Exercises
Stargazing
Coloring
Osho Dynamic MeditationConclusion
Why Active Meditation?
For years, I tried and failed to get into meditation. It didn’t matter how many friends recommended it, how many guided meditation apps I tried, or how many benefits I read about.
I just don’t like sitting still. The most popular form of meditation—sitting and focusing on your breath—never stuck.
