Meditating Aspies?

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Does meditation actually work? I heard that Aspies could work on their social skills, ability to smile and deal with depression through meditation. What exactly is meditation? Some people say it has an impact on the higher self, others say the subconscious, others say the benefits are purely martial (improve performance in sports, singing, sex or whatever). Do any Aspies meditate here? Do you recommend it or is it all nonsense?

Yes, I meditate. I recommend it.

I have struggled to define meditation in a way that's meaningful. My last stab: meditation is systematically using one's attention in specific ways in order to create changes in consciousness. These changes in consciousness feed back into every aspect of one's existence, creating an array of benefits.

Yeah, you can get better at 'martial' things, it's certain that you get a more effective sword swing with a one pointed mind. Also helps in developing the wisdom of what needs swords pointing at 'em, and what doesn't.

I can play snooker now.

Do you think meditation can improve relationships with others? Like help me get friends and above all a girlfriend?

I meditate and have for many years. It seems to help my blood pressure and keep my stress levels down, as well as help me to control my hyper sensitive emotions a bit. I do not and never have followed the practice of developing an empty mind. Instead, I follow the practice known as guided, intentional, or purposeful meditation, where the mind is focused on one particular topic, or subject, or place. For example I go to a specific place mentally when I feel the need to deal with stress. It is another entire world far from this one that I created mentally. This practice has helped me a great deal over the years and it is one that I can certainly recommend.

Through meditation I have learned to be more present in the moment and not to have my thoughts so much in the future, or past, but in the present, which greatly reduces my anxiousness.

I don't have a daily habit of it but once in a while before going to sleep I'll lay down and try something like meditation. I say something like because I haven't followed a particular discipline or have been trained.

I close my eyes in a dark room and just passively observe the mental static that seems to be going on.

Doing this kind of thing does seem beneficial for sleep. After I'm done I stretch a little bit then roll over and go to sleep. Usually it seems like I have a deeper sleep and feel more rested when I wake up.

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Meditation provides all kinds of benefits. If nothing else it calms the mind and body and what could be more beneficial than that? It feels like you've gotten a good rest, minus the actual sleep part. If you're like me, you'll wind up falling asleep during meditation sometimes anyway.

Learning to meditate is important, learning how to "wake up" from meditation is also important. Start moving too much from a deep state, and you'll encounter issues. You have to rise slowly.

I have been practicing mindfulness meditation for my anxiety since February. I registered for a class on it, where I learned all the techniques and was given a CD to practice them. It is all about accepting yourself and getting into a mindset where you can look at the world objectively rather than being swayed by your emotions. It is frustrating at first because it is very difficult to get into this state initially, but it is worth it once you learn how to do so. I now meditate often when I am alone...the best place to do so is in the bathtub.

I think so, I know my relationship skills improved a lot after I took up meditation. Emotional intelligence is one aspect that can develop. Becoming more conscious of your own patterns of relation will give you a much better handle on creating positive changes.

Can anyone recommend any good meditation CDs or would it be better to try a class? My daughter has one by Christiane Kerr and I think it's great for her.

I prefer to use CDs because I can relax better in my own home than around people I don't know that well. The Monroe Institute has excellent CDs to use for meditation. Moog also knows where you can get some I think you can record off the internet for free or at least I think he did know of some at one time, a year or so ago. I'll ask him. You can Google The Monroe Institute and you will get their website. I use their CDs but some are expensive (but I believe worth it), some not so much, depending on what you want to meditate for. Meditation improves my concentration, relieves stress and increases my intuitive and psychic abilities. The Hemi-Sync CDs were used by the US Remote Viewers to help enhance their psychic abilities.

Yeah, I remember. It was http://uazu.net/sbagen/ that does some hemi-sync esque stuff.


If you want to relax, I tend to recommend this, it really helps me get into a meditative state, very calming:

http://www.buddhanet.net/mp3/huxter/hux ... breath.mp3

Audio Dharma has great files... for free (donations don't hurt though). Lots of different flavours.

http://www.audiodharma.org/series/1/talk/1835/

I also recommend this:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Science-of- ... 775&sr=8-5

7 quid for the MP3s.. bargain. One of the best products on meditation, IMO. You get a few guided meditations in amongst a lot of talks on the subject of meditation. Shizzle is deep yo

There's oodles of free shinzen stuff on his you tube page... I think this guy is brilliant, a total genius... http://www.youtube.com/user/expandcontract

Thanks, Taupey and Moog. I'll give them a try.

Meditation is really incredible, i recommend you searching up Deepak Chopra guided mediation on Youtube.
i use that more then once a day because i can really use a guide telling me what to do.
after that session i open my eyes and i feel like watching at a different earth then before.

good luck!!

starting to meditate was one of my best decicions; it allowes me to lower my anxiety to nearly zero and increase social skills to, for me, incredible levels for some time.

I tried yoga once - it's my father's special interest - but I found being in a noisy room with bright lights and not being able to move much incredibly uncomfortable. I suspect it is something I would have to keep up to benefit from, but I'm not sure I'd like to put myself at risk of meltdowns. Perhaps, doing it in a more sensory-friendly place would have helped.