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Crying during noting (lemmy.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/meditation
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I've been doing Vipassana meditation for over a year now, but I recently decided to experiment with some other forms. I have been trying the noting technique lately and each time I try it, I end up being overwhelmed with energy in the body, tightness in my chest and throat, and I begin sobbing quite hard. I cut my meditation short today because I was weeping too much.

Has anyone else experienced this? Should I stop this practice?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wasn't implying I would stop meditating, but that maybe I should avoid the noting technique specifically

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Could you explain noting to me like I'm 5?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

You make a mental note of everything your mind is observing. So as you inhale, you note "rising". As you exhale, you note "falling". If you hear a sound, you note "hearing". If you begin thinking about something else, you note "thinking".