Rara Posted August 13, 2017 On 07/08/2017 at 2:44 PM, steve said: Thanks oak, very kind of you to say that. I second that. Your post was really thorough 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
silent thunder Posted August 13, 2017 Never underestimate the potency of warm water to relax and soothe. A nice hot bath with some mineral salts, low lights in silence, or with quiet, calm music is very effective for me in letting go of the tension under the tension in my body. Even a simple warm footbath, (with some ground raw ginger) induces release states for me. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rara Posted August 15, 2017 I've decided to come back to this thread as it was on my mind. I took a break from meditating for a while and came back recently when there were a few stressful things to deal with. I sat, just for 10 minutes to begin with and decided to count my breaths, but I realised that this made things quite difficult, because was I really feeling and observing the breath, or was I concentrating too hard in focusing on the number? I found that dropping the strict rules and opting just for feeling the breath worked best. Or similarly, as Silent Thunder said, having baths with sea salt and essential oils relaxed and cleared my tensions very well. Taoism is about simplicity after all. Sometime we do just need to chill out more. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
