I've got a cooling gel mattress and am wondering if there is a mattress cover/protector I can get that won't just negate its cooling effect. Any recommendations?
I've got a cooling gel mattress and am wondering if there is a mattress cover/protector I can get that won't just negate its cooling effect. Any recommendations?
Can anyone point me to any academic work done on the effects of long term Goenka Vipassana practice? I'm thinking particularly of Goenka Vipassana ideally, but at least Vipassana more broadly if not.
I've been meditating on and off for a while. Recently, I've been meditating for longer and more consistently. I'm up to 40 mins twice a day most days. I've got a retreat coming up where I hope to learn proper technique etc, but atm I'm just doing (I think) anapana: that is, trying to pay attention to the breath.
I'm having some trouble with this. Obviously, to a certain extent this is just the way of things, and a part of the process. But I think a part of the issue is that I don't have the right intention. A part of me is genuinely commited to the practice. Another part of me wants to be a person who is practicing, and therefore can feel good about themselves etc. That second part of me doesn't really need to do anything but sit with its eyes closed to be satisfied. And I think that means that sometimes I'm not doing much more than that, because I'm not really going in to it with the genuine intention to actually pay attention to the breath.
I've been thinking that the thing to do is to take a minute before I begin a session and explicitly form the intention that for the duration of the session, the only active thing to do is pay attention to the breath, and be equanimeous with whatever arises. Is this the right thing to do? And is this the right intention to try and form? Any other tips?