Staying Awake During Meditation

Staying awake is sometimes a problem when meditating. Some of the suggestions I've collected are:

1. Creating slight discomfort by turning down the thermostat.

2. Not meditating in a chair or place where you sleep.

3. Don't lay down.

I want to have a few more helpful suggestions for my site. How do you stay awake? Thanks in advance for any tips.

Steve

www.TheMeditationSite.com

 

those are all very good suggestions... there are a few meditations i do that require laying down though... hmmm

well, suggestion that i can think of would be not to have caffeine a few hours before hand.... *because it makes you crash later* and um, i dunno... to be well rested/

 

Don't lay down is a wonderful suggestion...lol...I'm fallen asleep too many times...lol...

 

dont eat as much or eat right would be good advice, better than you can imagine probably.

 

if you sit with staight back and good shoulder posture you won't risk falling asleep.

 

I practice in a Tibetan tradition and we are taught to meditate with our eyes open, but with our gaze softened and directed downwards. I've never had a problem with falling asleep with eyes open...

 

Dont do it late at night!

Love-Maxi.Xx

 

all good ideas - also to be considered is that your body may be telling you to get more sleep - I have only had that problem a few times - when I do I get up - sit somewhere else and try to think about what I need right then - maybe there is something that I forgot to take are of before I started my meditation - maybe I just need a drink of water - that’s my way - for what it is worth

 

not excercising or moving enough could also cause some discomfort too probably... diet and health play a pretty big role in these things i think.

 

Hmm I find that drinking a fair amount of tea before hand keeps me alert enough to be able to meditate on my bed late at night without succombing to sleep

It is green tea i drink and they do say some teas, such as sencha fukujyu etc are very useful for meditation and are used by the Japanese (monks?) to aid meditation

 

well i medit and if u put on soft music like an heart or something that will make u feel relaxed and awake and as well if u put your hands in front and then breath in for 5 secs and hold for 5 secs and then breath out for 5 secs that will keep u awake and relaxed
try it
peace up man
xxx bee xxxx

 

yes, same here. meditating with the eyes closed only seems (for me) to lead to half-dreaming, or eventually sleeping. i use relaxed, open eyes.
i also never lay down.

it's interesting to hear about how others have been taught; do many people meditate with closed eyes in here?

 

i think it does not matter what u eat when u medit i think well i do light candles put music it helps an lot

bee
peace up dude

 

EVERYONE medition is what u feel comforterble its if u want to go to sleep lay down it does not matter at least u feel more comforterble kk
gd peace up people have an gd day xxxxbeexxxx

 

yes i do it makes u think about your pass so u can forget about bad and think about gd well u dont have to medit like that its what ever people find comfortble what do u think xxxxxbeexxxxx
peace up dude