I can't seem to meditate any more

I have been meditating for about seven years and have never really had any problems with clearing my mind and concentrating on my breathing, I guess after 7 years it came naturally. But for the past few weeks, I cannot focus on meditation at all. I do what i always have done, I go somewhere quiet, have my music, or sometimes silence and incense, but now I cannot clear my mind and can't focus at all. I feel very restless and haven't been able just do nothing for even ten minutes.

There isn't really too much on my mind at the moment that i am aware of, no anxieties. But I guess subconsciously there must be

Any ideas of how I can just stop and focus again? It's getting me down now.

 

When we use an alarm clock to wake ourselves up, sometimes we become accustomed to the familiar sound of the alarm going off and we end up sleeping right through it.
Try listening. Pick out any sound you hear, acknowledge it and then move to the next sound, before long you will begin to hear the silence that holds all of those sounds.

 

Hitting a plateau is not uncommon – do something different try different forms of breath meditation - break the habit pattern.

From the subconscious level when you are trying to meditate and struggling - where does it affect you i.e. where do you feel your awareness is, do you have the same feeling or thoughts - these might be all clues for a direction you need to investigate.

Finally consider "have you hit the limits in the meditation you have been doing?" –consider a form that can guarantee you advanced states of consciousness


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Sometimes it can be hard to free your mind if there is a lot going on your life.
Maybe you just need a way to calm your central nervous to find your inner you.
YogaEarth offers a great way to accomplish this. :grouphug:
http://www.yogaearth.com/savasana/

 

It's about time.

Your body is ever changing, and so is your meditation.

Why don't you give some love and attention to these new feelings of restlessness instead of trying to hard to focus on something that isn't there anymore?

That's meditation. Paying attention to what IS, not to what SHOUD BE.

 

shake it off....

 

Start at the start with prana, breathing.

 

i think theirs something on your mind that just dont want to leave
find what that is an fix it

 

I am having similar problems with my anti-anxiety techniques.

Isn't it so odd?

I never thought I was particularly good at focusing before, but I sure feel bad at it now =P

 

Hi..

I agree with "Any Color You Like". Dont judge your experience, become the observer!. Greet every new experience with a great big welcome


"When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it. The mind in itself is a wonderful tool. Dysfunction sets in when you seek your self in it and mistake it for who you are" - Page 40
- Eckhart Tolle Quote

 

I also agree with any color and shoden.

Congratulations on a new opportunity to be there!

 

I agree with the idea of being curious about these new feelings and see what happens when you treat them as friends as opposed to something negative.

You may also want to try something new in addition. Walking meditation? Perhaps taking a class on MBSR? Vipassana meditation? Try to open yourself to new experiences and see what happens.

 

Yeah, I think that is a good way of looking at it, one I have never actually thought about. I'll see how it goes

 

To meditate you meditate to meditate not for a specific benefit, those come on their own they can't be forced

 

You could try meditating less if you can't seem to do it more.

 

You're funny aren't you

 

Nice shoes!