Has anybody tried the Twin Hearts Meditation technique? Some say it’s advanced some say not. It seems relatively simple. Anybody done it successfully?
I’m not really talking about self-hypnosis…I tryed that once and it scared the crap outta me. 
Self hypnosis could be meditation…but I think that meditation can be anything that makes you feel calm, peeaceful, and refreshed. Praying can be meditation in my book 
Praying, yoga, stuff like that 
Anamacra wath is the Twin Hearts Meditation technique??
I was just thinking that last night Dreamer_chic. Some one asked me how often I meditate and I said only a few times over a month but I pray everynight. I just say thank you, almost like a mantra and try to make sure I say it with all my heart but sometimes I get distracted by other thoughts so I have to bring myself back and try to make it the one clear thought I have. Sound like meditation?
Sorry MorMor I was writing this as you posted. It seems a very simple meditation where you focus on your Crown and heart chakras and ground yourself with the earth and send it loving energy. It apparently heightens your awarness pretty well. Do a search and you’ll find the steps or I’ll try to get the one I found.
First, I either sit or lay down, I personally don’t think it matters so long as your comfortable.
I see myself walking down a worn path through the woods.
I then picture myself sitting in a small clearing in the dense green forest. I see myself in front of large semi-translucent white marble double doors. The doors are just open far enough to pour this brilliant white light over me. I imagine this light is the “energy” stored deep inside me, for the forest represents my mind and body. This “energy” contains wisdom, powers of self healing, and I also imagine It contains the knowledge of hidden abilities I may possess within myself. I sit and bask in the light and feel the warmth of peace flow over and through me.
When I feel I am ready to leave (if not interrupted) I stand and walk back down the path from where I came.
I usually don’t do this right before I lay down for the night, but try to make a little time during the day.
So you don’t think laying down to meditate is a problem? That’s how I prefer it too but everything always says No you need to be sitting up with your back straight etc… I end up worrying about how I’m sitting or just uncomfortable.
In my opinion, I don’t think it matters which position you are in. Sometimes I’ll do it sitting straight up, but mostly laying down. It just depends on what makes me more comfortable at the time.
Some say it matters but personaly whichever position I am in I still get the same outcome as in a differant position. But thats just me, and maybe i’m wierd.
I’m sure everyone can agree however that you won’t be very succesful if your moving around alot and repositioning trying to get comfortable the whole time.
So try it “your” way first, and see if it works for you. If not then experiment untill you feel happy with the results. Hope this helped.
Yes it did Thanks for responding. (I was doing it anyway but hard to defend when I don’t know much about it)
Im basically new at this. Meditation seems to be a great thing to learn how to do. It seems that meditation can be very simple to do or very complex. Depends on your view of it. What I would like to do is find a place that can train me on the proper ways to meditate because there are so many ways to meditate. Maybe I dont even need to get trained on meditation maybe all I need to do is just relax and meditate.
I had this same thought Nice Dream and found a couple of yoga places but they are expensive. There’s some good meditative techniques on the web. I found the twin hearts technique and a few others but I started with books. Maybe when I have the money to spare I’ll do the yoga but books are good for now
It’s a good question and one i always felt silly for not really not really knowing. It’s so simple that it seems like there must be there to it - reading this thread has been very helpful, so thankyou everyone.
In the past i have been known to use the very popular “lying down and falling asleep” method…
Ahhh yes, me too. One of m favorites actually
Yeah, I was wondering /how/ to meditate…Yeah, just give me some methods I could use in bed before sleep…
That looks like a great topic but the thing is I would rather go to a class on meditation than to learn over the web site. Maybe the web site is enough to learn but im not sure. Im going to take a look at the site though Fadem. Thanks for posting the site.
To Shortcuts of Lucidity! 
Well, shortcut…
Long-term zazen is said to cause LDs. (There was some stuff about it on the dutch forum if I remember correctly )
I’d be glad if anyone could recommend any good books on the subject.
Meditation means single pointed focus of consciousness. The subject of this can be anything, from an object, a feeling, your breath, a thought, even nothing (as in Zen). So do whatever you feel suits you and start meditating on it for as long as you are comfortable. You can increase the amount of time in meditation as you see fit once you get more experienced.
I can meditate so far until I can’t remember was posistion my body was in when I started. Somtimes I start thinking, “Hey, shit, this is cool!” thusly coming out of focus and screwing up my meditation…I’ve done /that/ three times already…
nyway, I haven’t read up on meditation and was just wondering what i’m supposed to be feeling…
I figure If I meditate when I wake or before I sleep, it would help me with lucid dreams, because most of the lucid dream method /are/ just focussing on one thought or suggestion, cough cough Meditation cough cough