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Do you meditate with a timer? (lemmy.ml)

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Do you usually use a timer when you meditate or do you stop when you feel "done". If you don’t use a timer, how do you know when to finish?

I’ve usually been meditating with a timer set for 20 minutes, however I’ve been experimenting a bit with ending it early when I feel like I have calmed my mind. I’m not sure what approach I prefer, so I’m curious to hear others experiences.

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[–] camelwize@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago

I always use a timer to start off but sometimes will switch off the timer and continue meditating for an unspecified amount of time on days where I feel up to it.

Without a timer I tend to start wandering off into thoughts about whether or not I've been meditating long enough, and I find that incredibly distracting from the process. When I know I have a timer/alarm going off at the right length of time, I can put my mind to rest and not think about how long I've been meditating.

Also if I'm getting back into meditation after a period of not keeping up with it, I sometimes break my meditation down into smaller chunks. Even though I meditate for the same length of time, having alarms spaced closer together makes me feel like it's taking less time, so eases me back into longer sessions.