Ten-Minute Meditation for Bipolar Disorder

[IgorMorais666]

I really wonder how you can go through having bipolar disorder and not taking any medications to control it!

[bipolarorwakingup]

@IgorMorais666 To start, I never considered myself to have a mental disorder, I just had an experience that looks very similar to people who do.

[loathi]

(Danielle here) Funnily enough I've never encountered this type of meditation. I did it last night and found feeling the body more intuitive than focusing on the breath. Favourited so I can make it a more regular practice!

[bipolarorwakingup]

@loathi That's why I teach it. I find it the easiest and offers the fastest results! Try 100 hours of it in a Vipassana retreat!

[TheLonelyGamer24]

is the point of the minds eye to be able to see things more clearly? cus when i astral project/dream or have been meditating for like 40 mins a may see a small image appear in front of me for some seconds with my eyes closed, can be anything. or is visualising just seeing\thinking it in your head?

[JRNYC2010]

I just watched all 23 videos plus these last two on meditation. The meditation is somewhat similar to Transcendental Meditation Technique. You've done a tremendous service with these videos. I hope to one day be able to repay you for your service...Take care man...

[bipolarorwakingup]

@JRNYC2010 Thank you man. The donation button is on my blog! ;D

[Str8RippinEm]

Also, is it ok to listen to soft music while meditating?

[bipolarorwakingup]

@Str8RippinEm I think soft music you like could help you in the initial stages, as a beginner. But as you get more comfortable with it, its better to go without, as the whole point is to eventually clear your mind from all thoughts...but that takes practice. Ken Wilber also has some tapes called Big Mind which are supposed to be very good, although I haven't used them yet.

[Str8RippinEm]

"The minds eye", I have head this from another great meditation teacher, Roy Masters...what is the significance of using the "Minds Eye"? Is it because that is where thoughts are produced and by visualizing, you are gaining control of your mind? and by feeling body parts, you are gaining control of the body?

[bipolarorwakingup]

@Str8RippinEm Yup. Funny enough, it was a Roy Masters tape where I first learned meditation years ago!

[theseeker011]

Great Set of Informational Video's for Anyone! I am not bipolar, and all of your video's have powerful and interesting information. Thanks! Thanks!

[theseeker011]

Great Set of Video's, Thanks for the useful Information!!

[annpetasupporter]

I don't feel the energy in the body parts that I'm supposed to feel. :/

[bipolarorwakingup]

Then focus on your hands. That is the most sensitive area. And what you are looking for is a feeling of really anything - energy, heat, cold, pain, sweat, aching, pleasure...any sensation to get you in touch with your body. Keep practicing, you will get there!

[Ginasart]

thank you i was painting while i was doing this and i do feel better have a great day oh and by the way im 50 soon and have had bi polar since i was 19 long journey,art has sure helped me get through life.

[bipolarorwakingup]

Art should help, and meditation will help some more!

[bipolarorwakingup]

Thanks Jan. I know they won´t get the hits the others do, but I think a few simple meditation videos were necessary, especially with where my new videos will be going. I´ll be posting a 'summary' video next week, covering all of my major points up to now.

[daniellexxE]

I'm not bipolar, but this does wonders. Better than the majority of meditation videos I've checked out in quite a while :)

[bipolarorwakingup]

Did you try the technique yet?

[daniellexxE]

Yes, I did :)

[imstillpurple]

fuck, im almost too relaxed to type. this was really useful to me, I havent felt this grounded all week. thank you!

[bipolarorwakingup]

Great! But are you still purple?

[imstillpurple]

who knows? crystals can reflect any color :)

[lxvlx]

come on man.. can't teach vipassana in 10 minutes.. you need at least 30 hours of observing breath just to calm down the mind to get to a state where one can know to observe bodily sensations properly.

[bipolarorwakingup]

I see where you are coming from, but personally, I think you can observe the some sensations immediately. Deep, trauma releasing sensations, no. But that´s not my objective. The point here is simply to slow the mind of the beginner meditator, not even to stop it. No, its not perfect, but its a better start than most of my audience will ever learn using other techniques.

[bipolarorwakingup]

Hey Danni, I was thinking of you when I made this one. I think it will really help you out.

[bipolarorwakingup]

Thanks Faith! I was going to redo part of it, but since you gave it the OK, I´ll leave it as is!

[bipolarorwakingup]

f417

You mean mic check? Was the sound OK, or just way too low?