It has been a long time since I have posted here.

The main reason for this was that I had a lot of other things to do (I changed jobs for instance) and I was a bit dissapointed by the lack of real online success.

I guess it is one of these things we have to overcome just to become really successful in some skill or business.

What made me come back to this blog?

First, I have an unfinished series on the 7 laws of attraction running here. I really would like to finish it (actually, the articles are nearly all written, I just need to publish them)

And secondly, looking at the statistics for my blog, I noticed that I was starting to receive visits from google for the keyword “mindfulness exercises“. At topic that I love dearly! So I started to campaign for that keyword again (I was in the 25th spot, and climbed already one). Furthermore, this keyword has a high search rate (some 1000 per month) which would really improve my visits (now 10 per day)

Voila, expect some activity again on this blog in the very near future.

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A new update on the motivaider. I have now been using my motivaider for quite some time and I thought it was time for some update.

In my last post on the motivaider I reported some good results, but not very decisive ones. This time is different as I really started to see changes in my mindfulness practice.

I continued tweaking the use of my MotivAider and I finally start to see the results! One of the problems I had was that I seldom felt the vibrations, although the settings were on maximum. I am now convinced that this is because of the deep state of sleep I was (am) in. When one is so engrossed in the activity, there is no piece of awareness left to notice the buzz. And this is precisely what is needed.
So here are my key points to using the MotivAider for mindfulness

Experiment with the frequency

This is a critical parameter. Let it go off to often and you will develop resistance to the buzz, or you will start to cut it out of the the things you notice. If the frequency is to low, it is not a great aid to the mindfulness practice. You will then only become mindful once or twice a day and although this has definite use, I think that in the case of mindfulness, more is better.

Experiment with the strength and length of the buzz

In my case, both are on their maximum value as I tend to ignore the signal quite often. The disadvantage of this is that I sometimes have a sour spot on my leg in the evening while remaining unaware of the buzzing :-).

Often anchor yourself to the buzz

When you notice the buzzing, tell yourself: ‘I feel the buzzing and I …” whatever you want to achieve. I started doing this as I noticed that I often unconsciously noticed the buzzing and did not act upon it. By often repeating reminding yourself what to do when you feel the buzz, you start to do it more often also. I often find myself recentering, just one minute after my MotivAider went of.

Do whatever you planned to do when the buzzing went of

I found myself developing resistance to acting on the buzz. I did not feel like doing it, or I was too buzzy, or I found some other excuse. You have to strongly resolve to do whatever you planned to do when the MotivAider goes off. And then take the time to do it. So it is better to choose something that can be done quickly.

Meditate

Yes, it is in formal meditation practice that th skill of mindfulness is best practiced. It is the easiest and surest way to make improvements and to perfect it. It is not an easy task to develop mindfulness in the midst of everyday life. It is lost altogether. In meditation, we relearn what it is to be mindful in an easy setting in order for us to take this knowledge into daily life.

Conclusion.

The motivaider really starts to rock when used properly. It takes quite some experimenting but lately I am much more sensitive to the buzz which is a sure indication that my mindfulness is becoming stronger. I am very grateful to have found this little tool.

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I recently reread ‘Mindfulness in plain English’ by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana.

I remember reading it for the first time and thinking that it did not give me a lot of new information on the topic that I was interested in: developing mindfulness during my every day life activities. It was also during the time that I did not really fix my meditation practice.

Since then, I decided on indeed using Vipassana (mindfulness meditation) as my main meditation practice. And now I could read the book in a completely new mindset. One of true interest in the topic.

The book is aimed at beginners, but it is jam packed with useful information. It is very dense. It is not the kind of book where things are repeated for the convenience of the reader. No, if you want to get the most out of ‘Mindfulness in plain English’, you will have to read it, and then reread it. And I guess, then, reread it again.

in ‘Mindfulness in plain English’, Bhante introduces two kinds of meditation: the formal sitting meditation and the meditation in daily life. He calls the former the tool and the latter the tool. Unfortunately, this is not emphasized very strongly. And I think that this is indeed the purpose of all meditation: becoming mindful during ALL activities.

I’d like to conclude with recommending the book especially for the many tips, which, you will also find elsewhere, but this book you can download it for free at UrbanDharma

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