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Meditation is a category as big as "sport" so it's kind of hard to talk about it in this way. For instance if you do tummo the goal is to generate sacred fire in your body to burn up obscurations and…
My arguments against manifestation — 1. **Maladaptive daydreaming proves that manifestation isn't real**; Manifestation doctrine teaches that what you focus on expands and manifests in your physical reality. Do not split hairs and try to…
Donation-Based: Visualization Meditation Workshop on Repairing Insecure Attachment: Sunday 13th of April — The course will cover basic Ideal Parent Figure Protocol (IPF)/attachment repair. This course is good for people who want to learn about IPF/Attachment Repair. 9am to 1pm this Sunday 13th April on…
Helping my partner — I (40f) looove my partner (36m). We've been together almost 9 months. When he isn't triggered, he presents as very secure. Loving, consistent, communicative, vulnerable, empathetic, self-reflective. …
Manifestation coach hired me and fucked me over — Hi everyone, this is my first post here and I’m writing because I’ve exhausted every other option. And I am FUCKING DONE WITH IT. I hope some of you will see this and help me to hold that person accou…
Workshop On Sunday, July 20th: Basics of Attachment Repair Meditation: donation based. — This course will cover the basics of Attachment Theory and Attachment Repair Meditations. There will be a strong emphasis on the meditation practice [https://attachmentrepair.com/online-events/2025-…
I (re)earned my secure attachment this week. What a journey this has been. — I just wanted to share this diary dump with anyone who wants a success story. I believed myself to be FA/A for a long time, and this week I can finally call myself secure. TW: sexual assualt Despite …
Depression and self harm needs to be discussed with professionals. — I cannot stress this enough. Please do not use suicide coded language or express intent or desire to self harm in this subreddit. These are issues that need to be addressed by trained professionals. M…
Overcoming my anxious attachment — Hi I've successfully combated my attachment style and offer some of the resources I've found. I've dealt with anxiety and insecurity across my romantic and platonic relationships throughout my life. …
does anyone know of any meditations that focus specifically on calming/healing anxious attachment? — sometimes i feel like ill get my attachment issues triggered by something random and then spiral. im trying to not do this or at least handle it better. i also wanna get back into meditation. does any…
Success Story: FA/Disorganized Attachment Healing Roadmap, Resource Recommendations — **Hello, fellow Fearful Avoidants! The below post has grown out of almost 3 years of research and healing this attachment style, which in my case was coupled with Relationship OCD (ROCD). ROCD is a vi…
I earned secure attachment in 4 months... — I can't believe I'm writing this. I did this without dating a secure person and without spending money on courses/apps. I promise I'm not selling anything. Big disclaimers: * I am only mostly secure…
Half Day Meditation Workshop For Anxious Preoccupied and Fearful Preoccupied: Focusing on the sense of "unpredictable threat" or "uncaused anxiety', this Sunday 7th of December 2025, Donation based. — Half day meditation workshop on healing "anxiety without cause". It's this Sunday December 7th 2025. Donation based. If you can't make a donation due to finances then you can apply for a scholarship…
Self-help group for anxious attachment? — Hi folks, are there regular anxious attachment self-help group meetings out there? If not, I'd like to start one. I'm looking for something that's very specifically focused on anxious attachment. I…
In 90 minutes: Our next Anxious Attachment Healing Group meeting — Quick update that our next 1-hour anxious attachment healing group zoom meeting is in 90 minutes. Our zoom meetings are most Sundays at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time (USA). You can expect a short meditatio…
Guided Meditation Workshop on Ideal Parent Figure Protocol (IPF): This Sunday, March 1st: Donation Basis
March 2026 Astrology: Transits, Key Dates, and More — **Last month’s write-up, I ended with this,** *“Let’s just say we end the month in a chaotic state of energy. Nothing seems real while at the same time, there is a sense of urgency that something need…
A decision of a cub — Hey fellow Cubs and Lions, Funny, but this is my second post today (I deleted the first one) after years of silently going through the Index and the posts religiously, without posting anything at all…
Does anyone here consider cardio a form of meditation — When I start jogging or when I do cardio, it feels like meditation to me. My thoughts might start going rampant but then I have to focus on the present which is continuing to run while not getting tir…
Best pointers for Do Nothing meditation — hi meditators! I know this sounds like a contradiction but what are your best pointers, methods or tips for practicing the do nothing meditation? thank you!
Lost my lucid dreaming ability the same day I told someone about it ,could metacognition explain this? — Hi everyone, I’m curious if anyone has experienced something similar. For about two years I practiced lucid dreaming very consistently. I used reality checks, dream journaling, and other methods, and …
He speaks to the future me — Many a times it so happens that I listen to Sadhguru but I don't quite understand what he's saying or I can't make sense of it. Later on as the sadhana (meditation/practice) progresses, certain blocks…
True kindness is displayed under circumstances where being unkind would have been justified. — I am currently reading Marcus Aurilleus' *Meditations* as my first Stoic book. > When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, …
Experiences With Cosmic Entities. — Hello everyone! This post will be a little bit different, as i wish to dive into odd encounters that i had with different beings, that surprisingly helped me out a *lot* - more than i could have possi…
Am I meditating improperly? — So I've heard from Dr. K of HealthyGamerGG that when your attention wanders from your meditation and you bring it back, that's like doing a pushup for your mind/brain. But only very few times have I d…
How to Meditate (or at least one way to get started) — Intro: There are endless amount of intentions or, in other words, ways to focus your meditation practice. At the end of the day, your meditation practice is \*yours\*, so make it your own. This post …
How to unlearn? — Hello all, I have been practicing meditation and breathing exercises regularly for the past nine months and it has been having immense effects on my life.. I coupled this with yoga, shadow work and s…
I just did something weird before bed and I'm curious if it works — 've tried every habit people recommend for adulting better. Journaling. Meditation. Gratitude lists. Morning pages. I quit all of them within two weeks because they felt like homework. Tonight I trie…
Unexpected emotional shift after Adventure - Five Messages. Has anyone experienced something similar? — Hi everyone, I wanted to share something that happened recently and see if anyone here has had a similar experience. For some context, I recently went through the end of a **10 year relationship**. …
Wondering if anyone has taught a child the basics of grounding, meditation, shadow work, and/or energy work? — A little information, my children are younger, but not too young to understand, and we are expecting again. My wife is very skilled with energy even out of practice, and I am getting back in tune with…
My first week with the Gateway Tapes — I am so grateful that I have been able to experience what I have already and I wanted to share. I’ve been doing guided meditations for astral projection for some time now with limited results. Last w…
Letting go of LUST — Dear fellow meditators, I have now been meditating for several months and have had tremendous success in letting go of a lot of insecurities I had.. This has helped in improving my social skills and …
I don't connect with others anymore — Meditation taught me about awareness and of the things I feel i truly want and need in life. But in our materialistic and commercialized setting it seems the goal of everyone is to get more and more …
Job hunt anxiety — I have had a very, very challenging job hunt over the last year. I have developed some pretty intense anxiety as a result. These are the things helping me to get through it. I'm wondering what has wor…
For Those Struggling With REBAL Build — [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhyR\_YzKMe0&list=LL&index=104](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhyR_YzKMe0&list=LL&index=104) Hey all! I wanted to share a meditation I use to form my REBAL. I thoug…
how do i detach myself from my thoughts — this can be easier in meditation but how have you guys brought it forth in your everyday lives. i’m just beginning to practice this but i’m naturally an anxious over-thinker and for quite some time i’…
When a tiny moment shows you the practice is paying off — I spilled my coffee all over the kitchen counter rght when I was about to leave the house. That kind of thing used to piss me off big time.. I’d rush to clean it up, cussing, mumbling under my breath,…
The day has come! — For more than 50 years, the Monroe Institute has been quietly pioneering a systematic way to explore human consciousness — beyond meditation, beyond belief, and beyond theory. I’m excited to share tha…
my 4 year old meditates better than I do — I've been trying to build a meditation practice for years and I'm terrible at it my daughter saw me sitting quietly the other day and asked what I was doing told her I was trying to calm my mind and…
It worked! — I worked out yesterday, then I did the meditation with the energy healing colors. You know, green for peace, purple for healing, red for power. Today my knee hurt from the exercise. I warmed up, wor…
The entire universe is frequency and our communications depend on the resonance of our quantum fields — As many of you in this community know, the "UFO/NHI" phenomenon and spiritual awakening often converge at a single point: Resonance. For years, I’ve been obsessed with a question: Is there a specific …
Do you guys see color when you guys meditate? — Every time I do chakras meditation. I always see color and interesting floral shapes. Has this happened to anyone before?
Length of meditation — I meditate a good 40 - 45 mins in one sitting, if I started meditating for 2 hours in 1 sitting, would meditation within that time be more powerful?
Permanent Enlightenment — I’m curious about something and would love to hear from people with long-term meditation practice. Many traditions talk about enlightenment or awakening as something that can stabilize. But in my own…
Me again, my watchers from last nights meditation. — I’ll give my version and the version chat gpt came up with my typed description. My drawing is an accurate depiction of what I saw but the AI version is still pretty close. Got to have it scan for hi…
does meditation really get easier with time? — I started trying to meditate a few weeks ago. At first, I thought I'd relax right away, but the truth is, my mind keeps racing. Sometimes I spend the whole session thinking about random things instead…
Is meditation good for sharpening the mind — I'm not the best at articulating this stuff but I'll try my best, hopefully it's understandable. I have a problem where my mind is very chaotic, a lot of the stuff is happening at the same time in t…
A simple 3-minute journaling method that helped me reduce overthinking at night — I used to struggle a lot with overthinking, especially at night. My mind would keep replaying conversations, worrying about tomorrow, or thinking about things I couldn’t control. I tried different thi…
The Analysis Trap is a Pitfall — One of the main purpose of Meditation is to cultivate awareness. A common thing you see among meditators and also in this subreddit, is that by intending to train meditation, one also ends up traini…
Caught myself falling asleep and slipped into another OBE/AP (details + what helped) — So last night (11/3/2026) I had another experience. I can't say for sure whether it was AP or an OBE — I'm not sure if they are classed as the same thing or not. I’ll be looking into that later. Befo…
Meditation Has Gotten Harder — Ever since I read the research on meditation a few months ago I’ve really put an emphasis in practicing every day. I typically aim for 10 minutes but have gone up to 20. I use silence and try to foc…
Sounds like you might be getting too excited as the dream starts. Perhaps practicing meditation might help? When a dream starts, it's exciting, but you have to reel it in so you can sink into the drea…
>Hi everyone, > >I am new here.. i got the link of this group through the NG sub.. i am glad i found it.. i have been reading the posts and the content in the index.. i have started reading the P…
If you're already fast asleep, then you *should* be able to exit. Usually there's not that much of a special trick to exiting the body, simply just 'get up'. However if you might be well adjusted to a…
If you're asleep but your awareness truly becomes conscious at the same time then that is great; that is what is meant by the popular affirmation in this community as, "Mind Awake, Body Asleep". It i…
Yeah I understand. So one thing you'll notice if you try formal meditation is when when you begin to relax the eyes you become aware of the tension and strain that is *already* there. With patience an…
The point is to still go to sleep, if you're going for the direct method, exiting the body happens during the precise moment between wakefulness and sleep, [see this](https://www.reddit.com/r/AstralPr…
I’ve been practicing crystal medication and spiritual healing before I go to bed and last night while I was sleeping, I felt an intense vibrating feeling/ringing in my head and throughout my body. The…
So.. id classify myself as a relatively spiritual person.. over the last few months ive tried meditating 5 or so times.. ive had sleep paralysis about 5 times as well in my life.. more so in the last …
I had an incredibly successful obe two weeks into doing astral work! I.e meditation, mantras, and energy work. I felt as if i where floating towards the ceiling above my bed. Simultaneously I watched…
There is no best method. It is a journey of discovery. Look into meditation and getting in touch with the subconscious. It's probably best to get your first book on Astral projection, many good ones o…
Ah I c haha, sorry. Well honestly might be better off apart than together it sounds like. I have never done AP following a guide but I've meditated a lot for the past 12 years (almost every night bef…
A lot of sources say you have to absolutely stop moving when trying to project, but this seems impossible to me because of my adhd. The same thing with meditation, I can't just focus on my breath or s…
What to do when meditation does not help you astral project? 
I just realized recently that I've been astral projecting while attempting to meditate. I was in a meditation group and telling them of my experiences and every single one of them said I was astral pr…
I’m fascinated to find VM here, vipassana meditation. I’ve been practicing it for 20 years and it’s very powerful. It excites me that you’ve found a link between vm and JM. Can you please explain how …
After doing this meditation first day can we do it everyday for 5 minutes for mind control everyday?
I've been doing a lot more meditation lately, using binaural beats via the Gateway Experience tapes, and I've finally gotten to the point where I can fully relax my body, put it to sleep, and have a …
I have a question.. the lucid dreaming meditation guides , when do we listen to them . In the normal Time we sleep or by wbtb?
I’ll take a crack at it Point 1: The answer is sm vs cm thought. Daydreaming is not focused with intent, the mind often wonders and you still feel it’s not true in the end or with emotions that are …
I listened to “attached” on audio book, it was great. What really helped was learning what “activating” and “deactivating” strategies were. I often used a lot of activating strategies, so now that I’m…
It helped me to cut out some toxic family members. One of the elements that fed my anxious attachment was that I had low self esteem. I worked really hard to build that up, but it was difficult to m…
I've been in this exact situation when I was an FA in a LDR with another FA in another country. And our f2f time was very little like yours but we spoke daily, intensely and talked and had plans. I kn…
The first question is, why does the drugs trigger you? What are you imagining or feeling when they talk about it. Logically, it's just part of their past. If it was something that could happen again o…
You’ve taken the first (huge) step which is self reflection, congrats! A good therapist really is best, BUT there are many other resources to help. 1) Start regularly meditating (5-10 minutes a day…
A big part of healing is facing the fact you don't trust anyone and leaning into it by trusting someone, such as a therapist. There are books you can read. The main thing is learning emotion regulati…
I recommend the following YouTube channels: The Crappy Childhood Fairy The Personal Development School by Thais Gibson Paulien Timmer - Healing the Fearful Avoidant Heidi Priebe The Crappy Childh…
Thank you ❤️ I am not sure what wording you prefer, but you can post anything like this: - Rayu deserves to be paid for the meditations you’ve sold. You talk about manifestation and abundance, pay t…
I'm like you. I think for APs a few embarrassing collisions and losses are necessary to wake up to the fact that life can't be lived this way. My parents are both extremely anxious people and my mothe…
It's not a workbook, but "Anxiously Attached" by Jessica Baum has a lot of questions to reflect on and guided meditations. When she asks questions in the book and in the meditation I would pull out my…
Me too. I’m gonna try to start meditation. And in general just learn to ground myself, focusing on the present and not the future/what ifs?
A lot of what people are recommending here are excellent. I just want to contribute the gist of anxiety is if you feed it, it grows. So the more you give into your anxiety and let it dictate your ac…
Highly suggest this for meditation. This is the description of the video and audio file. https://youtu.be/r6a_EnUG180?si=-x7_b4mf2JSIjBG2 Taygeta, one of the seven sisters bright star visible to the …
I'm a FA in therapy (although with another FA/DA was leaning anxious). A lot of people don't have the skills and guts to communicate uncomfortable things. Here comes ghosting, which is way easier to d…
Most likely fear of losing something is a trauma response. The fear is in our subconscious mind “we don’t deserve it” it’s there before, during and after manifesting. A lot of teachers recommend to l…
In order to overcome my anxious attachment, I wouldn’t say I’m fully healed yet, but I’m so much better compared to earlier this year. One thing I want you to understand is that there’s nothing wrong …
In order to overcome my anxious attachment, I wouldn’t say I’m fully healed yet, but I’m so much better compared to earlier this year. One thing I want you to understand is that there’s nothing wrong …
In order to overcome my anxious attachment, I wouldn’t say I’m fully healed yet, but I’m so much better compared to earlier this year. One thing I want you to understand is that there’s nothing wrong …
In order to overcome my anxious attachment, I wouldn’t say I’m fully healed yet, but I’m so much better compared to earlier this year. One thing I want you to understand is that there’s nothing wrong …
I second this! I also loved that book and was able to read it during the pandemic. It was my first exposure to the attachment theory lol and it really helped me gain insights as to how I could determi…
A re-framing that has been helpful for me: reminding myself that I’m not daydreaming about how this other person makes me feel, I’m daydreaming about how I make MYSELF feel. There is nobody here but m…
Yeah it’s so great that you’re recognizing this now! It took me to my 40’s. Some incredible books that helped me were Attached, Boundaries in Dating although the authors are Christian and I’m not (I j…
How to balance contact with friends and family after a breakup? I'm here after a breakup less than a week ago which left me in shattered. After doing a lot of reading, I concluded I have very much AA…
Yes, a couple of times and I regretted them all deeply. The best thing I found is understanding where and how anxious attachment is wired into our brain from childhood experiences to maintaining conne…
Text of original post by u/begoniapansy: sometimes i feel like ill get my attachment issues triggered by something random and then spiral. im trying to not do this or at least handle it better. i also…
There are free guided meditations on attachmentrepair.com. A lot of them are “ideal parent” meditations in which you imagine an ideal parent (instead of the ones you had) taking care of you when you w…
meditation. i said meditation
Yes. There is a type of meditation aimed at emotional processing that involves engaging the enteric nervous system (ENS). Although you can’t consciously feel or directly control your ENS, you can in…
I totally get where you’re coming from. I used to feel the same way, like every little cue was a siren, and I had to act immediately to fix it, even when I knew logically that nothing was wrong. What …
I totally get what you mean, like when we’re anxiously attached, it often feels like our whole sense of self depends on the other person’s attention. Being aware of it is already a huge first step, …
There’s an app called Attached: Attachment Healing that has done more for me than therapy or reading, though both of those are also important. The responsive journaling and personalized guided meditat…