Thread: Bemistaken's Workbook

Meditation Experiment from Feb. 21, 2015 - March 31, 2015

During this experiment, I took the time out to meditate at least 4 times a week (did not always happen like that) for at least 30 minutes each day. My goal was to see if I had a increase in vividness, stability, clarity, and control. Method used for this experiment was focusing on my breath.

MEDITATION MEDTHOD
Breath Focus-I started out using a mantra, then I did away with the mantra and just focused on my breath alone.

WHEN OR WHAT TIME DID YOU MEDITATE?
Most meditation session were during the evening usually 1-2 hours after returning home from work (between 6pm-8pm).

STATS:
These are the following stats for the experiment from Feb. 21, 2015 - March 31, 2015:

• I had 16 meditation sessions
• Of those 16 sessions, I had 3 WILDS & 3 DEILDS.
• The WILDS/DEILDS lasted from a couple of seconds to several seconds, but I don't believe any of them lasted longer than 40-60 seconds.
• Out of the the 3 WILDS & 3 DEILDS one of them I was able to achieve the TOTM Advanced (March Mirror Task).

MEDITATION BENEFITS FOR DREAMING:
I would say that my vividness, stability, clarity, and control increased tremendously! I had been in darkness for many weeks during my dreams (whether WILD, DEILD, or anything else) but through meditation, I was able to be in the light and/or surrounded by light. I was able to also have more control and be able to stabilize the dream without feeling rushed or frustrated.

MEDITATION BENEFITS IN WAKING LIFE:
During waking life I was more at peace with my work and home life. I paid more attention to the natural elements around me (wind, rain, sunlight, etc.) and felt an inner peace because of this. Don't get me wrong some days were better than others, but I knew that when I got home I would be able to meditate and become connected with my inner self which always made me feel better.

CONCLUSIONS:
I somehow feel I have even more questions than answers. I feel that the only conclusion that I can make at this time is that I feel meditation is a benefit. How much of a benefit...well, I believe that I did not have enough time in this experiment to tell. I feel like this experiment should continue and be on-going...so that is what I am going to do. I will continue this experiment for right now until Summer 2015 (July). I will only make post that meditation was completed that day and anything else that may be of importance. I believe the time I spent meditating for this experiment does not do enough justice to the art of meditation for me to say if it worked or not. Personally, I do feel that it was a great benefit for my lucid dreaming. In the mean time I will experiment with different methods of meditation and try to determine which method works best for me.