# Meditation **URL:** https://club.fitmind.org/c/meditation/7.md [Latest](https://club.fitmind.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://club.fitmind.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://club.fitmind.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Meditation category](https://club.fitmind.org/t/about-the-meditation-category/13)
**Author:** [@admin](https://club.fitmind.org/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/about-the-meditation-category/13 "2025-07-11T16:10:33Z")
A space to discuss meditation techniques, deep experiences, and day-to-day practice insights. --- ## [Moving through the Fitmind Courses](https://club.fitmind.org/t/moving-through-the-fitmind-courses/156)
**Author:** [@Dan](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Dan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2026, 10:55pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/moving-through-the-fitmind-courses/156 "2026-10-20T22:55:38Z")
So I’ve started using this app a few months ago and love it. Through Foundations part 1, I felt good and successful at the point or tool described in the meditations. This isn’t the first time I’ve tried meditation, so t… --- ## [Do you often practice Yoga nidra](https://club.fitmind.org/t/do-you-often-practice-yoga-nidra/34)
**Author:** [@MisaSinkovec](https://club.fitmind.org/u/MisaSinkovec)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:38am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/do-you-often-practice-yoga-nidra/34 "2026-09-28T00:38:36Z")
I did yoga nidra on the app today :ok\_hand::white\_check\_mark: I often do it by Jason Stephenson on YT, and I must say this one on the app (Yoga nidra A) is very gentle. No music, no connection to the breath (which I alwa… --- ## [Observation of thoughts](https://club.fitmind.org/t/observation-of-thoughts/150)
**Author:** [@Gary](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Gary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 9:51pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/observation-of-thoughts/150 "2026-08-27T21:51:15Z")
Hi everyone I often hear meditation teachers say to observe your thoughts as if clouds in the sky. Just let them float by. I’m not able to do this. All I can do is observe a thought retrospectively with another thought… --- ## [Meditation focused on healing in the body](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-focused-on-healing-in-the-body/136)
**Author:** [@hreddy45](https://club.fitmind.org/u/hreddy45)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 5:54pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-focused-on-healing-in-the-body/136 "2026-05-17T17:54:53Z")
I’m looking for a meditation to help me get through a medical issue and upcoming surgery . Either body part focused or just dealing with general anxiety and fear over health and wellness --- ## [Meditation as joy oppurtunity](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-as-joy-oppurtunity/131)
**Author:** [@Tahera](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Tahera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 6:42pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-as-joy-oppurtunity/131 "2026-05-07T18:42:12Z")
Eric Maisel has this concept of meaning oppurtunity , doing things that has a possibility to give one the feeling of meaning . I ask myself doing what gives me joy . Not pleasure or calm but purely joy . Meditation is th… --- ## [Meditation during a massage](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-during-a-massage/112)
**Author:** [@MiraMind](https://club.fitmind.org/u/MiraMind)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/meditation-during-a-massage/112 "2026-04-10T14:31:57Z")
I had a massage today and noticed how easily attention settled compared to a typical sit. The body was already relaxed, so there was less effort involved in getting there. It made me think about how much of meditation d… --- ## [How do you decide what to practice each day?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/how-do-you-decide-what-to-practice-each-day/49)
**Author:** [@laurence](https://club.fitmind.org/u/laurence)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/how-do-you-decide-what-to-practice-each-day/49 "2026-03-31T06:10:35Z")
When you sit down to meditate, how do you decide what you’ll practice? I’m still experimenting with my routine. Some days I feel drawn to concentration, other days more open awareness. Do you choose based on mood, a long… --- ## [Transcendental Meditation course](https://club.fitmind.org/t/transcendental-meditation-course/88)
**Author:** [@Eleanor](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Eleanor)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/transcendental-meditation-course/88 "2026-03-30T03:12:40Z")
Hi, I have used FitMind for some time and have improved but still struggle to switch my mind off. I have enrolled in a Transcendental Meditation course and wondering what advice, comments etc anyone might have. Will it m… --- ## [When the breath feels artificial](https://club.fitmind.org/t/when-the-breath-feels-artificial/95)
**Author:** [@stillwater](https://club.fitmind.org/u/stillwater)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 9:17pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/when-the-breath-feels-artificial/95 "2026-03-06T21:17:13Z")
I’ve been noticing something a bit awkward in my practice lately. The moment I turn attention toward the breath, it starts to feel artificial. Not forced exactly, but altered. Like I’m no longer breathing the way I do w… --- ## [I want to meditate… so why don’t I?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/i-want-to-meditate-so-why-don-t-i/87)
**Author:** [@SarahM](https://club.fitmind.org/u/SarahM)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/i-want-to-meditate-so-why-don-t-i/87 "2026-02-26T19:18:27Z")
okay, real question. why is it so hard to stick to a practice I genuinely want to do? I keep coming back to meditation. I know it helps. I like who I am when I’m consistent. and yet… I’ll fall off for a few days over th… --- ## [What changes, if any, do you notice after meditating?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/what-changes-if-any-do-you-notice-after-meditating/52)
**Author:** [@MiraMind](https://club.fitmind.org/u/MiraMind)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 8:25pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/what-changes-if-any-do-you-notice-after-meditating/52 "2026-02-11T20:25:41Z")
I’ve been noticing that the effects of meditation don’t always show up when I expect them to. Sometimes I feel a shift right after a sit. Other times nothing seems different, but later in the day I realize I responded mo… --- ## [Nodding off during meditation](https://club.fitmind.org/t/nodding-off-during-meditation/66)
**Author:** [@TomBrach](https://club.fitmind.org/u/TomBrach)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 5:12am UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/nodding-off-during-meditation/66 "2026-02-04T05:12:25Z")
I’ve been running into a pattern lately where I start nodding off during meditation. It doesn’t happen every time, but often enough that I’m noticing it more. I’m not sure if it’s actual fatigue, sitting too comfortably… --- ## [Is it normal to take time to come back after meditation?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/is-it-normal-to-take-time-to-come-back-after-meditation/71)
**Author:** [@Lizeth](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Lizeth)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2026, 7:28pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/is-it-normal-to-take-time-to-come-back-after-meditation/71 "2026-01-19T19:28:47Z")
Hello community, this is the first time in my life that I am doing meditation and I am following the training of FitMind. I am 40 years old and So far I have been doing this for 12 days consecutives and it is a bit scary… --- ## [Question about the Headless Way practice](https://club.fitmind.org/t/question-about-the-headless-way-practice/65)
**Author:** [@laurence](https://club.fitmind.org/u/laurence)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/question-about-the-headless-way-practice/65 "2026-01-14T19:01:04Z")
I’m going through the Foundations course and just got to the Headless Way meditation. I’m not totally sure I’m getting it yet. I understand the idea when it’s explained, but when I actually sit down to practice, it stil… --- ## [Difficulty in watching the breath](https://club.fitmind.org/t/difficulty-in-watching-the-breath/55)
**Author:** [@stillwater](https://club.fitmind.org/u/stillwater)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2025, 10:11pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/difficulty-in-watching-the-breath/55 "2025-12-29T22:11:48Z")
I’m working through the Foundations course on the app, and something I keep catching in my practice is how quickly watching the breath turns into managing it. I sit down with the intention to observe, and almost immedia… --- ## [The subtle residue thoughts leave behind](https://club.fitmind.org/t/the-subtle-residue-thoughts-leave-behind/48)
**Author:** [@SarahM](https://club.fitmind.org/u/SarahM)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/the-subtle-residue-thoughts-leave-behind/48 "2025-12-13T20:46:31Z")
meditation has really opened up a whole new world of observation. lately I’ve been paying more attention to the aftertaste of different thoughts. some leave me feeling steady/happy/confident, and others feel like they dr… --- ## [Catching the mind right before it wanders](https://club.fitmind.org/t/catching-the-mind-right-before-it-wanders/43)
**Author:** [@MiraMind](https://club.fitmind.org/u/MiraMind)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/catching-the-mind-right-before-it-wanders/43 "2025-12-09T16:52:57Z")
I had an interesting sit this morning where I kept getting pulled into planning thoughts. Instead of trying to shut them down, I tried something different… I just watched the physical feeling right before the thought pul… --- ## [What's your preferred style of meditation?](https://club.fitmind.org/t/whats-your-preferred-style-of-meditation/22)
**Author:** [@Ashley](https://club.fitmind.org/u/Ashley)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 4:43pm UTC](https://club.fitmind.org/t/whats-your-preferred-style-of-meditation/22 "2025-12-09T16:43:59Z")
One of the things that drew me in when I first started the FitMind app was the 30-day foundational course that taught a smorgasbord of different meditation styles. I had no idea there were so many! All the other apps I’d…