transcendental meditation

[ronhaha108.livejournal.com]

Hey all, so my head is filled with too much stuff these days and I just can't get enough sleep, I'm tense all the time (according to my wife) and I just need to calm down! 

Any idea if there's a TM center around Davis?  I need peace!

Thanks

ps: I couldn't find this topic via tags, nor through ljfind..

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[clevernonsense.livejournal.com]

The Burren?

[ronhaha108.livejournal.com]

???
so drink till nothing matters?

[closetalker11.livejournal.com]

... exactly.

[ellf.livejournal.com]

TM = transcendental meditation?

That's fairly specific, and I am uncertain as to whether any exist in the area. There are a number of Zen groups of varying traditions, good martial arts dojo, acupuncturists, massage artists, and Western style psychoanalysts about, however.

Are you decided on TM?

[ronhaha108.livejournal.com]

well I have 2 friends that have had good luck using the techniques that TM teaches, and one of those friends used to be totally off the wall ...

I guess I'm more interested in hearing other people's experiences with different meditation styles. I'm looking for something local, works around a busy schedule and doesn't require tons of $$$ and ultimately, something that works if you're dedicated to it.

I'm not really interested in martial arts or acupuncture, massage -- well, who doesn't like a good massage.. and of course standard western therapy, well, that's worked well for me for other issues, but I want to learn techniques to calm myself.

Thanks for the reply!

[ellf.livejournal.com]

Alas, I'm rather limited in my knowledge of different types of meditation practices. Zen may or may not be for you: it is not a practice that will give you anything, but rather, it is a practice that is focused on starving off the ego. It can be incredibly boring and generally contrary to the "give me what works!" mindset.

Perhaps someone else knows a bit more about other traditions and can help more!

not TM, but...

[thunderjunkie.livejournal.com]

if you're into meditation, I cannot highly enough recommend Cambridge Insight Meditation Center at 331 Broadway in Cambridge (10 minute walk from Central or on 83 bus from Porter/Mass Ave). Check out their website: www.cimc.info - there is a drop in class today from 6-7.

Good luck finding peace!!

Re: not TM, but...

[ronhaha108.livejournal.com]

Thanks thunder, I'll check it out!

Re: not TM, but...

[schpahky.livejournal.com]

Seconded, they are wonderful and cheap / free.

[ron_newman]

We don't have a tag for this specifically, but it's possible some of the yoga postings are of use.

[ronhaha108.livejournal.com]

Thanks Ron, I did look at the yoga postings, but I think I'm looking for something more specific...

Anyway, I did find a TM center in Boston, I guess I was just looking for something more convenient.

[mrboboto.livejournal.com]

Well since Cambridge Insight came up, I'm going to take this an a-ok to post non-Davis sources-

There is an open house at the Shambhala Meditation Center (of which I am a member) every Wednesday at 7. Meditation instruction is offered free of charge. If you're more interested in a longer workshop, the Turning the Mind Into an Ally class is excellent. It's offered every two or three months.

[mrboboto.livejournal.com]

Forgot their website:

http://boston.shambhala.org/

[ronhaha108.livejournal.com]

Thanks, will look into this!

[ron_newman]

Here's an earlier post about meditation. I found it under the "classes" tag while looking for something else entirely.

[alphacygni]

Om City Yoga has started having beginning meditation classes recently. I've only taken yoga there, but Dee often works bits of meditation into the yoga classes, and I think a meditation class with her would be great (too bad I'm always busy on Wednesdays!)