Can you meditate too much?

Yes I can, sitting, thinking of the universe is bringing peace and happiness, there’s no limit to such a meditation… u also try

I would say don’t use it to procrastinate you from taking meaningful action when that is urgently needed, but otherwise no, you can’t meditate to much.!

I don’t think you can meditate too much, but you can definitely meditate too long – and then you get too distracted. Best is to do a short session – even if in series.

I have no idea!!!!! I’m too new to it! I do have to say that some meditation YouTube’s keep me going way loner than what should be appropriate…. but no one cares and I keep going

Nope, but you need to set realistic limits within what else you need to do. I meditate at least once a day, sometimes twice. Others do more/less you have find what works for you

Not too often – twice a day is recommended by many – but yes, too much. Research has shown that you can receive the benefits of meditation within 12 minutes of practise. In order to achieve this, I do a minimum of 15 minutes when I meditate…I’m speaking here of silent meditation with no guidance, however, there are guided meditations that are longer and of course they are beneficial too. When I say yes, you can meditate too much, this is for two reasons: Firstly, if you have an incredible, otherworldly or out of body type experience during meditation, some people can become addicted to the sensation, chasing more and more. While exciting to experience, searching for it again is the opposite of the goal of meditation – which is to accept whatever IS in the now, at all times (in life, and in meditation), and simply BE. Secondly, if you spend an hour in meditation in the morning, great. An hour in the evening, perhaps also great… but it is worth considering if the time spent is adding to your Peace of Mind. Is 30 minutes enough? If you need 60 minutes fine, but don’t do so much that it encroaches on your active life – because, as previously stated, the goal of meditation is to help you be present at all times, conscious in each moment, centred and calm. Your life should become Living Meditation, so if you feel like you’re spending too much time sitting (or if you feel like you don’t have enough time to sit!) bring the attention of meditation to everything that you do. Start with little tasks that you can and often do on 'autopilot' – washing your hands, waiting in line, walking through your house… Bring meditation to life. I hope this helps!

I’m not so sure about the too-much-meditation. But in my new habit, I just try to meditate in 30 minutes every morning. It worked in several earlier day, but has failed this 2 days. So maybe I will reduce this duration into about 5 or 10 minutes a day every morning to build my meditation again. And btw, meditation is so calming.

I think if you focus on grounding yourself and improving the mind body connection, everyone has a different level of “repair” that must be made.

There’s no limit for meditation. Either you will be able to meditate for 5 minutes or 15 minutes. Find your ability to meditate.

Yes. Anything done in excess can definitely be too much. However, I do believe doing several small 10 minutes or even 5 minute meditations throughout the day can help rejuvenate you. I’ve even been known to close myself in the bathroom when it’s been too busy I just sit in there for 5 minutes since I ask closed.