{"id":19814,"date":"2020-02-05T10:05:28","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T10:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/do-you-prefer-guided-meditation-or-simple-breathing-techniques-for-your-meditation-practice\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:13:40","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:13:40","slug":"do-you-prefer-guided-meditation-or-simple-breathing-techniques-for-your-meditation-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/do-you-prefer-guided-meditation-or-simple-breathing-techniques-for-your-meditation-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you prefer guided meditation or simple breathing techniques for your meditation practice?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tsu A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I&#39;ve tried both and noticed a much bigger effect when I do it myself. I felt a resistance with guided meditation which might be due to my rebellious personality lol. I start with breathing exercises but then include some hypnotherapy (imagining myself in a happy peaceful state) and gratitude practice.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1311465549\"><div id=\"thefa-873889732\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Habit building made easy<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Simon F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It depends on how I&#39;m feeling that day. If I want to clear my head and relax I prefer a simple breathing technique, but if I am stressed and feel like I need someone&#39;s voice to calm me and remind me of the good things, I prefer a guided meditation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ethel O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">In this moment I prefer guided meditation. Although I&#39;m following instructions, I feel as I&#39;m doing in the right way and I can control my time either<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Evandro T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I think I like simple breathing techniques as I often feel too tense and require some extra breathing focus before I can fully immerse myself<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Josefine E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I prefer  simple breathing. My first few times I did use a guided meditation to get use to the feel. I now find it easier to control my breathing, and get lost in ambient music. (Normally the sounds louded into the routines here work great!)<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tsu A. I&#39;ve tried both and noticed a much bigger effect when I do it myself. I felt a resistance with guided meditation which might be due to my rebellious personality lol. I start with breathing exercises but then include some hypnotherapy (imagining myself in a happy peaceful state) and gratitude practice. Simon F. It depends on how I&#39;m feeling that day. 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