{"id":32774,"date":"2020-11-04T10:01:02","date_gmt":"2020-11-04T10:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/when-meditating-im-usually-either-sleepy-or-uncomfortable-how-can-i-control-it\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:44:49","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:44:49","slug":"when-meditating-im-usually-either-sleepy-or-uncomfortable-how-can-i-control-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/when-meditating-im-usually-either-sleepy-or-uncomfortable-how-can-i-control-it\/","title":{"rendered":"When meditating, I&#8217;m usually either sleepy or uncomfortable. How can I control it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Karen Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Stop thinking you&#39;re supposed to be controlling it, first of all. And then instead of witnessing the words disappearing into the gap, imagine the words creating a metaphor for what you think meditating is &#39;supposed to be&#39; like<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1601743792\"><div id=\"thefa-1255998382\"><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\">Eliyah N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I just started Vipassana at home for next 10 days or even more I\u2019ll meditate 1H on the morning afternoon and evening. Meditation on the morning starts with reconnection with my inner power, reprogramming my conscious mind. Afternoon is a beach meditation, waves are very helpful for doing the best meditation. On the evening I put some kindles for the first 30 min then is the state of  samadhi takes me and bounces me like a breath I flow with my breathing. The comfort and right deep long breathing are the most important part of meditation. Then also if I\u2019ve a monkey mind I keep observe it til is disappear<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ananda O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Our focus tends to be very sharp in the morning, by doing meditation in the morning, your high focus will naturally let you stay awake and present.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karen Z. Stop thinking you&#39;re supposed to be controlling it, first of all. 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