My go to is counting backwards from 100. I typically time the counting with my breathing, and I try to slow my breathing. Most nights I’m usually out by the time I hit 80. If you find your mind wandering, try to bring your thoughts back to your Breathing. I started doing this after I had been meditating for a while, so it felt fairly natural. If you’re new to meditation, do some basic meditation training to get the idea. Most meditation trainings start with learning how to focus on your breathing.
I like counting my breathing as well, but I find that remembering what number I’m on keeps me awake. So I count my breaths from 10 to 0 and then back to 10 again.
My go to is counting backwards from 100. I typically time the counting with my breathing, and I try to slow my breathing. Most nights I’m usually out by the time I hit 80. If you find your mind wandering, try to bring your thoughts back to your Breathing. I started doing this after I had been meditating for a while, so it felt fairly natural. If you’re new to meditation, do some basic meditation training to get the idea. Most meditation trainings start with learning how to focus on your breathing.
I like counting my breathing as well, but I find that remembering what number I’m on keeps me awake. So I count my breaths from 10 to 0 and then back to 10 again.
I solved the remember what number I’m on thing by just jumping back to whatever number I thought I was on. “Iunno, fuck it 67…”
How do you know how far you got? Do you remember the last number the next day?