Re: [FairfieldLife] Is pain a barrier to TM?

2013-11-10 Thread Bhairitu
In my "non TM" tantric tradition, if something interferes with meditation then it is not worth taking time to meditate as the meditation will be unproductive unless for some reason it mitigates the pain. Is this pain chronic or seasonal? Where is it located? Lower back pain can indicate irri

Re: [FairfieldLife] Is pain a barrier to TM?

2013-11-10 Thread Share Long
Seraphita, first, to be practical: when I was having spasms a few years ago, I got the Bad Back Book. The author highly recommends the Cat Camel asana for back problems. In my experience, sometimes pain overshadows meditation and sometimes it doesn't. It's a bit unpredictable but I tend to follo

[FairfieldLife] Is pain a barrier to TM?

2013-11-09 Thread s3raphita
I mentioned on a recent thread that I've got back pain at the moment. (A rarity for me.) Actually "pain" is way too strong a word - it's just an irritating ache which lasts all day but I don't notice it when I'm distracted - or when I do my TM session. What I wanted to ask was: is it the c