Bubbles Meditation

I stumbled on this by accident but really enjoyed it.

If you’re relatively new to the practice of medication, keeping your focus on your breath can be… frustrating at times. I’ve only been meditating for about 6 months so treat the below with a pinch of salt. That said, I don’t see what harm it could cause:

STEP 1

Insert your wrists into the path of a rusty threshing machine

OK, jokes done. If you wanna pay closer attention to your body/self but are finding it difficult, try this:

STEP 1

Drink 2 large glasses of sparkling water about 10–20 mins before meditating

STEP 2

Instead of concentrating on your breath, pay very close attention to all the bubbles and gurgles of your tummy

That’s it, do everything else in your meditation practice as you’d normally do it.

Here’s why it might be useful to you:

1. If your mind tends to wander, it gives you something to focus on that’s a little less useful that your breath, but a little easier
2. It’s fascinating (and mildly euphoric (oxymoron?)) to be totally captivated by the inner workings of your body
3. You end your meditation feeling like you’ve got to know yourself a little better and have developed your relationship with yourself
4. The experience to me feels analogous to the experience of concentrating on a pain/discomfort in your body (but without the discomfort)
5. You drink water (an almost always underperformed task)

I did it by accident but found it really useful. I’d love to know if anyone has any thoughts on this and whether it works for you or is counterproductive.

Merci 😘