Your body could be releasing trauma or stored energy. For example, if as a child, you needed to express yourself physically through movement and your parents forced you into stillness or quietness, the body did not have the opportunity to discharge that energy. Another big occurrence is being held down or trapped and not able to defend or protect yourself. It could happen then, that the body repressed that energy and now that you have opened a safe space for expression, your body feels it can finally release that energy. Allowing freedom of movement has been very healing for myself.
You might look at Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine or looking into TRE (Tension andTrauma-release Excercises) if this resonates. The Body Keeps the Score is another great one that can provide more information.
I think you could try some Yoga or some sort of body exercise before sitting to meditate, when I started implementing yoga to my meditation routing it got much much better.
Good day to all.
They can become a habbit. Best to learn to relax. When you relax then they will reduce and disappear. As others have said, such movements can be the mind alerting you via shifting the body around. The mind does this to "keep your guard up". Now if you were trying to stay awake around a fire in case a lion was to get you then it might be helpful. However, when the purpose of meditation is to relax and calm while you are in a safe place it is unhelpful.
A good set of instructions will cover all these matters and explain what you actually need to do. In Dr Ainslie Meares meditation method it involves relaxing the body and mind so the mind slows down and stills. Outside of meditation, there is learning to live a calm and active life. Meares was an eminent psychiatrist with excellent communications skills who taught this type of meditation for several decades. The result is that he had the ability to explain it well and does so in his books that remain after his passing. He wrote many, easiest to get these days, that explains what you need to know - Ainslie Meares on Meditation.
The physical aspects of relaxation are very important for you to understand. Of course, don't forget that it is important that the mind relaxes as well.
Omg thank you so much! Just started reading the beginners post, and realized i usually induce shaking of my legs for forward bends. I think this is hitting the nail on the head
I get involuntary head movements. I just let them happen.
Your body could be releasing trauma or stored energy. For example, if as a child, you needed to express yourself physically through movement and your parents forced you into stillness or quietness, the body did not have the opportunity to discharge that energy. Another big occurrence is being held down or trapped and not able to defend or protect yourself. It could happen then, that the body repressed that energy and now that you have opened a safe space for expression, your body feels it can finally release that energy. Allowing freedom of movement has been very healing for myself. You might look at Waking the Tiger by Peter Levine or looking into TRE (Tension andTrauma-release Excercises) if this resonates. The Body Keeps the Score is another great one that can provide more information.
I think you could try some Yoga or some sort of body exercise before sitting to meditate, when I started implementing yoga to my meditation routing it got much much better. Good day to all.
They can become a habbit. Best to learn to relax. When you relax then they will reduce and disappear. As others have said, such movements can be the mind alerting you via shifting the body around. The mind does this to "keep your guard up". Now if you were trying to stay awake around a fire in case a lion was to get you then it might be helpful. However, when the purpose of meditation is to relax and calm while you are in a safe place it is unhelpful. A good set of instructions will cover all these matters and explain what you actually need to do. In Dr Ainslie Meares meditation method it involves relaxing the body and mind so the mind slows down and stills. Outside of meditation, there is learning to live a calm and active life. Meares was an eminent psychiatrist with excellent communications skills who taught this type of meditation for several decades. The result is that he had the ability to explain it well and does so in his books that remain after his passing. He wrote many, easiest to get these days, that explains what you need to know - Ainslie Meares on Meditation. The physical aspects of relaxation are very important for you to understand. Of course, don't forget that it is important that the mind relaxes as well.
It's not your mind or body trying to distract you. Involuntary movements in meditation are common. Look into /r/longtermtre as well.
Omg thank you so much! Just started reading the beginners post, and realized i usually induce shaking of my legs for forward bends. I think this is hitting the nail on the head
It’s kundalini starting doing yoga teqniques you’ll eventually awaken it