Problems with trance state

[Andrew Duncan]

Whenever I try to enter a trance state, I'm able to relax myself sufficiently through the breathing techniques described on the JOS website, but when I start to apply the 'mental falling' I experience a sharp pain roughly to the left side of my 6th chakra. I've been trying to get into a trance this way consistently for the past fortnight or so, but I'm not showing any improvement, and I'm hesitant about forcing myself for obvious reasons. Is this normal?

I have experienced a trance before, the atmospheric change was quite pleasurable, but that was a result of an extended corpse pose meditation and took roughly three quarters of an hour, and as much as I love lying around doing nothing, I want to be able to induce a trance state at will. Are there any other techniques I might be able to try?

Thanks.

 

[Gender Tender]

breath awreness/vipassana,note ur breathing either thru the nose or the rise n fall of ur tummy.no need for counting or holding ur breath,just breathing in n out n being aware,i found this is so simple,like the void meditation,can be done while watching the tv,cooking,sweeping,sitting in the car while going to school,washing the dishes,walking,having sex n such.

hope it helped u 8)

--- In [url=mailto:[email protected]][email protected][/url], "Andrew Duncan" <andrewduncan1987@... wrote:

Whenever I try to enter a trance state, I'm able to relax myself sufficiently through the breathing techniques described on the JOS website, but when I start to apply the 'mental falling' I experience a sharp pain roughly to the left side of my 6th chakra. I've been trying to get into a trance this way consistently for the past fortnight or so, but I'm not showing any improvement, and I'm hesitant about forcing myself for obvious reasons. Is this normal?

I have experienced a trance before, the atmospheric change was quite pleasurable, but that was a result of an extended corpse pose meditation and took roughly three quarters of an hour, and as much as I love lying around doing nothing, I want to be able to induce a trance state at will. Are there any other techniques I might be able to try?

Thanks.