Meditation , when you have chronic fatigue

[igor699669]

Hello community, a simple question. Is it worth doing meditation when you have health problems, or is it better to do health first? the question arose because after quite a long time (six months without breaks for 20 minutes a day) I don't feel any progress in this case. Still, fatigue makes it difficult to concentrate, and back pain adds its own zest to practice. Maybe I should just pull myself together?

[Hayato]

Helath is the foundation for everything including meditation.

You can check this out:

https://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs-me

[Hojo]

@igor699669 20 min won't do anything. At least an hour of not moving. Do it around other people you wont fall asleep.

Edited 17 hours ago by Hojo

[Raze]

https://www.shinzen.org/from-fuzz-to-buzz-suggestions-for-breaking-through-sleepiness-during-meditation-practice/

[igor699669]

12 hours ago, Hayato said:

Helath is the foundation for everything including meditation.

You can check this out:

https://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/chronic-fatigue-syndrome-cfs-me

Thank you, I'll check this 

[igor699669]

11 hours ago, Hojo said:

@igor699669 20 min won't do anything. At least an hour of not moving. Do it around other people you wont fall asleep.

Lol i cant sit still more than 10 minutes, pain as hell is coming after 5 minutes. After 1 hour of that i probably never sit in meditation again)

[igor699669]

10 hours ago, Raze said:

https://www.shinzen.org/from-fuzz-to-buzz-suggestions-for-breaking-through-sleepiness-during-meditation-practice/

Thank you, I'll watch this🙏 

[Hojo]

@igor699669 what kind of pain?

[LifeEnjoyer]

So I assume you didn't buy Leo's premium clip vault cause he has a video on this exact topic

He recommends getting extra sleep the night before then doing all your meditation in one day, so instead of 20 mins every day, do 7 hours once a week. I am paraphrasing here though so I recommend you go watch that clip "Drowsy Meditation Does Not Count"

That's what I've been doing the past month and it's gotten me results already

[integration journey]

13 hours ago, Hojo said:

@igor699669 20 min won't do anything. At least an hour of not moving. Do it around other people you wont fall asleep.

20 mins does a lot when that’s all you have to spare. 

[Olaf]

@igor699669 my experience is that physical health equals mental health. And mental health equals deepest meditations. You can still do meditations by becoming aware of your back pain and aware of your body, mind, surroundings, in no way should that be impossible. Yet the deepest meditations for me have been after a good walk. So why not combine it? Go for a walk in nature, work on your health and body and at the end of an hour long walk you sit still and just be. That is what I love to do. It is up to you of course. Yet I would always advice to work on mental and physical health before meditation, meditation is just the cherry on the cake.