I hope I'm not too late for this. I've really been trying to get into mindfulness meditation lately, mostly through guided meditations (Like the free Headspace app stuff). The problem is that I'm going to school, fully employed, family with two kids, and studying for extra stuff at work. I fall asleep 90% of the time, even when I'm not tired. I've tried walking meditation (hated it), open eyed meditation (couldn't concentrate), and half-eyed meditation looking at a small tea candle in the dark (still fell asleep).
I really want to meditate, and I feel better if I can stay awake, but I can't help but fall asleep if I close my eyes. Thoughts?
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I hope I'm not too late for this. I've really been trying to get into mindfulness meditation lately, mostly through guided meditations (Like the free Headspace app stuff). The problem is that I'm going to school, fully employed, family with two kids, and studying for extra stuff at work. I fall asleep 90% of the time, even when I'm not tired. I've tried walking meditation (hated it), open eyed meditation (couldn't concentrate), and half-eyed meditation looking at a small tea candle in the dark (still fell asleep).
I really want to meditate, and I feel better if I can stay awake, but I can't help but fall asleep if I close my eyes. Thoughts?
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