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Hello, I've been practicing mindfulness of the breath in my abdomen for roughly 8 months, and recently realized that, while almost all instruction I have been given has said not to control the breathing in any way, I was still, in a subtle way, making my breath deeper. After making attempts to just ...

Yes, often when focusing on body sensations, they can intensify. Your focus may be too hard. Instead, try to allow sensations to be there - like, notice sensations instead of focusing on them. I have a couple other suggestions re. meditation technique - If you want to continue practicing being mind...

Hello, I am a rather new meditator and have been trying to mindfully follow emotions in my body. (i.e. I pay attention to the physical sensations of the emotion in the present moment) The center of my negative emotions tends to be my head and throat. I feel a sort of pushing and tension inside my he...