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Originally Posted by Andy  I remember a bit about this one way of staying alert while meditating; every breath you count up from 1, and when you reach say 12 you always start back at 1 and repeat. If you find yourself counting past 12, you know that you're losing focus/drifting off. Then you can refocus. |
That's a good tip. I've noticed that when I've used affirmations in my mind, after a while, I forget what the words are and they start getting jumbled, and that's basically going into the dream state. Just counting sounds much simpler.