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Why Meditating in a Group Works Better Than Going Solo

Meditation is usually seen as a lone-wolf activity. You sit, close your eyes, and go inward. No distractions, no conversation, just you.

But here’s the thing—meditating with a group is a totally different experience. It’s like the difference between working out alone in your garage vs. joining a class where everyone’s pushing themselves just a little harder. The energy changes. You change. And it works.

Here’s why:

1. You Actually Show Up

If you tell yourself you’ll meditate every day, you might start strong. Then life gets in the way. But when you’re part of a group, you have a reason to show up. There’s a structure. There’s a time. Other people expect you. Just like a gym buddy, a meditation group keeps you accountable.

2. The Collective Energy Is Real

Ever been to a concert where the crowd’s energy makes the music hit different? Same thing with meditation. When people sit together, something shifts. The silence feels deeper. You focus better. You’re not just in your own head—you’re part of something bigger.

3. You Get Better, Faster

Left to our own devices, we fall into habits—good or bad. But in a group, you hear different perspectives. You learn techniques you wouldn’t have thought of. You get insights from others that shake up your routine. It’s like getting a fresh set of eyes on your practice.

4. You Feel Less Alone

Let’s be real—life can feel isolating. Even with social media, real connection is rare. Meditation groups create actual human connection. Not the networking kind, but the “we’re all in this together” kind. You sit in silence, but weirdly, you feel more connected to people than if you’d been talking the whole time.

5. Momentum Is Easier to Build

Starting is hard. Continuing is harder. But once you get into a rhythm with a group, momentum kicks in. It’s no longer “Should I meditate today?” It’s just something you do—like brushing your teeth, but for your mind.

6. You Actually Want to Keep Going

When something feels good, you stick with it. Meditating alone can sometimes feel like a chore. Meditating with a group? It’s an experience. It becomes something you look forward to instead of just another item on your to-do list.

The Bottom Line

Meditating alone is fine. Meditating with a group? Way better. You show up more. You go deeper. You stay consistent. And you connect with people who get it.

If you’ve never tried it, find a group. Online, in person, doesn’t matter. Just try it once. You might find it changes everything.

Desire and a meditative mindset

A transcription of recent daily podcast.

Today on the meditation podcast, I’m going to talk about desire. Often we like to think of desire as one thing, but in fact, there’s many forms of desire, dozens.

There is yearning, which is a feeling of the heart’s want for something. There is daydreaming, mental images of a potential future. There is drive, which is a kind of consistent, energizing desire.

We spend our whole lives participating in the world of desire, but we’re blind to its many expressions.

So take that practice into your day. How many forms of desire can you spot?

How many types of desire are you feeling each day?

If your whole life is driven by this desire thing, wouldn’t it make sense to get to know it?

Notice the many types of desire. You know you’re doing it right when you realize that you can direct your desire, when you actually know where it’s coming from, you’ll know you’re doing it right when you get a spark of insight of How you can lead your desire, or at least consciously enjoy being led by it.

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Don’t Take the Season Personally

In a life, there are many seasons.

Friends break-up at the same time

Bad medical news in your extended circle.

Everyone struggles financially around you.

Yes, your awareness of one theme, (break-ups, health issues) makes you notice more of the same season of events around you.

But this doesn’t change the experience of the season.

And often, this experience of a season in your life isn’t very fun.

Don’t take the season personally.

In the depths of a bad financial season. We’ll carry the season with us. We’ll resist it. We’ll fight it. We’ll ignore it. We’ll do anything other than welcome it.

And that’s fair enough. Welcoming a period of health issues in yourself and your extended circle won’t make you popular.

But that doesn’t mean the season is here to specifically hurt you. It’s just here, as it has been in the past, and will be in the future.

The current season in your life isn’t out to get you.

The season is simply rolling through the environment, a wave, like the inevitable move from summer to winter, and back again.

Bring this to your awareness, recognize the season, and let it roll simply as a force of nature.

You’ll know you’re doing it right, when this inner & outer season loses its edge.

Something about it shifts.

The pressure drops, if only by a little.

And that’s enough to carry us through.

If only to what’s next.

Space smiles at matter’s play

You’ve walked through a forest, or nature, and felt a moment of vastness.

A moment where things just feel alive, with a simple kind of lightness.

It may seem like nature is the cause of this experience of beauty, and it is, but only partially.

You’re also in awe of space. The vastness.

You might notice that this vast space in nature just holds everything in it. Without pressure, without expectations or resistance. Nature just is, freely, in space.

If you pay enough attention, it seems like space, if only a little, enjoys nature moving within it.

People, which are clearly a part of nature, also love moving through space. The beauty of dance. The joy of speed, of smooth, expertly practiced movement.

If you pay attention during these moments, space will be there. Not expecting anything of you. Not needing anything from you. Allowing you, the play of matter, to move through it, with an almost careful, parental attention.

Even at the darkest moments, space still has room. If you pay attention then, you notice that even though the story is dark, the space seems to understand something. Something you can’t see at the time.

In Japanese they call this expression, “Mono no aware”, a kind of expression rich, empathy towards the impermanence of things. The expression of this imaginary face of space feels both parental, yet deeply humane.

True, the smile of space changes with the change of the seasons.

Space has been witness to things we can’t even imagine.

Yet if you can feel the vast, heartfelt expression of space at these dark times.

This awareness of space gives you the hope to move.

And at these moments, again, space will smile at matter’s play.

And you will too. As you begin to move.

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Nothing can hurt what you fundementally are

Nothing can hurt what we fundamentally are …

The idea, the mental experience, of nothing is helpful.

When people stumble into meditation, they already understand, somewhere deep inside, the value of nothing.

But what is the value of nothing?

Most people come to nothing, after experiencing too much hurtful something.

It’s basic subconscious math. Something hurts, we try to solve it, (with wine or whisky) then that something else hurts us.

Maybe, we think to ourselves, the addition method to removing hurt doesn’t work.

Subtraction, though, feels natural.

Yet we don’t know where to subtract to. We hear something about monks or meditation, and this appeals to that feeling.

And you’re right.

There is a nothing you can experience beyond the hurt.

Everyone can experience it.

Because everyone is experience-ing.

And you’re right, the way to experience this nothing beyond hurt, is a method of subtraction.

We subtract, mentally, down to the foundation of what experience feels like.

When we think we’ve found nothing, we look further.

This will take some years of semi-regular practice.

Subtraction down to the foundation of experience.

It’s not strange, or rare. It’s what you came looking for. It requires only what you sought in the beginning. An experience of nothing.

You’ve thought a lot about something before, you know the experience of this.

If you think a lot about nothing, you’ll know the experience of that also.

Don’t make a big something about nothing. Just think about it, until you can experience it, then think of something more nothing than that.

This will take you down to your foundation.

You’ll realize the foundation of nothingness cannot be hurt.

And you’ll experience that foundation of nothing as what you fundamentally are.

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Meditation – Busy river, still river

Blog Post: The River of Meditation and Its Quiet Lessons

Walking along the Spree in Berlin, you witness the gentle flow of the river. Some parts are calm, while others are turbulent. Just like meditation.

Imagine a student eager to learn, experiencing various sensations during meditation, just like the varying currents of a river. One day, full of enthusiasm, the student approaches the teacher, “I had so many amazing experiences during meditation!”

The wise teacher, not missing a beat, simply raises a hand and says, “It will pass. Experiences, whether good or bad, come and go. It’s like the unpredictable weather during a run. Rain or shine, you still reap the same benefits. The weather shouldn’t dictate your commitment.”

And this is the beauty of meditation. We shouldn’t get too attached to the experiences. They are fleeting, like clouds in the sky.

To drive this point home, the teacher shares a story. There were two students learning meditation. One always spoke about the intense sensations they felt, while the other remained quiet. One day, the expressive student was absent. The quiet student, curious, asked, “What are we doing differently?”

The teacher replied, “Some people are like big rivers; vast and silent. Others are like small rivers; noisy and vibrant. Both rivers carry the same amount of water, meaning everyone gains equal benefits from meditation. But just as rivers express themselves differently, so do meditators. Some benefits are loud and evident, while others are subtle and silent.”

Remember, whether in the heart of Berlin or on a secluded mountaintop, meditation’s benefits are universal. Don’t be swayed by the noise or the silence; just flow, like the river.

Meditation & Silence in the Streets

Imagine, for a moment, a pianist in a Berlin music hall. Each note they play is purposeful, evoking emotion and thought. Yet, amidst the cacophony of sounds, there’s an underlying silence that ties every note together. This silence is essential, offering space for every melody to breathe and resonate.

Similarly, in the realm of meditation, there’s a technique that dives deep into our inner silence, tapping into the natural rhythms beneath our conscious thoughts. Just as the pianist relies on those quiet moments between notes, this meditative practice emphasizes the spaces between our thoughts, offering a harmonious blend of tranquility and insight.

It’s like finding that quiet corner in bustling Berlin where, despite the surrounding noise, there’s a pocket of stillness. It’s in this stillness that we often find clarity, much like how the pianist discovers the soul of the piece not just in the notes, but in the silences between.

So, whether you’re strolling by the River Spree or lost in the alleys of Kreuzberg, know that amidst the hustle, there’s a rhythm, a balance, waiting to be discovered. It’s a journey inward, tuning into the symphony of inner silence.

Exercise & Meditation Metaphors

Ever been perplexed about meditation? It’s a term that has been tossed around a lot lately. To make it more relatable, let’s draw a parallel with something familiar – the gym.

When you step into any gym, be it in the heart of Berlin or anywhere else, you’ll see people engaged in various activities. Some might be immersed in weightlifting, while others are training for a marathon, or perhaps practicing kickboxing. Though all these are classified under the umbrella term “exercise,” each has its own purpose and outcome.

Now, think of meditation in the same light. While it’s a singular term, the practices and outcomes can be as varied as the exercises in a gym. Monks might be engaging in deep, intense meditative practices – akin to weightlifting. Meanwhile, martial artists might be honing their mental agility with a form of Kung Fu meditation.

The key takeaway here is understanding that meditation is as vast and diverse as exercise. Just as a marathon runner may not benefit from a bodybuilder’s regime, certain meditation practices resonate more with specific individuals.

In conclusion, meditation isn’t one-size-fits-all. It’s about finding what resonates with you, just as you would pick a preferred exercise in a gym.

Our goal at our Neukölln Studio, is to provide a meditation technique that’s flexible, easy and possible to do. No matter where you are, or what mental state you’re in.

Berlin overwhelm and meditation

Imagine your day-to-day life is like carrying around a little bucket. In it, you’ve got different kinds of energies: emotional energy, mental energy, meaning energy, and physical energy. Ever felt so tired even though you had a good night’s sleep? That’s probably your emotional bucket feeling heavy.

But here’s the catch: these energies can look different. You might be tired physically but feel okay emotionally. Or you might be mentally sharp, but you just can’t seem to find the motivation or ‘meaning’ to do anything.

Berlin’s rapid pace can sometimes tip these buckets, especially the emotional one. A stressful meeting, a missed U-Bahn, or just the sheer rush of the city – and boom! Overwhelm strikes.

So, when your emotional bucket feels too full, what can you do? Here are the two main options:

Empty it: Find ways to release your emotions. This could be through talking to someone, journaling, or practicing meditation. Berlin has some amazing meditation spots, parks, and quiet corners where you can sit down, take a deep breath, and let go.
Increase its size: Grow your emotional capacity. This means building resilience. Over time, with practices like meditation, you can handle more without feeling overwhelmed. And the bonus? You get better at managing all other energies too!

Remember, it’s okay to feel overwhelmed sometimes. Everyone’s bucket overflows now and then. The trick is knowing how to manage it. So, the next time you’re wandering Berlin’s streets and feel that familiar weight, remember your your bucket and your meditation practice.

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