^ while this may be good practice, i don't think those techniques, except for the jogging, will help with restlessness or sleeplessness at
night...
what could i focus on besides my heart and breathing (i find my heart beat to be vary disturbing and all pulsating in general) i go through breath excises but cant seem to stay still for more then 15 min. ill get an itch or something stupid like that. thank you for any wisdom.
dont worry so much about being strict on yourself. nobody has said that one must stay perfectly still while meditating. if you develop an itch or need to move, then do so. it's all about trying to become comfortable anyhow. the same goes for intruding thoughts. one can never totally cease their thoughts. the idea is that once a thought comes, try to acknowledge it for what it is, let it come, let it be, and then let it go, and then center again. repeat ad nauseum. one will develop much faster by simply accepting their intruding thoughts vs trying to shut them out. the latter will never work.
ones heart beat and breath are the
only things anchoring them to this world. why do you find them disturbing? they are the core of your physical existence, and are really the only beneficial focus points of meditation, especially if restlessness is an issue. meditation is all about centralizing on ones existence. if one is not comfortable with their existence, then those focus points become an even better, in fact,
the best option for them to overcome this.
one cannot find peace anywhere but in themselves.