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Special Mindfulness Activities
Informal practices to build mindfulness throughout your daily life.
Balanced Practice
BPtimer encourages a balanced approach to meditation and mental development, incorporating mindfulness, reflective contemplative meditation, and daily mindfulness activities to support a balanced practice. Regular practice with better understanding of the balance between the methods can help lead to more balanced mental development.
How to Use BPtimer
Getting Started
- Set Duration: Use the +5/-5 buttons to adjust your timer (5-120 minutes)
- Start Timer: Click Start to begin your session
- Timer Controls: Pause/resume or stop your session as needed
Session Planning (Optional)
- Plan Structure: Expand "Plan Session" to organize your practice
- Choose Posture: Select sitting, standing, walking, or lying down
- Add Practices: Select specific meditation techniques in order
- Save Favorites: Save common sessions for quick access
Session Recording
- Track Practice: After each session, record what you actually practiced
- View Statistics: Monitor your practice patterns and consistency
- Export Data: Backup your meditation history
Special Mindfulness Activities (SMAs)
SMAs are informal practices you do throughout your day - like opening doors mindfully or awareness of using water taps. Set reminders to help build these habits of awareness in daily life.
Gratitude
This app is created with gratitude to Rosemary and Steve Weissmann, whose dedicated teaching has brought Buddha's profound teachings to practitioners in a balanced and practical way.
Their skillful guidance helps students develop a comprehensive and balanced meditation practice.
May this simple timer support your practice and contribute to the growth of compassionate understanding.
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