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I'm smoking for 10 years and I want to quit, but........

I CAN'T.

 

Can you give me some tips.

 

Best of luck.

Danut.

 

 

 

 

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Sat Nam Danut:

 

One of the things that YB has said is that it is very hard to stop a

bad habit, but much easier to replace bad habits with good ones.

Establishing habits of good health will make it easier to eliminate

old habits, and the changes that come from meditation help to

eliminate the psychological causes of those habits, and the patterns

of thought and neurochemistry that support them, replacing them with

patterns that serve us better. Also, yoga strengthens the nervous

system, which makes it easier to handle the dificult periods that one

faces when quitting. I can assure you that my practice of yoga

helped me to eliminate many bad habits from my life.

 

There is a meditation called "Medical Meditation for Habituation",

found in Gururattan's "Relax & Renew" (also in "Sadhana Guidelines")

which has been helpful for many people in getting rid of addictive

habits.

 

Here is a link to a technique that Gururattan posted which is helpful:

 

/message/Kundaliniyoga/2818

 

If you search the web-site for smoking-related posts, you'll find

some other useful thoughts - try this link:

 

/messagesearch/Kundaliniyoga?query=smoking

 

Best of luck!

 

All love surround you,

Sadhant

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The gum worked for me, you can stop smoking, you will when you're ready

 

Ti Daunt wrote:

 

> I'm smoking for 10 years and I want to quit, but........

> I CAN'T.

>

> Can you give me some tips.

>

> Best of luck.

> Danut.

>

> _______

>

> Get your free @ address at

>

> "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY"

> - Yogi Bhajan

>

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I quit smoking nearly 8 years ago after realizing I had been doing it for

half of my life. I found that without true intention, the smoking will

continue. I also found that motivation had to be personal, and not for

anyone else. My biggest motivator was regaining the control (dependency)

that smoking took away. I did not want to be ruled by the addiction/habit.

And finally, quitting is absolute - having "just one" is not quitting. My

uncle told me that as soon as you have one, you have to quit all over

again - not something I would want to keep experiencing. Also, be honest

and loving to yourself. I hope this helps.

 

Sat Nam

Kewal Kaur

 

 

 

dasajo [dasajo]

Tuesday, January 02, 2001 5:39 PM

Kundaliniyoga

Re: quit smoking

 

 

The gum worked for me, you can stop smoking, you will when you're ready

 

Ti Daunt wrote:

 

> I'm smoking for 10 years and I want to quit, but........

> I CAN'T.

>

> Can you give me some tips.

>

> Best of luck.

> Danut.

>

> _______

>

> Get your free @ address at

>

> "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY"

> - Yogi Bhajan

>

> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My

Groups), or send mail to

> Kundaliniyoga-

> NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE!

> WEB SITE: kundalini yoga

>

> KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from

> kundalini yogaclasses.html

>

> Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical books on Kundalini Yoga,

Meditation, Chakras, Womens' Empowerment. Meditation & Mantra CDs.

>

 

 

"OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY"

- Yogi Bhajan

 

You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My Groups),

or send mail to

Kundaliniyoga-

NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE!

WEB SITE: kundalini yoga

 

KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from

kundalini yogaclasses.html

 

Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical books on Kundalini Yoga,

Meditation, Chakras, Womens' Empowerment. Meditation & Mantra CDs.

 

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>I'm smoking for 10 years and I want to quit, but........

>I CAN'T.

>

Dear Danut,

You can! It may be hard by yourself but you have made the first step. Get

all the help you can find:

- medical aids, patch, gum, zyban

- support groups

- hypnotism

- meditations

- help from friends

- persistance

- ky yoga

I quit- It wasn't easy but it was worth it. If I can do it anyone can. Good

luck

Mehtab Singh

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Dear Danut,

 

Also do lots of breath of fire. The more pranayama, the more your lungs

just won't tolerate the smoke. One guy told me that he took steam baths and

his lungs just wouldn't let any smoke in any more.

 

SAt Nam,

 

Gururattan Kaur

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Also, Ti Daunt, read the book Run Away Jury by John Grisham....it's fiction

based on fact, I read it and decided I really didn't want to

throw my money to the sleazy tobacco companies any longer, especially when you

consider that there is not one positive thing to say about

smoking!

dasajo wrote:

 

> The gum worked for me, you can stop smoking, you will when you're ready

>

> Ti Daunt wrote:

>

> > I'm smoking for 10 years and I want to quit, but........

> > I CAN'T.

> >

> > Can you give me some tips.

> >

> > Best of luck.

> > Danut.

> >

> > _______

 

 

 

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u can quit smoking....get into meditations I had been smoking for

10===+++++years I just quit 11/2 years or 2 ago....meditations and your will

as well as the actual spiritual master u follows...they will be able to help

u even in their omnipresent stastus.Thanks

-

"brian kilton" <bkilton

<Kundaliniyoga >

Wednesday, January 03, 2001 9:59 AM

Re: quit smoking

 

 

>

> >I'm smoking for 10 years and I want to quit, but........

> >I CAN'T.

> >

> Dear Danut,

> You can! It may be hard by yourself but you have made the first step. Get

> all the help you can find:

> - medical aids, patch, gum, zyban

> - support groups

> - hypnotism

> - meditations

> - help from friends

> - persistance

> - ky yoga

> I quit- It wasn't easy but it was worth it. If I can do it anyone can.

Good

> luck

> Mehtab Singh

>

>

> "OUR DESTINY IS TO BE HAPPY"

> - Yogi Bhajan

>

> You can UNSUBSCRIBE from this list at the eGroups Member Center (My

Groups), or send mail to

> Kundaliniyoga-

> NO UNSUBSCRIBE REQUESTS TO THE LIST PLEASE!

> WEB SITE: kundalini yoga

>

> KUNDALINI YOGA ON-LINE TRAINING. Details from

> kundalini yogaclasses.html

>

> Sponsored by YOGA TECHNOLOGY - Practical books on Kundalini Yoga,

Meditation, Chakras, Womens' Empowerment. Meditation & Mantra CDs.

>

>

>

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Wow, this is excellent advice. I've given up several tough habits,

smoking being one of them. When I first quit I realized that a lot of

what I missed about it was taking 5 minute breaks every hour or so to

go outside and do some deep breathing. A little over 3 years later I

don't take the breaks as frequently anymore but I do still find

sometimes that stopping whatever work I may be doing to go outside

for some deep breaths of fresh air does me a world of good. And the

wonderful thing is that I'm not hurting myself doing it. Also, be

patient with yourself. You can manifest anything in your life when

you are ready. Though I don't smoke anymore I still deal with habits,

thought patterns, etc. which no longer serve me. During my yoga

practice I take specific times to try to release these things. Some

things hold on more strongly than others but I can see the grips

lightening.

 

And hey, I'm new here. Good to find you.

 

Ann

 

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