Easiest way to quit smoking

[Guest guest]

I've been there before, 2 months plus free from the deadly cancer

sticks and then stupidly gave into fear and had a cigarette

That was a couple of years ago and despite desperately wanting to quit

I just can't seem to find that courage to stub it out

I'm new to Kundalini. Has anybody got any suggestions on meditations or

anything??????

[Guest guest]

Kundaliniyoga , " suannu " <snichol393 wrote:

>

> I've been there before, 2 months plus free from the deadly cancer

> sticks and then stupidly gave into fear and had a cigarette

> That was a couple of years ago and despite desperately wanting to quit

> I just can't seem to find that courage to stub it out

> I'm new to Kundalini. Has anybody got any suggestions on meditations or

> anything??????

>

 

 

I smoked cigarettes from the time I was 13 until my early 40's and did not

think I could ever

give them up - but I did. I quit smoking one minute at a time. I never told

myself I was

quitting, I just delayed smoking for one minute to let the urge disapate

somewhat and it will

become less and less demanding. I gave myself permission to smoke whenever I

wanted to,

but just to wait for one minute before lighting up. It took four months and

sometimes I

dreamed of cigarettes, but even in my dreams I did not light up. Good luck.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

In _Kundalini Yoga/Sadhana Guidelines_ there is a meditation

called " Medical Meditation for Habituation " which you may find

helpful. It's on page 102 of my very, very old copy - if it's been

revised the page may be different.

 

Also, Gururattana's online lesson #11 addresses the topic of

addictions, so this may also be of interest.

 

I can't say I know exactly what you're going through as I haven't had

to deal with a nicotine habit, but I stopped eating sugar many years

ago as it was a seriously health-threatening addiction for me. A

couple of things that may apply:

 

Don't count days, or think about " forever " . Forever doesn't come, we

only have now. Think only of one day at a time, one minute at a time

if necessary, as someone else has already suggested. You can do

anything for one minute.

 

Think of yourself as a non-smoker. If you're not smoking now, you

_are_ already a non-smoker.

 

Consider the possibility of a 12-step group for support. I'm pretty

sure there is a Smoker's Anonymous. I found Overeaters Anonymous

helpful in breaking my food addiction - contact with people who

really understand and have overcome the same difficulty can be very

valuable.

 

Hang in there - there will be many people rooting for you, some you

know and some you will never know. <s>

 

Good luck!

 

Take care and have a wonderful happy day,

 

Sat Darshan Kaur :-)

 

 

 

 

Kundaliniyoga , " suannu " <snichol393 wrote:

>

> I've been there before, 2 months plus free from the deadly cancer

> sticks and then stupidly gave into fear and had a cigarette

> That was a couple of years ago and despite desperately wanting to

quit

> I just can't seem to find that courage to stub it out

> I'm new to Kundalini. Has anybody got any suggestions on

meditations or

> anything??????

>

[Guest guest]

I smoked for 30 years. One day a friend gave me a copy of Stop Smoking the

Easy Way by Allen Carr. I was highly skeptical. However, she told me that she

had smoked for 30 years, read the book 10 years before, and had never smoked

again. I decided it wouldn't hurt to read it. Now Mr. Carr has no

credentials. He didn't say anything that I hadn't heard before, really, but it

just

'clicked' with me. I was looking for a miracle and I got one. The thing that

stuck with me was this: you get NOTHING out of smoking except relief from the

withdrawal symptoms of smoking! It doesn't make you think better; it

doesn't make food taste better; it doesn't calm you down. It just self

perpetuates. He tells you to experience withdrawal as a triumph, and not put

too much

'mustard' on it. If you tell yourself you 'can't' you won't. If you tell

yourself it's hard, it is. If you breath through them and remind yourself that

feeling is leading you to freedom, it is. Good luck.

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Congratulations!

 

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Received: Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:33:22 PM PDT

archer4552

Kundaliniyoga

Re: Kundalini Yoga Re: Easiest way to quit smoking

 

I smoked for 30 years. One day a friend gave me a copy of Stop Smoking the

Easy Way by Allen Carr. I was highly skeptical. However, she told me that she

 

had smoked for 30 years, read the book 10 years before, and had never smoked

 

again. I decided it wouldn't hurt to read it. Now Mr. Carr has no

credentials. He didn't say anything that I hadn't heard before, really, but

it just

'clicked' with me. I was looking for a miracle and I got one. The thing that

 

stuck with me was this: you get NOTHING out of smoking except relief from the

 

withdrawal symptoms of smoking! It doesn't make you think better; it

doesn't make food taste better; it doesn't calm you down. It just self

perpetuates. He tells you to experience withdrawal as a triumph, and not put

too much

'mustard' on it. If you tell yourself you 'can't' you won't. If you tell

yourself it's hard, it is. If you breath through them and remind yourself

that

feeling is leading you to freedom, it is. Good luck.

 

 

 

**************Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial

challenges? Check out WalletPop for the latest news and information, tips and

 

calculators. (http://www.walletpop.com/?NCID=emlcntuswall00000001)