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Any sensation you come across is valid. It's just about trying to experience what's happening in the now. So if you are feeling pins and needles, that's cool. Don't try and project/create a feeling though. Just see what is already there

Meditation can be any kind of focusing, but the basic type is that of focusing on the breath. It can be done, sat down, lead down, sat cross legged or if you're super flexy, in the lotus. The lotus is supposedly the better as it is the less restricting in regards to the effeciency of your body or "energy flow". Lying down is supposedly the least best as in can make you sleepy. The idea of meditation is not to get into a trance. Whatever is best for you though really. The important thing is to have a straight back. No slouching but try to be as relaxed as you can. And if you are sitting in whichever way, have your hands resting in your lap, one hand resting top side on the palm side of the other with your thumbs lightly touching, "as though you were holding a piece of paper between them". I do two main types of meditation which I have learnt from practising buddhism. The first is a meditation of the body. You begin by focusing on your left hand. Get a feel for it, however it feels. Do this for 20-30 secs, then move onto your left forearm, again, get a feel for it for about 20-30 secs then feel both your fore arm and hand together for about 10-15 secs. Don't worry about being too precise with the timing though. Next move onto your left upper arm, feel it for 20-30 secs, then feel your upper arm, forearm and hand together for 10-15 secs. Continue this process of feeling a body part then feeling it together with the bits you have already felt. Do this next with the left shoulder, the right hand, the right forearm, the right upper arm, the right shoulder, upper back, chest. Now you should be aware of a "ring" that runs round your arms and upper torso. Spend some time feeling this. What follows next is the feet. Feel them at the same time if you are able. It may be a bit difficult at first and if you can't do it, feel one after the other. Next feel the feet and the "ring". Follow this by feeling your lower legs in the same way as you did the feet, then feel the lower legs, feet and "ring" using the same timing as before. Using the pattern so far, add the upper legs, buttocks, stomach and then lower back then spend some additional time experiencing all the body parts which you have gone trough. By now you will probably find a noticable difference in how relaxed your muscles and mind are. Finally, you feel through your head, using the same pattern, starting with your lower neck, then your scalp, forehead, eyes, cheeks, mouth and jaw. Once this is done, spend the rest of your meditation trying to hold onto the feeling of your entire body. By now you should have a increased depth of awareness regarding the way it feels. Whilst doing this meditation, if your mind wanders as it inevitably will, just bring your attention back, in a relaxed manner, to the object of focus. Don't expect to do very well in your first, second, third, etc. meditation. It takes time. But it's likely you will see some benefit from the act, after the act even from your first attempt. At least in how relaxed and positive you feel. I shall add the other meditation tomorrow.

Meditation is difficult, at first. If you keep it up though it does become easier. An added incentive is that it even helps you enjoy/ride your bike more/better because you're more focused on the activity. Really you need to practise each day for about 15 mins to find any benefit and improvement. Not a hugh amount of your time for what I have found to make a large difference to the rest of your day. Just like the women trapped inside a man's body who every now and then dresses up in womens clothes but lives in denial of what that means, Poopipe, you are a "hippy" trapped inside a non-"hippies" body, practising meditation found in hippy desire but refusing to accept it as so. Lose the denial mate. It's ok.

I would consider meditation. Meditation will help slow down your thoughts and relax you. As a consequence you should become more motivated and energised. You should also sleep better. Meditation helps you live in the moment, away from your ideas about the moment. If you have negative feelings about something, you stop considering the negative feelings about the "something" and just look at the "something" as it actually is instead. This can be applied to all the "somethings" in your life. I can definitely vouch for the effectiveness of meditation. Having spent half my life depressed with no motivation and no "achievements", the difference it's made to my last year has been vast. The west is slowly beginning to accept the activity of meditation as having positive effects on both the physical and mental elements of the human condition. Just recently I read an article in the paper that was espousing it's benefits. So if you are open minded, I would give it a go. I can say with a lot of confidence that it's not a subjective activity that might won't work for you and your individuality. I think it effects the processes that all humankind share. Similar to food and warmth, just relating to a different area, so to speak. Good luck with things anyhow.

What sort of sharp, sharpness have you been experiencing Danny? That was the clearest trials video I've ever seen. Or was that sarcasm?

Are you trying to say tra is a girl?

I really enjoyed that. Good stuff My only criticism would be my preference against changing the angles in the way that you did. If you switch mid-move and continue mid-move on the same line you kind of miss out on what happens. I'd prefer to see a repeat, or an at least one complete showing from an angle of the move, but that's just me. I liked the hectic bit in the midle that aligned with the music. I look forward to the next one

Not worth it? Did you all have your speakers turned off?

It's all about the smooth. I think I could watch you riding up a curb and still derive some sort of pleasure from it. Some tunage that I appreciate as well. Good stuff basically

The style of riding melikes very much. The kind of music medoesn'tlike very much. But that doesn't really detract from my enjoyment. Overall, good stuff and I look forward to the next one.

Nice vid. Top riding. I find a dislike for the camera angles/positioning though. Sometimes it was too close or it moved too quickly with the action to be able to recognise, to a decent degree, what was going on. Great to see stuff out of Canada though, especially Vancouver. Really like the place

May have to join you

Looks like a drug trip heaven. "Oooo, the flashy lights man."

I'm obviously lacking in masculinity.

Seemed very fitting. Good job rowan.

Good stuff. Riding top notch. I thought some of the camera angles were really good. They really captured certain interactions/movements with object-bike really well. Some not so great though, a bit too close for my liking. Also not entirely keen on the fisheye for so many shots. Editing was good, fitted to the music well. Really like the tune though. Who is it please?

That was a cool vid. Definitely communicated a riding atmosphere. Riding was good too and the music fitted well. Wasn't too keen on some of the camera angles. Some of them didn't really show the objects very well. Apart from that though, good job I rode Wantage a couple of times, some years back. Have you still got that abandoned car in some sketch area that I assume used to be for actually fixing cars? 'twas a great abandoned car to which I am indebted to, for helping me learn several new moves.

Does that you mean you jump up and down on her? Play wrestle with your friends on her? Does she inflate and deflate?

Nice topic. It's amusing, so here's my contribution. Of some years ago, in the days of lovely long hair.

I am a bouncy castle.

I had a Cowon Iaudio 20gb. Basically it had the best quality sound of any mp3 player I've heard. It also supports alternative file formats such as FLAC, if sound quality is your thing. Another feature which I really liked was that it operated like an external hard drive. You could just drag and drop folders/files onto it, thus dispensing with the dependancy on a program to install music and thus making life easier in regards to nabbing music from your friends. It is a bit more expensive that what your price range it though. Last time I looked it was abbout £160. Potentially worth the wait of saving a bit extra though.

Rowan, you smooth cat. I dig.

How about working on your insecurity instead? Seems like a far more sustainable/better option to me. It can also help in other areas of which you might be self conscience.

Sweet as honey covered monkeys. You've certainly improved since the last vid Fred. Crankflips, reverse manuals, noseroles, 360 tyre taps, x-up airs and front hooks! All the elements involved in forging an army to rule the world. But my fred, what squeeky breaks you have.

The video was 3 because it was the third video I'd made after glasseye had started.