A meditation timer signals the start and end of a meditation session, often using the sounds of bells or gongs. They are programmable and can be found in stores or online. Meditation apps and CDs/MP3s can also be used as timers.
A meditation timer is an electronic device that signals the start and end of a meditation session. This device is used by people who have specific or limited time to meditate. It can be quite difficult to have a good meditation session while keeping an eye on the clock. Therefore, a meditation timer can be used to signal when it’s time to end the session.
It is common in meditation to use bells or gongs to signal the start or end of meditation. For this reason, many meditation timers use the sounds of bells or gongs. These sounds are often preferable to the harsh sound of an alarm clock because they are much quieter and more gentle. Sounds that are used to indicate that the time for meditation is over sometimes gradually increase in volume.
These devices are programmable and can be set for different lengths of time depending on how long the user intends to meditate. Time setting options generally range from five minutes to sixty minutes, with some devices allowing for even longer periods of time. Most of them are battery powered and small enough to carry around.
You can find meditation timers in stores that sell other meditation materials and in many online retailers. Some of the timers are quite simple while others are designed to look like small statues or works of art with the dial and battery opening at the bottom. A yoga timer, which is used to time the length of yoga sessions and to mark the start and end of certain poses, can also be used as a meditation timer.
Instead of buying a meditation timer, some people prefer to use a meditation app over a piece of technology they already own. There are a number of such applications that can be used with PCs, Macs and a myriad of PDAs. These applications simply use a standard timing device and, just like a meditation timer, release a sound to indicate the start and end of a meditation period.
There are also CDs and MP3s that can be played instead of using a timer for meditation. Instead of playing songs, they simply ring the beginning and ending bells or gongs, separated by different lengths of silence. Some can play very soft and peaceful sounds instead of silence. Sounds can be the sounds of water in a stream, ocean waves, or other nature recordings.
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