Re: meditation clock

[Guest guest]

I use my electronic kitchen timer (from Pampered Chef, but I'm sure there are

others, I don't sell it, just really like mine!) I don't remember what I paid

for it, but it wasn't $100! And I think other members have posted what they use

in the past, so if you search archives, you might find some others. Some have

mentioned using their cell phones also.-----------Jackie

In frequent-dose-chelation Lesley wrote:

" robin " grainwreck@... wrote:

>I have a meditation clock that counts down and then does a chime

sound. You can set it to repeat so I set it for 3 hour intervals and

the system worked perfectly!

Wow - I had never heard of one and went straight onto the web to find myself

one. All I can find is meditation clocks with 90 minute count down - but I

need 3 or 4 hours. Who manufactured yours?

also - $USD 100 is quite steep. How much was yours? Is the extra money

worth it?

Lesley

[Guest guest]

I use my electronic kitchen timer (from Pampered Chef, but I'm sure there are

others, I don't sell it, just really like mine!) I don't remember what I paid

for it, but it wasn't $100! And I think other members have posted what they use

in the past, so if you search archives, you might find some others. Some have

mentioned using their cell phones also.-----------Jackie

In frequent-dose-chelation Lesley wrote:

" robin " grainwreck@... wrote:

>I have a meditation clock that counts down and then does a chime

sound. You can set it to repeat so I set it for 3 hour intervals and

the system worked perfectly!

Wow - I had never heard of one and went straight onto the web to find myself

one. All I can find is meditation clocks with 90 minute count down - but I

need 3 or 4 hours. Who manufactured yours?

also - $USD 100 is quite steep. How much was yours? Is the extra money

worth it?

Lesley

[Guest guest]

The cell phone would be ideal, except that many phones -- including my

two recent ones -- only have 5 possible alarm times, when 6 or 8 are

needed for an every 4-hour or 3-hour schedule, respectively. So one

has to constantly reset the alarm times with most cell phones.

So I was decided to look for something small that would fit in my

pocket and had a countdown timer and a time-based alarm. I found this

little " Chaos " timer on Ebay. So far it's been working out great.

The buttons are tiny and must be pushed with fingernails, but -- once

one gets the hang of it -- that's actually a benefit, because it

prevents the buttons from accidentally being pushed while the timer is

in your pocket. It even has an illumination button so you can

double-check and make sure you reset the countdown properly in the

middle of the night, without having to turn on the lights!

Sells for $3.49 + $2.50 shipping on Ebay.

http://stores.ebay.com/The-Yobabs-Emporium_CHAOS-Watches-Etc_W0QQcolZ4QQdirZ1QQf\

tidZ2QQtZkm

The alarm sound is pleasant and actually not annoying to wake up to,

but it's not all that loud and the volume is not adjustable. So

unless the timer is close by during the day (e.g., in pocket), you

could miss the alarm, which lasts for about a minute then shuts off

automatically.

(I have no affiliation with the seller, Yobabs. I just think her(?)

product works quite well for this purpose. And the price is right!)

Darren

>

> >I have a meditation clock that counts down and then does a chime

> sound. You can set it to repeat so I set it for 3 hour intervals and

> the system worked perfectly!

>

> Wow - I had never heard of one and went straight onto the web to

find myself

> one. All I can find is meditation clocks with 90 minute count down

- but I

> need 3 or 4 hours. Who manufactured yours?

>

> also - $USD 100 is quite steep. How much was yours? Is the extra money

> worth it?

>

> Lesley

>

>

[Guest guest]

> also - $USD 100 is quite steep. How much was yours? Is the extra

> money worth it?

My clock was a gift from some students. I hosted a meditation group

for years. This clock is made by Now & Zen. I had no idea they cost

so much now (!) Here's a link to the one I have.

http://www.now-zen.com/cgi-bin/orders/shop.pl?

ACTION=ENTER+SHOP&thispage=digitalclocks&AFFILIATE=&ORDER_ID=%

21ORDERID%21

The tone is quite beautiful and it has many useful settings. The

thing I like most for chelating is that, after the 3 hour count-down

mode, you can set it to chime once (loud or soft) and then it

automatically starts counting down another 3 hours (or whatever

amount you set it for.)

So if I'm out for an errand, I look at the clock before I leave to

see what time I need to take my pill on the road (I conveniently set

the count-down mode to match up with easy-to-remember times like

1,4,7,10,1 etc.) When I come back into the house the thing's still

counting down to wherever it is in the cycle so I don't have to think

about it. It's small enough to take with me and so I'm bringing it to

Hawaii.

As for if it's worth it? Well, if you meditate daily AND are

chelating for a long time (like I will be) I think it's worth it.

You'll be using it every day for something. And it's a very pretty

household clock.

Can use as a pleasant alarm too. I've never slept through it. It

rings once and then if you don't push the button it rings again a

couple minutes later and so on. after about 5 minutes if you don't

answer it chimes repeatedly for quite awhile.

It also depends on what sort of brain you have for remembering

things. I'm an artist and don't always know what time of day it is. I

rarely look at a clock, just sort of eat when I'm hungry and sleep

when I'm tired. This sort of clock is a Godsend for me :-)

~robin