What is Memory-based Meditation? Intro to Types 1 & 2 for Better Memory

When I wrote The Victorious Mind, I focused on just one type of memory-based meditation.
Now the time has finally come to teach the second type of memory-based meditation.
Like Type 1, Type 2 is based heavily on the Memory Palace technique. But in this case, it draws even more heavily on research by Dr. Tim Dalgleish.
In his research, Dalgleish has shown how using the Method of Loci (a.k.a the Memory Palace technique) can help reduce depression and symptoms from other issues, such as PTSD.
I covered this research in depth in a live stream. Feel free to watch the replay, which is called:
Can the Memory Palace Technique Help Depression? [Memory Science Evidence]
• Can the Memory Palace ...
Not only has this approach to using the Memory Palace helped me personally, but it is bound to work.
And so I want to begin releasing a number of guided meditation videos on this channel.
First, in this video, I need to explain more about the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 memory-based meditation.
I wanted to go into depth because this will be a new direction for the channel and I hope regular and new viewers will support the initiative. I have every reason to believe that this is the biggest contribution the Magnetic Memory Method initiative can bring to humanity.
If the whole idea that memory training and meditation can go together is new to you, here's a video that breaks it down. It's called:
Mindfulness and Meditation for Better Memory
• Mindfulness And Medita...
This video is chapter two of The Victorious Mind audiobook and presents the key research and the reasons why I think Type 1 memory-based meditation works so well. To this day, I continue to practice both.
There is much to explore when it comes to Type 2, so I hope you'll find this introduction video informative and useful.
My hope is that this approach gives you something more active and consequential to do. It should be an alternative to the "Memory Recall" videos that talk about binaural beats and the like.
Such as this kind:
• Video
There's no research that shows any such things work.
But there's lots of research showing that techniques like I shared in this TEDx Talk work very well:
• Two Easily Remembered ...
But what does work is showing up consistently to practice and I will be rolling out deeply engaging sessions that will relax you, help you increase your focus and boost your memory.
I can't wait to hear your thoughts on the project, and I can't wait to help you through the same Free Memory Improvement Kit that has helped many others over the years.
That way you can enjoy both types of memory-based meditation with ease.
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Thanks as always for your interest and support.
Talk soon!
Sincerely,
Dr. Anthony Metivier
"Memory Scientist"
Creator, Magnetic Memory Method
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[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

What are you thoughts on memory-based meditation? Have you been practicing yourself? If you need more context, check out this resource on memory and meditation for mindfulness that create better memory next: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYGwoIiPnrWMgs0

[@djamelchaker1888]

I have been using this kind of training with the book Description by Monica Wood to improve my descriptive writing skills. I find it so helpful that I am able to recall the descriptive passages by verbatim, and I do that while I am walking or commuting. But still, I suffer from bad time management, not because I have a lot to do during the time, it is rather my constantly chattering and doubtful mind that make my always seem out of time. I need help with that please! How can I use the MMM techniques to better schedule and take action?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Great question. One thing to consider is having a vision statement that you can remember at all times. Have you created one? If not, here's a training that might help you out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3fdZGR-pbueoJI Then, I would suggest using a printed calendar and using a Mnemonic Calendar to memorize dates and times. Finally, creating and placing large Mind Maps in places you'll see them every day can help. It's helped me get large projects done a lot. Do these suggestions help you out? :-)

[@djamelchaker1888]

Could you expand on the idea of a Mnemonic calendar please?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Basically, if you have a 00-99 PAO, you assign a character to each month of the year and each day of the month. You can also use the same technique to memorize specific hours.

[@nohilscience999]

Sir your point Consciousness as a kind of oneness , I don't know if you familiar with " Ashtavakra " his work of philosophy base on same ... If you like to know more tell me I send you his complete philosophy book which is available on KZbin in Hindi and English both languages originally it's in sanskrit ....

[@MartinFaulks]

Wow. I love the idea of using a place you have had hard experiences in as a memory place and cleansing it with practice.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

I've found it very powerful and although I'd thought about it before, I wasn't as proactive as I could have been. For reference, here's what I mean: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iobZq4OCnLucjsU So far, my experiments have been incredibly healing, though I still have two potential Memory Palaces on my mind that I'm not ready yet to cleanse. There's no particular rush, and I'm sure that when I find the text I think will suit the purpose, it will go very well. In fact, I've been meaning to memorize your cards, and one very traumatic place is the perfect size for it. Just thinking about it being neutralized in this way starts a kind of mnemonic therapeutic process rolling, or so it feels.

[@LukeAvedon]

Loved, "We can't punish ourselves for not taking action sooner because we don't necessarily know all the pressures that reality places on our current state, or placed on us in the past."

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Glad you noticed this point and thanks for highlighting it! Do you practice meditation or memory-based meditation much yourself?

[@LukeAvedon]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM I do. My main interest in memory palaces was as a way to try and trick myself into meditating more.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That is a very interesting way to get into it. How would you describe the resistance that required a trick to get the ball rolling?

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

I feel so fortunate to have found a teacher who shares many of the same perspectives and interests that I do. Thank you so much for all of your hard work! I will try to put into practice everything that I am learning from you with great diligence and wide smiles. 💙🙏

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

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[@hapaxia]

Excited to explore this second kind. Thank you.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Looking forward to getting the coming guided meditation sessions out to you. Any specific goals you'd like to see covered?

[@hapaxia]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM How to settle in for long topics.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That is definitely something we can cover!

[@gensamtenkelsang4520]

I am a mnemonic student of Anthony, and also a Buddhist monk for several decades. Memory is a method that complements meditation, and in this way enormously improves our quality of life. Mnemonics is stimulating, but when combined with meaningful subjects, greatly improves enjoyment and purpose. Thank you Anthony.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Wonderful to see you here and thanks for chiming in on the point about memorizing meaningful info. I have a feeling that if enough of us can get on the same page with that and memorize the same things, that would be very good for humanity. Let's see what we can do! :-)

[@fredericf7135]

I m very exciting by the idea of combining méditation self hypnosis with memory method like the magnetic memory method 👍

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

More coming soon! I've scripted a new memory-based meditation that I'll probably release in either January or February.

[@MasterBrain182]

😃 Thanks to share your knowledge with us 👍👍👍

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

You bet!

[@storylearning]

This is awesome! Great and important work Anthony!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks, brother. First installment dropping soon! 🙏

[@TheGatewayProductions]

Fantastic video! Relaxation is very important in our life. Well done!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Couldn't agree more! Thanks for checking this one out! How are things going with your channel these days? It looks great! :-)

[@ugo-fx8yp]

you are an amazing human being?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

You too!

[@shawnlevy2437]

I loved Victorious Mind (Still do). When will your new book be available for pre-order? What you are describing in this video sounds very exciting. Thank you for your dedication to the research and sharing your findings.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks so much for reading TVM, Shawn. I’m glad you liked it. I’m not sure when the next book will go into preorder. I’m still at the outline phase. But usually once the writing begins, things go relatively fast. (Then things can slow down again during editing and production as different hurdles arise.) Any aspects you’d like to see covered in it? 🙏

[@SilverSamurai12]

Very intrigued...is this intended to be more in depth version(s)/practices of the MMM meditations? Or am I way off here? Either way I'm excited to see what's next, although I can't think of much at the moment, besides something for language learning/verbs or something along those lines. Maybe something that would be possible to "link" up mind mapping as well?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Great to hear from you, Xavier. These will be related to those meditations, but also depart from them. As mentioned, this initiative is experimental, so we'll have to see how things go for people. But the ones in the MMM Masterclass are strictly for spatial and multi-sensory purposes related to using the techniques and remain exclusive to the program. If you're in The Victorious Mind Facebook group, you'll see a meditation exercise that links somewhat to mind mapping as the pinned video. I'll think about how it might be incorporated into this project. It's a good idea and there is at least that one way to go about it in the form of a guided meditation. Thanks for stimulating the connection! In the meantime, how has your memory and meditation practice been going? Are you able to practice much? :-)

[@SilverSamurai12]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM unfortunately I've had to put it aside for the last while. Life happened (work mainly) but it is something I will get back into as soon as possible. :) Looking forward to the rest of this meditation series!

[@barbaraaguado4999]

Thanks!!!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

My pleasure! Have you blended memory and meditation techniques before? 🙏

[@barbaraaguado4999]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM no never!

[@barbaraaguado4999]

Is the firs time time I hear about it

[@barbaraaguado4999]

I’m starting meditating

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Please enjoy the journey - and just shout out if you have any questions along the way.

[@DanteVermelho23]

As a chatolic, I actually practice the two types of meditation when I am praying

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Very cool. How long have you been practicing?

[@DanteVermelho23]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM around a week. The way I pray the rosary is very similar to these techniques, because I have to memorise the prays and meditate about some events of Jesus's life

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That’s interesting. In the case of our Type 2 Memory-based Meditation, we will use episodes from our own lives. But now that you mention it, we can use other lives as well. Ultimately, that won’t create the same autobiographical memory benefits, but it would likely create verbatim memory benefits. Are you memorizing the scriptures verbatim in your practice?

[@thebeachtoday1127]

Watch and like a lot of your videos for help with memory. Maybe add "Editorial" in the title for videos like this so that Subscribers do not think this will help in meditation. There really is not any content that helps with getting started with meditation until 12:15. Ironically, the first dozen minutes is a rambling brain. Keep up the good work!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thank you for your feedback. 🙏

[@djamelchaker1888]

Great as always! Please would you recommend some texts that I can memorize to reflect on the experience of consciousness (type1)?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Very happy to suggest some for you, Djamel. Here are the ones I've memorized starting in historical order: 1. Kirtan Kriya with tutorial from Gary Weber: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5nZoJ6bj9OLg68 2. Ribhu Gita extract. The text is in Weber's Evolving Beyond Thought and my The Victorious Mind. Here's Weber reciting it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5nLomOsZZx3eJI Here's me reciting it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eZixgmyYipKhe8k 3. Upadesa Saram. I memorized both from the text in Weber's Happiness Beyond Thought and this video with English and Sanskrit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nprEm5d-obCln8U 4. Nirvana Shatakam. I memorized directly from this version (there's another version, but this is one the one Dr. Weber recommends): kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJuYcoaNbZJlppI I've memorized 15 verses from the Song Celestial as well, but am not done yet. Do these pieces help you get started?

[@djamelchaker1888]

Yes, absolutely great ones!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

🙏

[@ahmadrdadi1497]

congratulations Anthony for starting memory-based meditation path! yet I don`t have enough context on this meditation practice, but I have seen result from it. for type 2 I used a memory palace to store happy memories its hard to not work, but the issue I faced that the memory palace got destroyed in real life, sometimes I recall the breaking of it more than the memories. my Idea is to try it with more solid MP. as I recall in Garry Small interview in the MMM he talks about stress management to prevent Alzheimer. is there a direct relation between Memory-based meditation and preventing Alzheimer? what is the difference between neutralizing and Elimination؟

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Great questions. It's important to be very careful about claims around these diseases. If it's genetic, I'm not sure what hope any techniques hold. But other than that, there are some promising research papers out there and I encourage people to look into them. In terms of the difference between neutralizing negative/unwanted thoughts and neutralizing them is that if we can neutralize them, it's no problem for them to be present. But if we're still bothered by their presence, then we are not free. This is very important because the world has always been filled with unexpected triggers for thoughts that can be unwanted. So we need to be prepared to "neutralize" them because there's no reason to believe they are ever going away. Does this way of looking at it make sense? :-)

[@ahmadrdadi1497]

@@AnthonyMetivierMMM well That`s the most interesting idea I across since a while! -Sliver: "Genchi Genbutsu" to me.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Genchi Genbutsu indeed! :-)

[@Renee-Heal-The-Eagle]

I am exploring vedanta and just got a book called Practical Vedanta. Definately want to see what is new in your world!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That is indeed a very interesting book with a particular take on Vedanta that is well worth knowing about. I look forward to your thoughts on it! :-)

[@dkk4520]

hi ..Anthony , , ..what do you think about Ramon campayo ??

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

That would be a great question to ask on a video that relates to his work. Or does he also do memory-based guided meditations?

[@richgrisham]

This is a little off topic, but I used this method kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWnOkKWEiamdgK8 to memorize the Gettysburg Address. It was extremely effective. This was last year sometime, and the speech is a little hazy in my memory, but a quick review of the first letter of each word revives the memory quickly. I also did this with poems that I had used different methods to memorize. Some of the poems I had completely lost over time. The only ones they remained solid was ones using real memory palaces. However, using the method described in the video above those lost poems returned to my memory quite easily. When I broke all the words down into first letters keeping the punctuation and grammar intact, the recall we pretty stop on. I was wondering how a person could use a memory palace to recall just letters? I'm sure I've over complicating the process. I was considering using different numeric methods as representations of of letters, but that would lead to needless conversions. Something like using a base 16 or even a base 26 number system with each letter retaining a numerical value. I tried figuring something out but it always ends up too convoluted. Another thing, I've tried to use the first letter method (that's what I'm calling it) presented in the video above to memorize the Raven by Poe, but it has proven more difficult than anything else I've tried. I used this same method to memorize the Gettysburg, and it was very effective. And, I did not use a memory palace for either of them - at least not yet. I was wondering about your thoughts on the method in the KZbin video, and if you had any tips or strategies for creating a memory palace based on letters only?

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

If memory serves, Nelson and I talked about that technique the last time he was on the MMM Podcast. Basically, the limitations you’ve experienced are to be expected with that kind of approach, and I think he and I agreed we would never use it for anything involving showtime. I certainly would never use something so subject to fading an error for a TEDx, to take one example like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oafXip2ap86Gpq8 In terms of a Memory Palace based “purely” on the alphabet, I don’t know what this would mean. But if such a thing exists, the Magnetic Memory Method is close to it because it is based on something like the gematria fused with lessons from memory competitors and the findings of contemporary science.

[@kiwiyogi2846]

I’ve listened to your podcast on Image Streaming about 4 times now. It is packed full of great info. I’ve started practicing it and noticing benefits already. I’m feeling very encouraged. On your recommendation I’ve read Winberg’s book and The Victorious Mind. I’ve also signed up for the Great Keys course. I’ve been studying Vedanta and mnemonics for a long time and have been wondering for a while about how to get emotional healing especially relating to my diet. M2 sounds like the way. Thanks for your great work, Anthony.

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Thanks for going through the podcast and glad that you're practicing. That's very cool about studying Vedanta as well. How long have you been studying it?

[@kiwiyogi2846]

​@@AnthonyMetivierMMM 28 years. There is always more to learn!

[@AnthonyMetivierMMM]

Indeed. The fact that it constantly expands is evidence of just how much awe we owe. Namaste. :-)