I'm here to challenge you...and trust me...I never said any of this was going to be easy. So here's my challenge to you.
I want you to take up meditation. And before you go, "Oh common really?!" I want you to hear me out.
Give me a minute to explain to you why this is so important in your life. Lend me your ears as they would say.
Nothing will be "gained" from taking on a meditation practice. Absolutely nothing. In fact, instead of calling it meditation, let's just call it a sitting practice.
For 10 minutes a day sit down on the floor and focus only on your breath. That's it. Nothing guided. Nothing prompting you. Nothing to focus on except your breath and what you are doing with that breath.
Breath and continue breathing as much as possible.
Now here's what I'm really up to with all of this.
You're not gain anything from doing this practice, but you'll experience something else entirely. You'll experience "the falling away of things." Anxiety, fear, doubts, worry...they all start to fall away. As you slow down and focus on your breath, the most present thing you have, you will start to discover a great deal about your mind, your body, and your soul.
If thoughts and emotions come in and distract you, don't get mad at yourself, simply come back to your breath. If you get all wrapped up in something or your internal critic is going off, don't get mad or anxious, just come back to your breath.
Meditation is really about learning how to come back to the present moment over and over again. Fundamentally speaking, the present moment is the only moment we have so we must learn how to arrive back into it.
So give this a shot. And like with any practice we engage in, we all find ourselves falling in and out of it. We miss a day or two...or three. But hey, you know exactly what to do.
Always come back.
I want you to take up meditation. And before you go, "Oh common really?!" I want you to hear me out.
Give me a minute to explain to you why this is so important in your life. Lend me your ears as they would say.
Nothing will be "gained" from taking on a meditation practice. Absolutely nothing. In fact, instead of calling it meditation, let's just call it a sitting practice.
For 10 minutes a day sit down on the floor and focus only on your breath. That's it. Nothing guided. Nothing prompting you. Nothing to focus on except your breath and what you are doing with that breath.
Breath and continue breathing as much as possible.
Now here's what I'm really up to with all of this.
You're not gain anything from doing this practice, but you'll experience something else entirely. You'll experience "the falling away of things." Anxiety, fear, doubts, worry...they all start to fall away. As you slow down and focus on your breath, the most present thing you have, you will start to discover a great deal about your mind, your body, and your soul.
If thoughts and emotions come in and distract you, don't get mad at yourself, simply come back to your breath. If you get all wrapped up in something or your internal critic is going off, don't get mad or anxious, just come back to your breath.
Meditation is really about learning how to come back to the present moment over and over again. Fundamentally speaking, the present moment is the only moment we have so we must learn how to arrive back into it.
So give this a shot. And like with any practice we engage in, we all find ourselves falling in and out of it. We miss a day or two...or three. But hey, you know exactly what to do.
Always come back.
About the Author:
Evan Sanders is a professional life coach at AYKME coaching. Dive into some great quotes for motivation by clicking here or read more about how to lose weight and start to have the best year of your life.
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