A Beginner's Guide to Meditation

Can be as complicated or as simple as you want. I started off using the Headspace app to guide my meditation, which is actually moderately involved. Body scans, changing attention to different things, etc. Now I use Oak for unguided meditation. I spend maybe 30-45 seconds taking deep breaths and rolling out any tension I feel in my neck or shoulders, etc. Then I settle my attention on where I feel my breath. Maybe in the nose, maybe in the chest or diaphragm. I focus on that and have chimes set to go off every two minutes to keep time. During the last 2 minute stretch of my 10 minute practice, I let my mind loose a bit - free to think about anything, or just sit there in absolute silence if that's what it wants to do. Then I return my attention to my body and breath and end the practice.

I agree that a lot of sessions won't be anything special - but I did start seeing benefits right away. It might be just from taking some time in the mornings - instead of getting up, getting showered and brushing your teeth, then heading out the door for your commute.

Simply getting up 20-25 minutes earlier and taking the time to meditate and journal sets my mind right for the day regardless how my practice goes.

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