10 Surprising Secrets No One Told You Yet About Meditation
by Tom Casano,
…sometimes starting out can seem overwhelming. Here are some tips that we really like that will help you begin your meditation practice. These are not always obvious so it’s best to take a moment and read through them to find out how they can help you. We wish you great success on your path of meditation!
1. Your Mind Will Quiet Itself As opposed to actively trying to quiet your mind, when you meditate, your mind will quiet itself — all on its own. Whether you are following your breath or chanting a mantra, you’ll eventually start to just be present, to “just be.”
2. It Doesn’t Have to Take More than a Few Minutes There are no hard rules that your meditation session has to take 30 minutes. Who says you can’t be present and meditate when you have a few spare moments to yourself?
3. It’s as Simple as Observing Your Breathing While meditation can seem mysterious and obscure to someone who has never tried it before, it actually couldn’t be more simple. In Zen meditation, you simply observe your own breathing.
4. Noticing How You React When Your Mind Wanders For most beginners, when you start meditating you’ll notice that your mind wanders. Before you know it, you’ve been thinking about what to eat for dinner for the last few moments without even realizing it. If you get frustrated when this happens or if you beat yourself up, you’ll create more distress. Read more…