Sometimes
you might feel that you want to meditate however, life has a nasty habit of getting
in the way!
If
you are anything like me you will often find that having to set aside time for
meditation can be difficult.
So
why not begin by setting a goal that details how much time you want to spend
meditating each day? When you have this goal you might decide that
instead of going for the full 10 /15 /30 or 60 minutes each day, you start with
a smaller amount of time and add more every day.
The
next important step is to decide the best time for you to do your meditation
work.
Personally
I feel that the best time to meditate is after you wake up in the morning, once you have taken care of your body’s
needs (drinking water, using the bathroom).
If
you do that and then sit down to meditate, you will thank yourself for it later
in the day.
Another
good time to do your meditation is after work or school when you can use your
meditation as a tool to help you to make the change between your outside life and your home life.
You
could also make use of your lunch break to practice your meditation, you might find that actually
having your lunch will remind you to do some meditation practice.
If
you can set your phone or computer to signal an alert to meditate at a
specified time every day you will find that this takes away
the “hard work” of remembering to meditate.
Meditation
could form part of your bedtime routine. Brush
your teeth, wash your face, have a glass of water and then begin your
meditation.
If
you find yourself becoming stressed during the day you can take steps to stop
the stress before it takes over. Meditate, take a few breaths and just let it
pass on its way.
If
you find yourself alone and doing methodical tasks, take a
moment to focus on your breathing. Tune out all of the external and internal
distractions and just listen to your breath.
Anytime
you catch yourself thinking about whether or not to
meditate in that moment, just do
it! Simply find a clear spot where you
are unlikely to be disturbed, sit down and spend this quiet time to help calm (or
still) both your body and your mind.
You
could also find shorter amounts of time during the day to add up to your
goal meditation time. Five minutes just
after you wake up, five minutes when you are eating your lunch, five minutes
after you finish work or school, and five minutes before bedtime would add up
to twenty minutes mediation over the day.
This
system may not be perfect for every day, but it is perfectly fine when you
encounter really busy days.
Your
meditation schedule should be a very gentle form of self-discipline not the
strict I MUST DO! type. There will be days when you may only be able to
meditate briefly, or where choose not to meditate at all.
Always
remember that it is the pleasure of the practice and not the discipline, that
will guide and lead you into a place of self-introspection and self-awareness.
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Love, Light and Blessed Be!
Merlin.
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