This is such a great article! To me, doing guided meditations or even 30-day challenges never really worked. I slowly realised why and you are kind of re-assuring me of this notion now: I put expectations into them or at least "If I do this meditation now, I am supposed to do it for the entire 30 minutes and follow their instructions".
But what truely works for me are:
- Breathwork (guided to learn techniques, but then do it on my own) - even just 1 minute
- Lying down flat on the ground, eyes closed, just sensing everything around and inside me
Yes! I used to do that too! "It can only be counted as true meditation if I do it for an hour each day" - and because that bar was too high I ended up not doing it. Whereas, now I'm finding a lot of joy in those little moments throughout the day.
Sophie, I found you for the first time in Medium. Now I’m happy to find you here with your insightful stories.
That is so cool Shanjitha, lovely to see you here! ❤️
This is such a great article! To me, doing guided meditations or even 30-day challenges never really worked. I slowly realised why and you are kind of re-assuring me of this notion now: I put expectations into them or at least "If I do this meditation now, I am supposed to do it for the entire 30 minutes and follow their instructions".
But what truely works for me are:
- Breathwork (guided to learn techniques, but then do it on my own) - even just 1 minute
- Lying down flat on the ground, eyes closed, just sensing everything around and inside me
- Mindful cup of coffee and eating
Yes! I used to do that too! "It can only be counted as true meditation if I do it for an hour each day" - and because that bar was too high I ended up not doing it. Whereas, now I'm finding a lot of joy in those little moments throughout the day.
So good to hear 🫠
Great article. It shifted my perception of mindfulness. Thanks
Very cool, thank you!!