Meditation
is the act of organizing the material of your mind
Think of it like cleaning your house. When you live in a clean house, you feel better, right? And if you do a little every day, you won't have to spend all of Saturday cleaning.
Through these practices, we are able to orient ourselves better in our reality, by bringing us from distraction to what is essential. It allows us to gain deeper perceptions about ourselves and the world around us.
Meditation is a doing practice, an empowering practice, and a way to exercise greater agency. Ballerinas, for example, make dance seem effortless, and yet we know it took years of practice.
Meditation anchors us in time and space.
Meditation plays a long game.
5 reasons to meditate
Bolster self-esteem and self-awareness
Reduce stress
Understand your pain
Improve focus
Strengthen connections
(with yourself, others, and the world around you)
Like the caterpillar’s metamorphosis into a butterfly, transformation takes time.
Yet, we are made for change.
Sometimes the process will be difficult. Sometimes, we will have to crawl in, to fly out. If you’re new to meditation, above all, be kind to yourself. Mediation takes consistency, dedication, a willingness to show up, and to keep trying.
My tips for starting meditation
Start slow, with shorter meditations
Take a formal seat: it doesn’t matter where, but make sure your spine is straight, your head and neck are aligned, and your shoulders relaxed.
Be aware of when your thoughts wander.
Then, bring your focus back to the meditation.
Set a consistent schedule for yourself.
Don’t try to suppress feelings.
