Guide posts for: Daily Meditation

5 Minutes Here ... 5 Minutes There

The hard thing for me about meditation is setting the time aside to do it.  I'm still at the phase where it seems a little like cheating, like not fully utilizing my time.  Of course, once I do it I feel great and am more effective for hours afterward.

That is why minimizing the time commitment is so effective, for me at least.  Ten minutes can be done pretty easily by stealing 5 minutes from two different tasks.  Take 5 minutes right before your lunch break and 5 minutes from your lunch break.  It's not a lot of time from either, but together 10 minutes really is quite effective as a meditation practice.

So just give it a try.  Even if your not committed to this particular "Change" right now, just give it a single try and see how you like it.

Posted by Tom comments 2007-12-09 19:26:00


Some Unconventional Meditation Tips

K. Stone at DLM has some unique tips for starting and sticking to a meditation practice.  This post contains some good advice when starting is getting tough, your practice is getting stale, or you just can't find the time to do it in the traditional way.

Give it a read and see if an idea or two can't help you out.

Posted by Tom comments 2007-12-06 20:11:16


20 Tips ... Just choose 3!

Personal Opinion:  One of the hardest things about meditation is all of the opinions/advice that exist in relation to it.

That's why I think it is always good practice to eliminate most of the advice received.  With that in mind, here are a list of 20 tips for meditating from ZenHabits.  Please don't try to integrate all 20, just choose a few to try and enhance your effort.

And good luck!

Posted by Tom comments 2007-12-03 21:03:15


Meditation -- A Starting Place

As an initial tip as I/we get started on this "change", is to not overthink it.  One of the simplest forms of meditation follow these simple tips, if you don't know where to start ... start here.

  1. Sit comfortably in a chair with your hands resting easily in your lap.
  2. Keep your head in a relaxed position with your eyes closed.
  3. Focus on your breath.  Breathe in and out and "follow" the sequence.  Feel the breath come into you and notice the change.  Then notice the feeling as you release your breath.  Make long, slow ins and outs and "stay with your breath".
  4. You will lose focus and your mind will begin to wander to other things (probably stresses coming up or just past).  Don't worry about it, just notice the thoughts and then go back to your breath.
  5. Do this for ten minutes (setting a timer helps in getting your mind off of time concerns), or longer as you become better/more comfortable with the process.

Piece of cake.

Posted by Tom comments 2007-12-01 21:43:16