If meditating is hard for you, this post will give you three more tips on how to approach it differently. In the last post I suggested listening to the sounds around you, focusing your gaze on something, or even doing a walking meditation. Here are some more tips:
1) Getting frustrated with your meditation because you aren’t getting results? Research indicates that it takes six to eight weeks of daily practice to have an effect on the brain. And you can also expect difficult emotions and memories to surface. In meditation, it’s a matter of being fully present with them in a compassionate, non-judgmental way. If you continue to struggle, you might want to find a therapist to help you process them.
2) Don’t like being alone with your meditation? Meditation does not have to be a solitary pursuit. You could take a meditation class, such as MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction) that is offered in many hospitals now. Or you could listen to a meditation CD, which can help your wandering mind to stay focused.
3) Not comfortable with the silence in meditation? You could practice loving-kindness meditation instead. This is where you repeat phrases such as “May I be happy. May I be peaceful. May I be free from suffering.” You could also visualize loved ones and say the same to them.
I hope these tips give you some good ideas to try. There is no one way to meditate, so be creative with what gives you the experience you are looking for.
Until next time….
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