Finding The Time To Meditate Regularly


I've just read a book about the Dalai Lama where he gives a very simple tip for how to meditate (without stressing about how to meditate correctly - lol) which is simply to focus on breathing slowly, and counting to 5 when you breathe in and when you breathe out.

Simple. No fuss, no muss. I don't know why we complicate things so much - lol

I've been doing this, especially when I get ready to turn out the lights and go to sleep... in fact, whenever I just need to calm down and relax.

We always seem to be in a rush nowadays. So how can you find the time to spare to meditate? There are so many other things competing for our time that we always seem to be in a rush.

Food and coffee on the go, speaking on the cell phone while doing other things, typing away at the computer whilst on the phone to a work colleague.

So how on earth can we devote even 15 or 20 minutes a day to simply meditating?

Initially it may seem an uphill struggle. But you find a few minutes every day to brush your teeth and a meditation session is just as essential for your overall health.

Maybe getting up a few minutes earlier would work for you? Or, if you're an evening person, the last few minutes before you go to sleep.

A lot of people find this to be one of the best times to meditate as it puts them into a calm, relaxed state. Perfect for a good night's sleep.

If you can't devote the time every day to meditation, then consider becoming a weekend meditator. Oftentimes, Saturdays and Sundays are not quite as hectic as the rest of the week.

So you may be able to regularly spend time on a meditation session. You'll still get a benefit from these sessions.

There are also times during the day that you can re-work to make the time to meditate.

If you watch the news, skip it! The news will still happen and if something important crops up, someone will tell you about it.

This works well for me - I catch up on the news weekly and have yet to suffer withdrawal symptoms from my previous daily dose of news. And I'm not nearly as depressed!

And if you do still stress about the horrors of daily events in the news, check out my book review about the strategy of COMPASSION that the Dalai Lama is spreading here:
A Force for Good: The Dalai Lama's Vision for Our World

It will teach you how to become part of the solution instead of part of the problem.

If you have a television recorder, use it to skip the adverts. That will free up 15 minutes or more per hour of television you watch.

On this page I have featured some fundamental tips and suggestions to help get you started on the process, but to make learning how to manage time better a straightforward process I suggest that you grab a copy of my Guide that will lay it all out in easy to follow steps from beginning to end.





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