How To Stay Focused On Meditation?

I know how difficult it is to stay focused on meditation at the beginning. Your thoughts is all around and can't stop wandering.... Sometimes, it feels as if personally you are not built to meditate, but on the contrary, meditation is the perfect practice for someone who has a wandering thoughts or curious mind that can't stop roaming. The key is to be committed and practice it consistently. If you don't get it at the beginning, please don't get discouraged because meditation is one thing that shifts your life inward and you get to know your beautiful, calm and happy self. 

What is meditation?

Everyone might have a version of their own on how to describe what is meditation. To me, it is getting myself ready for living my day from my deep desired place in my heart. With meditation, I am able to detach from all the problems, tasks, relationships, and chores that I have for that day and go inward. I listen to my body, scan my entire body for aches and pains, for stiffness and any discomfort. If any pain is present, I send healing breaths to it and ask my body what else I can do to make it better. Then, I feel my presence where I am with all my five senses and visualize myself to be in a safe and a happy place. The last thing is that I tell myself to BE a human for that day and be open for giving and receiving. I might do all of them in one session or depending on time, I might practice it in parts. 

Kinds of Meditation?  

Apparently, there are different approaches to meditation and you can use it for whatever it is that you need it. There's meditation for healing, meditation for anxiety, for clarity, relaxation, goal setting, performance, child birth, spirituality, sleep, and happiness to just name a few. One Google search will give you plenty variety of different kinds of meditation. 

How to Stay Focused on Meditation? 

I'm not an expert, but I will share with you what has helped me with the process and hope to help you get the most out of your meditation. It will eventually get easier. I can go into a meditative state almost instantly now and can stay still for over an hour. This has made it possible for me to meditate even when I am waiting at the doctor's office, or have to kill few minutes before my appointments for me to practice meditation.

1. Listen to guided meditation from YouTube.
2. Listen to soothing calm music.
3. Visualize being in a happy place with all the details.
4. Focus on your breath and go inwards. Feel each breath going in and coming out.

How to Meditate for Beginners?  

Practice meditation even if you don't get it at the beginning. There's no one solution fits all for how to meditate. Everyone reaches there differently. You'll have to develop your own ritual. Stay committed and set aside a consistent time to meditate every day. 

Staying focused on meditation is one of the major reasons why people stop the practice. All I can say is that if this is your experience, you might be too impatient with yourself. Your thoughts are out of control and is all around. You need meditation the most.

Meditation is a practice for learning to be patient and calm. It is something you can't rush to do or to learn. There's not one technique that you can follow and get instant gratification. All you need to do is to set a time and allow yourself to stay still during that time; the rest will come to you.

Meditation is a MUST do activity to change all aspects of your life for the better. Once you learn it, you'll enjoy the benefits for life!

Now, it's your turn. Please leave a comment below AND answer the following questions:

Can you offer a tip for staying focus on meditation? If you are a beginner, how do you describe your experience so far?  Share it below.

Love, 

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