Love this post! I had the same trouble for many years. And then during my yoga teacher training, I was required to meditate every day. So I did. For 18 minutes every day. Now I sit for at least 5 minutes per day and if I don’t do it I feel a little off. One thing I love about meditation is that you can always get back on the wagon again. I never knew that was possible before my yoga training. It’s the consistency of trying that really matters.
Thanks Christa! More encouragement to keep at it! Crazy how hard it is to just force yourself to sit still and be quiet is. I wonder if it would be easier if we lived in the woods instead of NYC….
You can sit any where you like. Don’t try to turn off the thoughts, just breath. In and out, softly and deeply. Just breathe. It helps a lot to go to a meditation weekend. There are beautiful places to go. You can choose one of the teachers’s whose books you like and find a weekend they are teaching. Then you will be relaxed and in the habit when you return. You see benefits faster.
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