If you are anything like me, you've tried to meditate 1,000 times but it never stuck.
Until now.
✨ I N S P I R E
"The goal of meditation isn’t to control your thoughts, it’s to stop letting them control you"
✨ R E F L E C T
I love the reframe in the quote above
Meditation doesn't need to be you sitting serenely cross-legged on the floor
It's not about a quiet mind free of distractions and thoughts
It's not even about feeling calm or peaceful
... It IS about checking in with yourself in a consistent way every day
... It IS about meeting yourself where you are with your doubts, and worries, and racing thoughts
... It IS about tapping into a deep, trusting relationship with yourself (who better?!)
This is VERY much within your reach
Here's how 👇🏼
✨ T H R I V E
Follow these 5 simple tips to get started (+ a visual below with additional tips!):
𝟭 --> 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 (𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆) 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹
Set a timer and sit quietly for 2 minutes. Try to focus on your breath. You're meditating!
𝟮 --> 𝗢𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗽𝗽
I like Insight Timer, but there are a ton out there like Headspace and Calm.
𝘗𝘳𝘰 𝘵𝘪𝘱! Choose a meditation the night before so you don't waste all your time searching for the 'perfect' one (this kept me stuck for so long...)
𝟯 --> 𝗛𝗮𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝘁
Attach meditation to an existing habit (ie after you get out of bed, before coffee, when you get home from work)
𝟰 --> 𝗙𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵
Try inhale for 4, exhale for 4
𝘚𝘢𝘺 "𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘦𝘹𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨" 𝘰𝘳 "𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯, 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘶𝘵" 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴
𝟱 --> 𝗦𝗲𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
Your mind will wander, you will be stretched for time, you will be bored... do it anyway
Hint! Practice regularly so the skill of bringing on awareness and calm is available and familiar when you need it in real life ✨
Love,
Carolyn
xx
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