08/08/2019
Meditation is one of the most powerful things you can do to bring a sense of peace and joy into your daily life. 🧘♀️ Here are five ways to sneak meditation into your everyday life.
1. Set your alarm five to 10 minutes earlier than usual. When your alarm goes off, simply sit up in bed and take 10 slow, long breaths.
This will help you be more grounded, more connected with your body, and quieter in your mind. In your mind, list 10 things you’re grateful for, and linger on each item for a moment or two, feeling how it feels to have this thing, person, or circumstance in your life.
2. Incorporating a short meditation before mealtimes is great for improving your digestion, improving your relationship with food, and improving your awareness of how your food is making you feel.
As you sit down to eat, pause for a minute and allow yourself to be grateful for the food you’re about to consume.
Say in your head or out loud, “I’m grateful for this meal. I ask that this food nourish my body in the ways my body needs to be nourished now.” Appreciate colors, notice the smell, anything that will ground you into the moment.
3. Try walking meditation! Start by calling your attention to your breath for a few moments. Then, shift your attention to your feet on the ground. Feel how it feels walking on the surface you’re walking on. Notice how your body feels as you walk. Are you feeling tight or stiff anywhere? Does it feel good to move?
4. Meditation while in line is another great practice. As you stand or sit and wait, instead of whipping out your iPhone or looking around for some other item to distract you, simply pause and take a few breaths.
Can you notice how the people around you are making you feel? Do you feel sad as you stand next to the person in front of you in line? Anxious? Happy?
5. Bedtime mediation a great way to wind down. Mindfully take 10 deep breaths to relax into sleep. Allow thoughts to pass through your mind like clouds through the sky.
How do you incorporate meditation into your daily life? ☀️