I have
a regular daily meditation practice, that gets my day off to a good start.
Not exact matches
Whether it's the type of mindful
meditation he teaches or simply taking a half - hour to sit quietly, Scheinman says one of the most powerful ways to ward off stress on a
daily basis is to engage in some sort of
regular contemplative
practice.
Describing it as her
daily drug of choice, she claims yoga and a
regular meditation practice completely changed the plasticity of her brain — for the better.
I also found that my
regular yoga and
meditation practice helped me to focus on getting through each contraction, while
daily stretches and hip openers gave me the extra strength and flexibility to birth my baby in the positions I found most comfortable.
You can do breathing
practices, walking or sitting
meditations, listen to relaxing music, journal, go to therapy, join a supportive community, work with a coach, draw, paint, do yoga, the possibilities are endless - but having a
regular, dedicated
practice that you actively make time for
daily is more important than fitting your workout in.
In our experience at the Chopra Center, the most powerful benefits of
meditation come from having a
regular,
daily practice.
The same goes for establishing a
regular yoga or
meditation practice at home: it starts with good intentions, but somewhere along the way, one's initial verve can get dulled by the
daily grind or by some other mysterious psychological resistance to following through, even if you know
practicing at home can help you save the money and time that it takes to go to a public class.
Regular practice (eg five - to - ten minutes of
meditation daily) is what really seems to produce the good outcomes, so finding a way to encourage and support this should be the primary focus.