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Monday, March 6, 2017

Meditation for People Who Think They Can’t Meditate

Reaching a state of mindfulness can be as easy as taking a few deep breaths.

If you’re harried and distracted, meditation can help calm your mind and body.
But that’s the rub. Some say they’re so harried and distracted that they can’t possibly meditate to quiet the mind, regain focus and ease anxiety. Within moments, they’re ruminating on the noise of extraneous thoughts or uncompleted daily to-do lists.
“Too many people have tried meditation and have given up. They’ve concluded, ‘I’m just not that kind of person,’” says Belisa Vranich, a clinical psychologist in New York City and author of the new book Breathe. “But they don’t have to be thinking about Gandhi or world peace or absolutely nothing to reach a meditative state. It’s not that complicated. In fact, it’s bizarrely simple.”
All you need do is breathe.
In her book, Vranich recommends a type of controlled breathing she calls “Recovery Breath.” The two-part breathing exercise, she says, is a form of active meditation that can reset the body after a stressful day at work, a disagreement with your spouse or partner, a test or a competition — any demanding situation. It can be done for as little as five minutes in a day.
The good news for people over 50 who’ve been frustrated in their attempts to meditate is that it gets easier with age.
— Belisa Vranich, author of 'Breathe' (MORE)
Source: Next Avenue


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