7 Steps to start a daily meditation practice

To calm the mind and soothe the nerves, people have often turned to meditation. Meditation is a practice that boosts your mood, releases stress and anxiety and makes you feel energetic and refreshed. It improves your focus and trains your body to sit still for some moments. 

For beginners, sitting still can be quite a task! Since meditation requires a calm and collected mind, there are some steps to make this practice easier for beginners and to get the hang of it. Here are 7 ways to start meditation and incorporate it into your daily routine.

Be at ease

There is no set position for meditating. You just have to be comfortable and at ease, be it on a chair, on a sofa or on the floor.

Make it a habit

To make your job easier of trying to find time to meditate, make it a habit to meditate and have a designated space for it. To set a routine, meditate at the same time everyday.

Start small

Nobody expects you to meditate for the first time for 30 minutes. Start with whatever amount of time you feel comfortable with and then gradually increase your duration.

Go easy on yourself

Don’t be too harsh on yourself and don't suppress your thoughts and emotions while meditating. Develop a relationship with yourself and use meditation to be more compassionate, forgiving and positive in life.

Breathe

It might seem next to impossible to have a clear mind. You have so many thoughts, doubts and tensions going on in your mind that it can be hard for you to think of nothing. So to improve concentration, focus on your bodily sensations and observe every breath that you take.

Practice

Practice makes a man or a woman perfect! So keep at it and don’t lose hope if you can’t maintain your focus. With daily practice, you will get the hang of it and will get better every day.

Maintain a journal

Keep a track of your emotions and note down how you feel physically and mentally after meditating. Write down the changes that you feel in yourself and flip these pages to stay motivated when you feel like quitting the practice

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