Meditate every day

“When I increased my practice to 20 minutes, I found myself getting in the flow, and letting my mind truly relax. I hadn’t quite experienced this before, as what one experiences during meditation is quite different from other experiences in life. Usually, I’m constantly plugged in, and aside from when I’m asleep, I operate my life in 5th gear. Meditating 20 minutes a day first thing in the morning is the perfect counterbalance to my natural driven energy.”

“I downloaded HeadSpace, opened the first lesson, and started with 10 minutes a day. Nothing, in particular, happened, which I would later learn was sort of the point. [...] By the end of the month, I was still very much at the gradual stage but could feel something was there. I was experiencing extremely brief glimpses of what it means to be fully present, simply aware of my breath, following the inhale and exhale, where my mind was free of thought. I wanted more.”

“It’s the first thing I do when I get up before I check my phone or allow the challenges and problems of the day to get to me. On the rare occasions I miss my morning session, I feel less calm and more rushed throughout the day, as if things are being forced upon me.”