Thanks for your comment. I think focus in meditation is a challenge for most people. I’ve been meditating regularly for over 10 years and I still have days where my mind keeps taking over (especially with article ideas which I feel the urge to write down but that in itself can be a distraction). Another technique I remembered and sometimes use is to label what’s going on – so as thoughts come up I say “thinking, thinking” and that shifts me from getting engrossed in the thoughts to witnessing them again.

But my favorite is to feel the subtle flow of energy through my body – I actually do an energy healing meditation for the first 15 minutes which settles me in – a bit tricky to explain here but I may write an article about it one day. But by focusing on the sensation of energy in the body, my thoughts take a back seat.

Gini
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