Meditation Practices

The 10 Best Meditation Practices To Overcome Anxiety And Bask in Inner Peace

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Does it feel like we’re living in the age of anxiety?

It seems our lives are more demanding, stressful, and distracting than ever before.

The constant barrage of information flooding our digital devices, coupled with our ongoing responsibilities and obligations as professionals, parents, and students can wreak havoc on our peace of mind.

Are you feeling it in your own life?

Do you ever wish there was a button you could push to escape the madness and find your center?

One of the best things you can do to improve your mental health and reclaim inner peace is to practice meditation.

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41 Mindfulness And Meditation Questions For Self-Reflection

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You’re committed to building a mindfulness habit, and you already have some idea of when you’ll practice and for how long. 

The one issue you keep running into, though, is whether you should use mindfulness questions or prompts to get you started. 

Should you be asking questions about mindfulness or mindful questions about yourself?

What are the right questions to ask? 

And what do you gain by asking them? 

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When Is The Best Time To Meditate?

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Do you want to become a regular meditator but don’t know the ideal time of day for your practice?

As long as you can spare a few minutes a day, you can maintain a daily meditation habit.

You’ll need to attach your practice to a daily trigger to cue you to meditate.

A trigger is an established habit like brushing your teeth in the morning or changing clothes at the end of the workday.

But how do you decide on a good time to meditate that fits with your trigger and your current routines?

Meditation during different times of the day have different benefits.

Let’s take a look so you can discover what works best for you.

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15 Must-Try Ideas For Mindful Writing And Meditation Journaling

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Whatever your background, mindfulness meditation is accessible to everyone.

But have you ever kept a guided meditation journal — or any kind of meditation journal?

What does writing have to do with meditation, anyway?

Doesn’t writing have to do with thinking?

And aren’t you supposed to have a quiet mind to reap the benefits of meditation?

As you’ll see further on with our meditation journaling examples, writing and meditation are more alike than you might think. 

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How To Meditate Properly + Guided Meditation

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Often when people consider meditation, they have a vague sense it’s something they should be doing, but they aren’t exactly sure why.

And the “should” part makes it just another self-improvement obligation, like eating more vegetables.

Sitting on the floor thinking about nothing seems like a big fat waste of time, especially if you’ve tried it once or twice and figured out how difficult it is to quiet your mind.

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The Art of Living In The Moment (Plus Exercises For Being Present)

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When was the last time you looked back on your nearly-spent day and thought, “How did it get to be night, already?”

You got up before the sun did, and you got things done.

You checked off everything (or most things) on your to-do list.

But now you’re thinking that if this disappearing day were your last, you could have made it more memorable — and more meaningful — if you’d focused on living in the moment and being present for at least five minutes of it.

As it happens, you vaguely remember eating something while trying to get all your work done.

And after calling your children’s names in a panic, you realize you did remember to pick everyone up from school, work, etc. and get them home.

But the day was a blur, much like the one before it.

One blurry day follows another because this has become your normal.

You have distant memories of savoring delicious food, one mouthful at a time and taking long, slow walks to enjoy and be restored by nature.

You want to get back to that.

You want to enjoy life and to stop worrying about the future and ruminating on the past.

The solution: live in the moment. But what does that even mean?

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