{"id":4785,"date":"2014-11-08T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T16:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2016-10-20T23:45:43","modified_gmt":"2016-10-21T03:45:43","slug":"meditate-cant-meditate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theyogimovement.com\/meditate-cant-meditate\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Meditate for People Who Think They Can’t Meditate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How long can you sit without moving? Do you know? <\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

Do you think you can’t meditate?<\/strong> When someone mentions sitting meditation, do you instantly say, “That’s not for me. My mind runs so fast!” <\/span><\/p>\n

Are you always stressed and don’t know how to calm yourself down?<\/strong> Perhaps you don’t even know that something as simple as sitting and breathing for 5 minutes a day can help you find peace, happiness, and abundance. I happen to know that it does. <\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

I always overestimate the time I think I can sit and meditate without moving. “I’ll sit here for 20 minutes,” I say. Then, I swear 20 minutes is up, and I look at the clock, and only 7 minutes went by!<\/span><\/p>\n

Sitting meditation isn’t easy.<\/strong> I find it to be more challenging, physically and emotionally, than yoga postures, but I also find it to be the most effective way to train the mind so that you can let go of anger, stress, negative habits, and also become less reactive when a tough situation arises.
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First – the breath:<\/strong> For these particular meditations I’m suggesting below, the breath should be deep breathing with sound. You might know it as Ujjayi. <\/em>The breath is created from the back of the throat, and only in and out through the nose. You should be able to hear your breath. It should mimic the same sound as if you were using the breath to fog a mirror<\/span>. You can read more about it here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s your checklist before you begin:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n

\"Sitting<\/a><\/p>\n

Second – The Meditation:<\/strong> I’m going to explain below a few simple ways to meditate in a way that will work for you. The great thing is that you have the option to take it to a deeper level, or stay right where you are. It’s going to help no matter what.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

A. Count the length of your breath:<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

This is my go-to-way of meditating when I can’t find my focus. When I started practicing Ashtanga, one of the things I noticed was that my breath was too short, and in order to slow down my practice, I had to train myself to slow down the breath. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here’s how:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n