Mindfulness meditation instructions often include invitations to focus one’s attention on the breath, using breath as the anchor of the practice. But what if the breath just doesn’t work for you as a focal point? Some people can’t really feel their breath, so it can be difficult to focus their attention on something they can’tContinue reading “Can I Focus on Something Other Than My Breath?”
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How Do I Stop Daydreaming During Meditation?
Daydreaming is a very common human mental activity. A large-scale study found that people spend 47% of their waking hours daydreaming! What is daydreaming? When we daydream, our mind is wandering into the past, future, or fantasy. Daydreaming is a way of escaping from the present moment. When we are daydreaming, we are not inContinue reading “How Do I Stop Daydreaming During Meditation?”
What is Nonjudgmental Awareness?
Nonjudgmental awareness is seeing reality without filters. It means connecting with our experience in an unfiltered way. Most of us have used or worked with filters in daily life. Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of filters: Those that distort/change the original content (e.g., camera filters) Those that let some things through but not othersContinue reading “What is Nonjudgmental Awareness?”
Mindfulness FAQ 