Eye of the Storm

Taking a little time out of your day for even the simplest meditation can be powerfully rewarding. Meditation is like daily exercise for your brain! Consistency with it is needed to get the most powerful beneficial effects. If you have a smart phone, or access to YouTube, there are a wide variety of meditation apps and guided meditations to explore; or you can keep it as simple as sitting quietly, closing your eyes, and focusing on your breath for five minutes. This challenge offers a chance to build mental and emotional resilience by cultivating equanimity and focus.

Habit:

Take a deep breath and return to the present moment

Daily:

Meditate for 5 or more minutes

To Do:

Explore and learn about a few different types of meditation: mindfulness meditation https://www.mindful.org/mindfulness-how-to-do-it/, loving-kindness meditation https://ggia.berkeley.edu/practice/loving_kindness_meditation, and focused meditation https://www.verywellmind.com/practice-focused-meditation-3144785. Try the one that seems like a good fit for you!

Reflection:

In my own practice, it was interesting to experiment with adding time to my usual meditation (but it turned out that sitting for 20 minutes at a stretch is just about my physical limit), and then trying a 5-minute intention-setting meditation to start my day. I also really enjoyed working with loving-kindness meditation scripts. And my guild members enjoyed adding meditation to their routines, too!