Mindfulness

Back in December, I found a great article on "How to meditate when you're terrible at meditating" and saved the physical paper. Here's a link to that article.

It gives lots of practical tips for people who have tried meditating but weren't successful. Nothing to worry about, everyone struggles when they sit still, Thoughts do not magically dissappear. Yet, there are various ways to practice - like body scans. walking meditation, sound mindfulness etc.

I must add that group meditation is easier than individual meditation.

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Manisha Ranade
Assistant Professor
Santa Fe College
Gainesville FL
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Thank you so much for sharing, Manisha! I am learning to improve in this area, so I appreciate the article. During the winter break, I could engage more in mindfulness through beginner's yoga and stretching sessions, each ending with a body scan or simply unwinding, listening to calming, relaxing music. It was a blessing to be there (we were in Oahu, and we explored the classes at "Still and Moving Center" - they also use Zoom and offer amazing sessions in person and online, like HyFlex; I hope to continue, though once the new semester starts, it is more challenging due to many responsibilities and general lack of time).

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Violeta Kovacev-Nikolic
Full time faculty
College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita CA
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