What is meditation, and what is it good for?
It took nearly a decade of knowing about meditation for me to embrace it.
As a student of positive psychology, I could rattle off a list of its benefits, tell you about its origins, and name-drop the most influential voices in meditation.
But I still wasn’t practicing it regularly, and I always felt like I was doing it wrong.
That is, until I realized something: There is no way to do it wrong. All of my “wrong” meditation practices were necessary steps for me to figure out what worked for me.
When you carve time out to meditate, there is no “right” or “wrong”—only the path you are charting to a more meaningful relationship with stillness.
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It took nearly a decade of knowing about meditation for me to embrace it.
As a student of positive psychology, I could rattle off a list of its benefits, tell you about its origins, and name-drop the most influential voices in meditation.
But I still wasn’t practicing it regularly, and I always felt like I was doing it wrong.
That is, until I realized something: There is no way to do it wrong. All of my “wrong” meditation practices were necessary steps for me to figure out what worked for me.
When you carve time out to meditate, there is no “right” or “wrong”—only the path you are charting to a more meaningful relationship with stillness.
Before you continue, we thought you might like to download our five positive psychology tools for free. These engaging, science-based exercises will help you effectively deal with difficult circumstances and give you tools to improve your resilience.
What Is Meditation: Its Origins, Benefits, & Practical Tips