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Secrets to Quieting the Wandering Mind
We all know how it feels: we’re trying to concentrate on something and our mind just keeps drifting away to something else — or a dozen other things. We drag it back to the task at hand, only for it to wander away again. It makes what we’re trying to do feel like drudgery, and that’s only if we don’t give up entirely.
When it comes to meditation, this can be even more frustrating. And since meditation is, in a sense, doing nothing, it can be much more difficult to bring your mind back to it at times.
But there are a few things you can do that can help to quiet and calm your wandering mind. And each of them can also be applied to your meditation even if your mind doesn’t wander.
Get more sleep
You’ve seen the studies. Lack of sleep increases blood pressure, makes you more likely to be in a car accident, and weakens your immune system. But it also causes memory problems and decreases your ability to concentrate and focus.
It’s that last bit, the concentration and focus, that you need for meditation. While meditation might seem like you’re doing nothing, it actually takes quite a bit of concentration to do nothing in this way.
If you’re not getting enough sleep, your mind will wander much more easily. And like a tired toddler, it will be much…
