Pause
Come into the present moment
by really feeling the sensations
of 3 or more breaths
image by M. Lee Freedman
“Establishing a meditation routine can be difficult. You’re busy! Who has time to breathe, let alone sit and breathe? But if you think the only way you’ll learn how to meditate is with a 25-hour day, think again"
“I have a really chaotic schedule so I do it whenever I can,” says Dan Harris, a correspondent for ABC News and the author of the New York Times bestseller 10% Happier. “I don’t freak out if I can’t fit it in but I do think it’s important to do something every day.” Harris has been meditating ever since he experienced a panic attack on air nearly a decade ago. He credits meditation with helping him control knee-jerk reactions to frustrating situations. Thanks to improved patience, Harris says he’s a better listener and is able to hold shorter, more fruitful meetings. Meditation, he says, is “fighting a lifetime pattern of letting your thoughts lead you by the nose.”
-Alex Orlov
excerpt from post: 7 Ways to Carve Out Time to Meditate
To read the full post with ideas for ways to stay committed to a practice, please click on this link: http://dailyburn.com/life/lifestyle/how-to-meditate-dan-harris/
Wishing you many moments of mindfulness today
Lee
M. Lee Freedman, MD,CM, FRCP(C)
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