What if you don’t live in the mountains and tend a garden for a living – how do you fit meditating into your real life?
If you can believe it, my daily meditation practice started on my city bus commute to my office job. I put my headphones in, held my bag in my lap and listened to a guided meditation every single morning.
The meditations were usually about ten to fifteen minutes long, and it was part of the practice for me – to accept and flow with the noise of a morning bus full of people.
Here’s proof that you don’t need an hour a day, in complete silence, on a meditation pillow with lavender incense in the air to reap the benefits of a mindfulness practice!
Use the time you have already. (Please don’t meditate and drive however! 😜) What downtime can you utilize, to drop into the body and practice relaxing, and tuning in to the weather of yourself?
What routine could you add meditation to? Mutlitasking meditation still counts! Are you peeling veggies for dinner? There’s three minutes to listen to a midday reset meditation and build your practice. Having a shower? Put on a gratitude meditation and spend that five minutes reflecting on all the good in your life.
Adjust your expectations, the practice of meditation can melt into your every day life. You don’t need a new wardrobe and sage to burn. All you need is a few minutes a day, and the desire to find more inner balance and calm. Befriending the self starts with knowing the self. Keep coming back and be kind to yourself.
I started with apps like Simple Habit, Balance & Headspace. When I was home and had more time, say – right before bed, or during a hot bath – I would listen to folks like The Honest Guys.
These guided meditations made it easy for me to focus the mind & relax the body.
My free Guided Meditation library is only growing, and new meditations are put out on my Spotify & YouTube every Monday!
Follow along for more meditation tips and leave me any burning questions you have in the comments below. 🔥
With Love,
Esta
with love , Esta 
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