I am not an expert on meditation however I happen to know and experience that the more you try to focus on meditation or a blank state of mind the more thoughts will come to your mind. So the best thing is to not try to stop the thoughts from coming to your mind rather acknowledge the thought and move on. Just observe your breath. You can also take help the guided meditations.
Don’t think of your thoughts or anxious thoughts just focused on your breath ; take deep inhalation then slowly exhale and tell yourself that you will specify and time to think of these thoughts.
The whole point of meditation is to be aware of those thoughts and being the watcher of them rather than following and getting lost in them. So having thoughts are completely normal and you shouldn’t try to supress or prevent them, it’s not possible by fighting against them, you just need to allow them and take thoughts as thoughts and not take them too seriously, not only during the meditation, in your everyday life as well, which is even more important. Personally I find meditating right after exercising early in the morning (around 5:30-6am) helpful for having more awareness. Doing it after exercising ensures that you won’t fall asleep again and will be awake. Also the awake posture and sitting position is important and helps you to have more attention. Hope this helps. Love.
Don’t worry too much, by thinking your brain is just doing it’s job! Meditation isn’t about totally clearing the mind, it’s rather about finding a place of peace and acceptance within yourself. Instead of focusing on whether your mind is wandering, what thoughts are going through your mind, etc. try allowing them to just be while gently guiding your attention back to your breathing. A good metaphor is to imagine your thoughts like the weather – transient, going on in the background, but not defining your experience. Once you stop worrying about completely not thinking, you’ll find it easier to focus on the breath and the present moment. Good luck 🙂
Meditation is not about focus. It’s about letting thoughts go. Whenever a thought comes up just let it go and focus on your breath. This is like a muscle, the more you practice, the better you will get. Good luck.
I always do a guided meditation to help me stay on track or knowledge you have strayed from your thinking and then focus on your breath
For me, I have to listen to a guided meditation to stay focused. It’s hard for me to just focus on breathing. I started listening to an Abraham Hicks 10 minute meditation in the morning and it gets me pumped up for the day and I am able to actually listen to her voice without too much other brain noise taking over.
Hi, There is a great app called Headspace which helps you you to meditate: talks you through how to focus on breathing and put aside certain thoughts. Keep trying and eventually you’ll get used to focusing on your meditation
When it comes to winding down for bed a meditation 🧘♀️ ritual is an incredible resource to have. My advice is try listening to a guided meditation. This will increase your ability to stay focused on the task at hand. Good Luck.
First, good job for trying to meditate! Meditation is good to relax the body and the mind. Here some advices. You can start by focusing on the sounds around you. Then, on a second time, focus on your body, on how you feel head to toes. Afterwards, focus on your breath. Count your breath one by one, 1 to 10. At ten, start again at 1. If thoughts come along, let them come and go, and focus back on your breaths. Good luck 🙂