{"id":14452,"date":"2019-05-29T02:03:21","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T02:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-keep-focus-for-a-longer-meditation-session\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:30:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:30:55","slug":"how-do-you-keep-focus-for-a-longer-meditation-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-keep-focus-for-a-longer-meditation-session\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you keep focus for a longer meditation session?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Susan X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">See an object before starting. Take a snap in your mind. While meditating you can focus on every breath and see it. Change conditions. Increase, decrease brightness of the snap.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1255117332\"><div id=\"thefa-2044023856\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Don't let a good life slip away<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Start today<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Janet U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Focus on the difference between each breath. Also I find that having a plant near me helps me focus on the scent and keeps me patient with the meditation. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Lea C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It&#39;s really tough, but I find that observing my anxiousness or the impulse to get up can help me get past those moments of wanting to quit. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ayten N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">The most traditional way is to keep coming back to your breath. Whenever you notice that your mind is wandering, pause, acknowledge the thought and go back to noticing your inhale and exhale. <\/p>\n<p>It can be helpful to use a knotted cord or string of beads too. Each time you inhale and exhale, focus on passing one bead or knot through your fingers. Doing this on a strand or cord gives your mind a tangible bit of progress, but over time it also helps with the purpose of meditation &#8211; the strand or cord reverses and you begin again, renewing the calm and stillness in your mind. <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nathana L Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Mindfulness. When you find yourself thinking, say the word &quot;thinking&quot; in your head; the same with listening, moving, feeling. Acknowledge and gently recenter on the breath.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Stanislaw F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I focus all my energy into the core of my body and concentrate on that part and feel the energy and then I breath in and move my focus to my breathing.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Isaac L.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Still learning to. Just gotta keep resetting when I notice the drift. And not giving myself a bad time over it. Keep present and calm. Breath in&#8230;. and out &#8230;. repeat \ud83d\ude09<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Carmen C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I don\u2019t.<br \/>\nWhat I mean by that is I just don\u2019t worry about it. If I lose focus that\u2019s ok. It has always seemed to me that \u201cfocus\u201d is not a helpful way to think about it anyway. It\u2019s more just being present and aware without stress or rumination.<br \/>\nSo when I find myself getting frustrated, I just remind myself that simply taking the time to sit with no distractions is already a success. There is really no such thing as a \u201cbad\u201d meditation session &#8211; and then I relax and give my mental self a little pat on the head and just count my breaths for a while. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Louisa P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well that&#39;s a great question&#8230; I usually do a 10 minute  meditation   so that I can  control my  thoughts  and  breathe <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ilija J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I let my thoughts float by like clouds. I don\u2019t let them bother me and see them as detached from my current presence.<br \/>\nIf my thoughts start taking me away I just take a deep breath and reset to my presence<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Emma W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Sometimes is difficult, it&#39;s necessary to have a quiet and silence place. It&#39;s important to meditate because this habit help you, help your mind, help your day. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Kate X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Just by retaining the focus back and back and back. There is no long time. It&#39;s just a long period with short intervals. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Susan X. See an object before starting. Take a snap in your mind. While meditating you can focus on every breath and see it. Change conditions. Increase, decrease brightness of the snap. Janet U. Focus on the difference between each breath. Also I find that having a plant near me helps me focus on the scent and keeps me patient with the meditation. 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