{"id":17081,"date":"2019-10-02T00:14:56","date_gmt":"2019-10-02T00:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-did-you-meditate-for-when-your-first-started\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:45:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:45:14","slug":"how-long-did-you-meditate-for-when-your-first-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-did-you-meditate-for-when-your-first-started\/","title":{"rendered":"How long did you meditate for when your first started?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nina E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I\u2019m still learning, but i try to meditate around 15-20 minutes at a time. That\u2019s all my brain can handle at this time. I also keep a notebook near by so when thoughts pester me I can write them down to better focus.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-3464407022\"><div id=\"thefa-2655594106\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Habit building made easy<\/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 now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Valentine Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It took me 5 minutes at first, but once I kept practicing more I upped the time and it didn\u2019t feel like something forced. It felt like I was doing something good for myself. Start small, then gradually work the time you do it for. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Dale F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It took me 5 minutes at first, but once I kept practicing more I upped the time and it didn\u2019t feel like something forced. It felt like I was doing something good for myself. Start small, then gradually work the time you do it for. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jean W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I followed the Calm app&#39;s 7 days to calm  program which consisted of seven 10 minute sessions. The sessions went through how to focus on your breathing and return attention inward when your mind begins to wander. It was incredibly helpful.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Florence G.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It took me 5 minutes at first, but once I kept practicing more I upped the time and it didn\u2019t feel like something forced. It felt like I was doing something good for myself. Start small, then gradually work the time you do it for. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jill U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I started with 10 minute guided sessions, once a day for 10 days.<\/p>\n<p>10 minutes felt like a long time at first, and I was constantly getting lost in thoughts, but by the end of the 10 days I was feeling more comfortable with it and saw enough benefit to continue practicing.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Milos X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It took me 5 minutes at first, but once I kept practicing more I upped the time and it didn\u2019t feel like something forced. It felt like I was doing something good for myself. Start small, then gradually work the time you do it for. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nina E. I\u2019m still learning, but i try to meditate around 15-20 minutes at a time. That\u2019s all my brain can handle at this time. I also keep a notebook near by so when thoughts pester me I can write them down to better focus. Valentine Q. It took me 5 minutes at first, but once I kept practicing more I upped the time and&#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"more\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-did-you-meditate-for-when-your-first-started\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[20],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How long did you meditate for when your first started? | Fabulous Community<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How long did you meditate for when your first started? 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