{"id":20040,"date":"2020-02-12T10:07:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T10:07:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-i-prevent-my-mind-from-wandering-during-a-meditation-how-can-i-maintain-focus\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:15:15","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:15:15","slug":"how-do-i-prevent-my-mind-from-wandering-during-a-meditation-how-can-i-maintain-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-i-prevent-my-mind-from-wandering-during-a-meditation-how-can-i-maintain-focus\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I prevent my mind from wandering during a meditation. How can I maintain focus?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jasmine J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Meditation isn&#39;t about stopping your mind from wandering, it&#39;s about being aware that it&#39;s happening, observing your thoughts and allowing them to pass by.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1765144926\"><div id=\"thefa-4125384346\"><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\">Jorge T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Well first of al it\u2019s normal to lose focus so don\u2019t stress<br \/>\nWhen u do lose focus just come back to your breathing and quiet the mind and just listen to the breathing with practice it will get easier and better<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ana Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">\u201cScan\u201d your body with a guided meditation, there\u2019s plenty on YouTube! Also &#8211; remember to return back to your breathe, a slow breathe of 4-5 seconds in and out can work wonders to recenter yourself &#8211; in and out of meditation. Lastly, you might have a word&#x2F;phrase to come back to: thinking thinking thinking breathing breathing breathing; I observe my thoughts and let them pass by without judgement; feeling feeling feeling breathing breathing breathing. Hope this helps. \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marvin F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Practice. Your mind will always wander. But the more you recognise when it does and bring yourself back to focus. Doing this again and again for months. As you meditate more and longer you will find your focusing for longer without getting distracted<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alejandra Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Try to focus on your breathing and your body, or any sounds around you. My mind always wanders, but with each meditation it gets a little more focused.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Thea C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You can install meditation apps on your phone that guide you through the meditation proces, and its okay to let your mind wonder jist remember to bring it back.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Natalia C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Just practice. Like Fabulous teaches us: step by stem. And the first thing &#8211; don\u2019t blame yourself if your mind is wandering. As soon as you notice that &#8211; kindly and slightly, without blaming and angry to yourself &#8211; keep focusing on breathing again. Just practice.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ine Marit F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Find your focuspoint, mine is the heat or pressure in my palms &#8211; this Get so intense that is holds my focus. Breath dousent quite do it for me.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend Calm (an app)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Felicia F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Not going to lie. I find it really hard too. A friend told me to focus on something like breathing or tapping your finger on your knee.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jasmine J. Meditation isn&#39;t about stopping your mind from wandering, it&#39;s about being aware that it&#39;s happening, observing your thoughts and allowing them to pass by. Jorge T. 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