{"id":22078,"date":"2020-04-08T10:04:45","date_gmt":"2020-04-08T10:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-redirect-your-thoughts-or-quiet-them-during-a-5-to-10-minute-meditation\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:25:33","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:25:33","slug":"how-do-you-redirect-your-thoughts-or-quiet-them-during-a-5-to-10-minute-meditation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-you-redirect-your-thoughts-or-quiet-them-during-a-5-to-10-minute-meditation\/","title":{"rendered":"How do you redirect your thoughts or quiet them during a 5 to 10 minute meditation?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jan R.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You do this by acknowledging them. Every time you catch yourself thinking,  just say &quot; I am thinking &quot; and redirect your attention to your breathing.   With the time, less and less thoughts will come.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1438781297\"><div id=\"thefa-564680741\"><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\">Cassie N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I will focus on my breathing. Then I\u2019ll focus on tension that I feel and work on releasing that tension. Then I will use all my senses that I can. So, I mostly use touch and hearing. When I have thoughts I acknowledge them, but I allow them to pass by like water in a stream.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Natalie Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Every time your thoughts drift away just gently refocus on your breath. As long as you are focusing on your breath, you are in the present moment. It\u2019s normal for thoughts to come so don\u2019t try to push them away. Just notice them and let them float by.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Benita F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">\u042f \u0441\u0430\u043c\u0430 \u0447\u0430\u0441\u0442\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0438\u0432\u0430\u044e\u0441\u044c \u0441 \u0442\u0430\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0439. \u0427\u0442\u043e\u0431\u044b \u0445\u043e\u0442\u044c \u043a\u0430\u043a \u043d\u0438\u0431\u0443\u0434\u044c \u0443\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043a\u043e\u0438\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0438 \u043c\u044b\u0441\u043b\u0438, \u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0443\u044e \u0441\u043a\u043e\u043d\u0446\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0440\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u0434\u044b\u0445\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0438 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0433\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0435 \u0438\u0437 \u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0438<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Orlandino N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">By focusing directly on my breathing. If i have a knot in my chest (anxiety) directing my breath there, and releasing it with my breath out. When a thought comes through, I acknowledge it and focus back on my breathing again<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jan R. You do this by acknowledging them. Every time you catch yourself thinking, just say &quot; I am thinking &quot; and redirect your attention to your breathing. With the time, less and less thoughts will come. Cassie N. I will focus on my breathing. Then I\u2019ll focus on tension that I feel and work on releasing that tension. 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