{"id":30969,"date":"2020-07-22T10:00:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-do-you-do-during-meditation-when-theres-something-distracting-you-feeling-thought-or-noise\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:34:44","slug":"what-do-you-do-during-meditation-when-theres-something-distracting-you-feeling-thought-or-noise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/what-do-you-do-during-meditation-when-theres-something-distracting-you-feeling-thought-or-noise\/","title":{"rendered":"What do you do during meditation when there&#8217;s something distracting you (feeling, thought or noise)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sarah N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">If you listen to music, you\u2019ll know that when your thoughts disturb you, music can take em away. Similar is the case with meditation.<br \/>\nIf you focus on it completely and whole heartedly, the chance of disturbance is less<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1435943842\"><div id=\"thefa-406186057\"><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\">Lily W.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I simply pause the video and not let the interruption get me frustrated but when the interruption is gone ai simply return back to the meditation video and return myself back to its original calm state. It sometimes takes me a little bit longer but I make sure I do it and if I\u2019m not satisfied with the meditation I will simply do it again or choose another one to do.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tamara Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I try to empty my mind and close my eyes, and if I can\u2019t focus I just change location or plug some relaxing music on in my earphones<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Hans Walter E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">When I notice that I\u2019m getting distracted while meditating I simply process the distraction and let it go through me and bring my attention back to the center of meditating.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Carla Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I focus on what\u2019s distracting me the most and breathe through it until it passes onto a different area of distraction. The idea isn\u2019t to get rid of distractions but to notice them.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Paul P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">That happens constantly. I have to repeatedly focus back on my breath. I am still getting used to meditation and it&#39;s a little difficult.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marleen X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I simply go back to the meditation. Sometimes I have to do that a lot of times and I use to think that it was not a good meditation. But now I know, that it gives so much peace if you just do it<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Debbie J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">moslty noise distract me the most&#8230;it really irretates me when i m in meditation and someone distrubs &#8230;.it demotivates me&#8230;.it effects me so badly&#8230;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Celino Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Eu apenas me tento abstrair e concentrar me na minha respira\u00e7\u00e3o.<br \/>\nSe isso n\u00e3o funcionar, espero que a origem da distra\u00e7\u00e3o desapare\u00e7a<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mario Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Hi friend, well I think feelings and thoughts distracting you are part of meditation. Everyone&#39;s thoughts and feelings naturally come to them spontaneously, and meditation is about being able to refocus your attention despite distraction. \ud83d\ude0a\u2764\ufe0f<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Phoebe C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I note the distraction, and label it as thought or feeling, and then I let it go! It&#39;s ok to be distracted, as long as you bring back focus when you notice you&#39;re becoming distracted.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah N. If you listen to music, you\u2019ll know that when your thoughts disturb you, music can take em away. Similar is the case with meditation. If you focus on it completely and whole heartedly, the chance of disturbance is less Lily W. 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