{"id":33824,"date":"2020-12-23T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-23T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-i-really-know-that-im-meditating-and-not-just-closing-my-eyes-and-thats-it\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:48:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:48:41","slug":"how-do-i-really-know-that-im-meditating-and-not-just-closing-my-eyes-and-thats-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-i-really-know-that-im-meditating-and-not-just-closing-my-eyes-and-thats-it\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I really know that I\u2019m meditating and not just closing my eyes and that\u2019s it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Natasha O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It is difficult to just close your eyes. Thoughts come streaming in trying to fill the void and the imagination. So I know I\u2019m meditating when I\u2019m focussing on my breathing rather than the thoughts or a mantra I\u2019m repeating. It\u2019s a constant battle to chase the unrated throughs. A battle I am mastering day by day.<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-699382094\"><div id=\"thefa-438041997\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Procrastination is not laziness. It's a lack of routine.<\/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>Build yours now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Andrea C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">You should feel like you&#39;re in another world, like you&#39;re in a deep thought about something&#8230;but something peaceful! And once you start feeling like your time was passing really quick, then that means that your meditating and not just closing your eyes feeling bored!\ud83d\ude09\ud83d\ude00<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Albert F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Your body, mind and soul takes a journey, you visualize it, you feel it.  Your mind becomes calm, your body tingles and you are on with the universe.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Natasha O. It is difficult to just close your eyes. Thoughts come streaming in trying to fill the void and the imagination. So I know I\u2019m meditating when I\u2019m focussing on my breathing rather than the thoughts or a mantra I\u2019m repeating. It\u2019s a constant battle to chase the unrated throughs. A battle I am mastering day by day. Andrea C. 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