{"id":34393,"date":"2021-01-13T10:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-cant-stand-to-sit-still-in-order-to-meditate-my-mind-wanders-after-1-minute-is-there-something-i-can-do-to-have-better-luck-with-meditating\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:50:12","slug":"i-cant-stand-to-sit-still-in-order-to-meditate-my-mind-wanders-after-1-minute-is-there-something-i-can-do-to-have-better-luck-with-meditating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-cant-stand-to-sit-still-in-order-to-meditate-my-mind-wanders-after-1-minute-is-there-something-i-can-do-to-have-better-luck-with-meditating\/","title":{"rendered":"I can\u2019t stand to sit still in order to meditate. My mind wanders after 1 minute. Is there something I can do to have better luck with meditating?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sara F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Be okay with your mind wandering. Acknowledge it, accept it, and go back to meditating. Focus on your breath. Don\u2019t get mad at your mind for doing what it was made to do. Take it minute by minute and increase a little each day. It will get easier!<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1999388303\"><div id=\"thefa-499976370\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Stop procrastinating. It's time to take charge of your life.<\/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\">Anika P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Yes, you have to simply understand that meditation is this thing. Bringing your wandering mind back to the present moment by attaching yourself to a sound, your breath or w&#x2F;e you want. It&#39;s a continuous mind workout. Your mind is like a muscle and meditation the exercise that strengthen it. You don&#39;t stop running after 1min just because you felt tired.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sara F. Be okay with your mind wandering. Acknowledge it, accept it, and go back to meditating. Focus on your breath. 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