{"id":37718,"date":"2021-06-02T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-often-find-it-hard-to-stay-focused-when-im-meditating-it-seems-to-be-a-really-difficult-thing-to-turn-off-your-brain-and-just-focus-on-one-thing-do-you-also-experience-problems-like-this-if-so\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:58:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:58:01","slug":"i-often-find-it-hard-to-stay-focused-when-im-meditating-it-seems-to-be-a-really-difficult-thing-to-turn-off-your-brain-and-just-focus-on-one-thing-do-you-also-experience-problems-like-this-if-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/i-often-find-it-hard-to-stay-focused-when-im-meditating-it-seems-to-be-a-really-difficult-thing-to-turn-off-your-brain-and-just-focus-on-one-thing-do-you-also-experience-problems-like-this-if-so\/","title":{"rendered":"I often find it hard to stay focused when I&#8217;m meditating. It seems to be a really difficult thing to turn off your brain and just focus on one thing. Do you also experience problems like this? If so how do you deal with it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">In S Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I try to be kind to my mind. Meditation is amazing but if you force it. It could feel very demotivating. I try to accept that my mind wants to wander today. I try to gently guide my mind back to the meditation. I hope this helps. Goodluck on your journey\ud83d\ude0a<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-4160131808\"><div id=\"thefa-1248273372\"><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\">Hannah E.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Of course, it\u2019s a common thing to experience!<br \/>\nWhen it happens to me, i focus on my breath. I can also recommend searching following on Pinterest or YouTube \u201chow to meditate\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Cecilie A.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I do meditate in open air area . It seems easy to do meditate in open air area. During meditate we have to focus on centre of our mind and do long exhale and inhale of oxygen.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In S Y. 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