{"id":63045,"date":"2025-04-22T11:26:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-yall-stay-focused-when-you-guys-meditate-i-find-every-little-distraction-brings-me-out-of-it-and-focusing-on-my-breathing-does-not-seem-to-help\/"},"modified":"2025-04-22T11:26:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T11:26:57","slug":"how-do-yall-stay-focused-when-you-guys-meditate-i-find-every-little-distraction-brings-me-out-of-it-and-focusing-on-my-breathing-does-not-seem-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-do-yall-stay-focused-when-you-guys-meditate-i-find-every-little-distraction-brings-me-out-of-it-and-focusing-on-my-breathing-does-not-seem-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"How do y\u2019all stay focused when you guys meditate, I find every little distraction brings me out of it and focusing on my breathing does not seem to help"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ashlyn N.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Returning to your breath (or to a focal point if your eyes are open) is the point of meditation. You are returning to yourself! Once I realized this, I stopped chastising myself for the distractions and returned my focus with gratitude, which made my sessions last longer and be more beneficial. This world is crazy and you are taking action to make it less crazy for you. That\u2019s special and important. Keep up the great work!<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-2768971737\"><div id=\"thefa-4013916923\"><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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ashlyn N. Returning to your breath (or to a focal point if your eyes are open) is the point of meditation. You are returning to yourself! Once I realized this, I stopped chastising myself for the distractions and returned my focus with gratitude, which made my sessions last longer and be more beneficial. 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