{"id":7634,"date":"2019-02-27T00:28:36","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T00:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-do-you-usually-meditate\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:57:13","slug":"how-long-do-you-usually-meditate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-do-you-usually-meditate\/","title":{"rendered":"How long do you usually meditate?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Adosindo Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I meditate with the Daily Calm app.  Their meditations are about ten minutes.   I also say morning prayers beforehand, so that&#39;s another 5-10 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-520228440\"><div id=\"thefa-619700778\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Start making your days count<\/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>Try now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Martin T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually choose my meditation focus daily based on what I need that day. Most days I meditate between 7 and 15 minutes in the morning and 10 to 30 minutes in the evening! Good luck! \ud83d\udc9c<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marion P.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually try to meditate 10 minutes, I use the daily meditatio  in the calm-app. If I am too tired I meditate for 5 minutes<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Emeline T.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">22 minutes in the morning first thing<br \/>\nDuring the day, when moving between topics&#x2F;focus areas i try to take brief 3 minute meditations to rebalance and refocus myself<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Abbas O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">5-10 minutes, it depends on how much time I have. I think that 5 minutes is the minimum to feel that meditation works, at least for me \ud83d\ude42<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tracy B.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">15 minutes average but sometimes 20minutes, and a little more often 10minutes. If I forget to meditate during the day and it&#39;s late and I&#39;m tired or just not feeling very good, I still meditate at least for 3minutes. It is better than nothing! <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nora G.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually meditate anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour depending on how my day went and if I have more things to do afterwards. I prefer to meditate before bed to help relax me and let my mind recount the day so that when I lie down to sleep I don&#39;t find myself wide awake forever, but some people find meditation is the best way to start off their day.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Jacqueline Y.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually meditate for 1 to 5 minutes, as I usually have a very busy schedule. Plus, I\u2019m not the type of person to take lots of time out of their day for themselves.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alexis S.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually hold mediation for only 10-15 minutes, acouple times a day.<br \/>\nAnything longer, and I loose my \u201cunfocus\u201d or I fall asleep.<br \/>\nPractice makes Better!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sophia S.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">5 &#8211; 15 minutes. Sometimes I&#39;m just not feeling it. Some is better than nothing. Don&#39;t worry about it. Do 2 minutes if you&#39;re not in the mood.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Tyler C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I really want to meditate daily, consistently at the same time but my time management is so poor that it\u2019s always a challenge to make it work.<br \/>\nAnd whenever I do I usually sleep in the middle which\u2019s not giving me any good results.<br \/>\nStruggling to make it as a cautiously done regular activity.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Sheila F.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It depends. Often two lots of 10 minutes in the morning with 10 minutes of yoga in the middle. Sometimes 20 minutes later in the day. There is a Buddhist centre close by and there we will do 30-40 minutes at a time <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Marli G.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I usually do guided meditations, depending on my mood &#x2F; what I am feeling or need at that particular time and how much time I have on hand. This varies from 5-30 minutes.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Charlie Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">15 minutes but when I started back up a few months ago I started with 10.  I&#39;m aiming to get to 20 minutes in the next couple of weeks.  When I was meditating consistently a year ago I really appreciated the benefits of a 20 minute session. The calm and clarity was deeper and lasted for a longer time throughout my day.  I even found myself approaching unexpected situations in a calmer manner.  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Hanno X.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Usually between 10 and 15 minutes however I will do short breathing exercises for like a minute during a break during the day to relax and focus.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Estev O B.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I typically meditate for 10min. When I tried 20min meditation, I found it is very difficult to curve out that much time and build a habit of meditation.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Reinald U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I have learned that I work better with a short 5 minute reflection in the morning and a longer, about 12 minute meditation, in the evenings. During the weekends, it helps to set aside about 35 minutes for deep meditation and relaxation.<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Hana C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Normally 15 minutes, but 3-4 times per day. If you&#39;re beginner I recommend you to start with 3-5 minutes and be constant with that. Later you can to do more time If you want <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Nanna Z.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I generally meditate between 5 and 10 minutes each day. I am focusing on building a daily practice first as I have only recently started and then my intention is to increase the length of time spent in meditation. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Amanda J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">My main goal is to practice meditation every day, rather than trying to meditate for a long time in one sitting. 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