How I Got into Daily Meditation

When I started working my first real job, I got really overwhelmed really fast. I was responsible for a lot and while I wasn't having a hard time accomplishing my tasks, I was having a hard time finding time for myself to process my life.

Initially, I thought that my time at the gym was enough.

I was working out almost every day and that 40 minutes that I had to myself was helpful. No distractions. All about me.

But it wasn’t working.

I still felt really unsettled and like I wasn’t in control of my mind.

Some days I would leave work and my brain would be deafening.

It was like I had headphones in that were playing white noise and cymbals at the highest volume even when I sat in silence in my car.

On days like that, I couldn’t even listen to the radio. It was too loud. Excess noise overloaded my brain and made me feel like I was losing control.

The only thing that worked to rest my mind was silence.

This was when I got into meditating. I started off using an app where you can choose a guided meditation for the day. I would try to do it before work or when I was stretching at the gym.

And it worked. For a time.

But I wasn’t committed to it.

The mediations were too long and made me feel frazzled and stressed out if I didn’t have the time to do them. Obviously….meditations aren’t supposed to make you feel more stressed out…

So I quit those.

The deafening silence in my mind went away for a little while. But when I switched jobs and then started freelancing more, it came back.

I decided to recommit to meditation.

I wanted to start out slow. So I Googled “two minute meditations” and found the “Do nothing for 2 minute” meditation.

It was perfect.

After the gym, I would come home and climb the stairs to the loft, lay on the floor, and do the 2 minute mediation. It comes with a little video of ocean sounds that I put on each morning.

And it’s really helped.

My mind doesn’t do the deafening silence thing nearly as often and I found a way to actually reset and ease into the day.

Meditating for two minutes in basically silence has allowed me to do what you are supposed to do during meditation: think about nothing. And it’s been amazing.

I have become more productive. More focused. More alert. I start my days off strongly and end them calmly.

Once I figured out that two minutes of nothing was the perfect way for me to meditate, I was able to stick with it.

I’m up to five times a week now!

As a girl who could barely hold it together for one meditation a week a year ago, this is a huge step.

Meditating has made me a better and happier person. I can tell. Granted, I still have work to do, but progress is progress.

If you are looking for a way to maybe ease into meditation, I strongly suggest the Do Nothing Meditation. It’s easy to fit into your day and everyone needs two minutes of nothingness in their hectic life.

Give it a shot, it could make all the difference.