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Meditation seems to scare many away, crazy connotations of monks in a cave, others find it extremely boring in the beginning.
So here is a crazy way my mind describes it.
Meditation for me, is just focusing on the four parts of the breath intently, as my listening skill becomes super sensitive to the tiniest sound, inside or exterior.
We are using at least two senses, ever present without thought needed.
Now let’s make it simpler to start. We will only use five breaths, easier to focus on small time frames as we get better.
It is easier to follow the the inhales and exhales inside our nostrils. The inhales are cooler than the warm exhales, the body is in motion, the chest expands or contracts.
The pauses are everyone’s weaknesses. They are like suspended animation, nothing is in motion. With practice these pauses can be the vehicle to the other side.
So here goes. Get an timer app, make the pauses 5 seconds. As long as we focus intently, the time frame can vary, maybe 10 second pauses feel more natural to you.
During the inhales and exhales, prepare for the upcoming five seconds, the key, the pauses. Anticipate the pauses like your finding buried treasure, this silence is golden for us.
So meditation has come down to us being able to focus for two five second periods on the pauses, during a full breath cycle. Inhale, pause, exhale, pause.
Five breaths, then take a break, assess and adapt and try again.
If you can can focus for five breaths like this, you are meditating. You will improve with daily practice.
In due time you can meditate for longer periods or use the focus you have built to unplug anxiety and panic during the day.
It’s not that complex, but your Ego will want to deter you from getting better, he/she never wants to give up any control.
Be aware of your inner critic, he /she is a pain in the ass.
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