Building Resilience With Meditation
Over time, you will notice that your mind and body moves between different mental and physical states.
There are many mental and physical states—calmness, focus, exhaustion, confusion, stress, relaxation, worry, pleasure, tiredness, anxiety, and more. We can't predict which states we will encounter, but we can expect changes, and that some will be challenging.
This can make it difficult to practice. Sometimes, the mind just doesn't want to get on our side. It might be impossible to relax, become calm, focus or clear your mind. This is normal.
Developing a Meditation Repertoire
To navigate this continuously changing landscape of the mind and body, you need to develop a set of practices that you can go through until you find one that improves your state of mind. To do this, over time, you need to build a repertoire of helpful meditations.
There are many different methods of mental training meditation, such as the breath, mantra, relaxation, focused attention, open awareness, mandala, trataka, sound meditation, Pranayama, and more.
The Resilience Toolbox
Variety is important. Don't fall into the trap of relying on meditation A to solve problem B. One day, your fantastic meditation A will just not give you what it did in the past. You must invest the time to build a resilience toolbox of mental training meditation practices that will enable you to work with whatever state of mind you find yourself in.
I wish there was another way. I really do.
The Frictionless Way
Building and maintaining a meditation practice can be integrated smoothly into your daily routine. This is what I call the Frictionless Way, which is at the heart of my training. It makes meditation inclusive and accessible to everyone, helping you manage your mind, regain focus, and become familiar and comfortable with your ever-changing mental landscape.
Learn more about The Frictionless Way here.
RobertMitchell
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