Everyday Mindfulness

Hi Gareth. I can manage 30 minutes just fine and I've been doing that every day for around a month now. Obviously thoughts come and go and some days my mind is busier than others but I feel 30 minutes is a good length - Not too short or too long. As for enlisting a teacher, I prefer to do things on ...

Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated. Interesting articles Matt, however I find it kind of over-complicates the whole process (Just my opinion). I began meditating 2 years ago due to a stressful job and I thought it would help me keep calm is stressful situations (Management meetings, pres...

Just to add to the original post, I find that most of the time the thoughts that arise while meditating on the breath tend to be images of situations from the past. They don't really invoke any particular emotions per se...

Hi all, it's been a while since I contributed to this forum and I intend to do more going forward...
I have recently started a meditation practice again and was wondering if I should always focus on the breath and ignore everything else, or contemplate the thoughts that arise?

Thanks for replying Gareth, I've read quite a few of your posts on here and value your comments immensely! Yeah, I'm happy to continue just coming back to the breath for now. It makes it a bit simpler than analysing anything at the moment at this early stage. It's good to know that you think I'm doi...

Hi everyone! I have just registered after reading lots of posts on here which have given me loads of valuable info, so thanks. I have been dabbling in meditation for around 6 months now but its only been since 2015 I have decided to meditate every day. I started meditating because I work in quite a ...