When it comes to investing in yourself, and especially your health, it’s important you don’t neglect either side of the coin: the physical and the mental. When it comes to your emotional and mental health, mindfulness meditation has a whole host of benefits, such as decreasing symptoms of depression and anxiety, reducing stress levels, helping you better regulate your emotions, and more. But what can you do to ensure that you’re getting what you should, out of it?

Create the right kind of space

Very few people are able to start meditating effectively no matter where they are. Instead, you want to make sure that you have an environment that’s conducive to getting yourself into the appropriate state, which can require a space that’s free of distraction. You can also create a meditation space for yourself, making sure you have a comfortable area to sit, and that you’re surrounded by relaxing and non-distracting decor elements that help you get into a meditative state more easily.

Supplements can help you, too

A lot of people find that it’s easier to meditate when they’re already taking the time to relax, slow down their thoughts, and get into the right headspace for it. While this can sometimes be done simply by affording yourself enough time to really get into it, you can also make use of helpful tools, whether it’s essential oils like lavender or more direct supplements like CBD oil. A lot of people have attested to the power of CBD as an aid in helping to quell anxiety and to relax, which may make it easier to get into meditation.

You don’t have to go it alone

If you feel a little awkward sitting in the quiet alone or you’re not entirely sure what you’re doing, then you don’t have to do meditation without any help. There are plenty of guided meditation-videos, podcasts, and even apps that you can find on the internet that can help teach you the ropes. Whether you eventually learn to meditate without their assistance or you keep with you years into the future doesn’t really make a difference. What matters is that you’re able to reach that meditative state.

Don’t go in with the wrong idea

Some people anticipate that meditation is all about closing your mind off, reaching a state where you feel or think nothing. However, that’s not the aim at all. Rather than turning off your brain, meditation is all about honing the focus of your mind down to one thing: the moment at hand. Don’t make the common mistake of believing that meditation is the only key to improving your mental health, either, it should go alongside the practice of habits such as journaling, exercise, and improving your sleep quality. What’s more, meditation is not something you practice only when you feel you need it, you should be doing it consistently.

With the tips above, you can start to see the kind of benefits that you’ve been hoping for from meditation. Be consistent, be disciplined, and be organized about it and you will feel its impacts much more greatly.

Until our next rendezvous…

XOXO

Trudy