As we settle into the new year, there seems no better time, and no better circumstances, to consider ways of inviting more peace into our lives.
For all of its well-documented benefits, meditation doesn’t always feel accessible to most of us. At the core of this lies a common misconception that there’s a “right way” and a “wrong way” to do it. In order to do it right it has to look and feel a certain way (enter the image of a buddhist master sitting motionless for hours atop a mountain, achieving measurable states of nirvana) — contrasted against our own experience which often looks something more like restlessness, boredom, confusion, agitation and annoyance. It’s no wonder we feel like it’s not working….
