Common Roadblocks in Your Meditation Practice

We all know cultivating a regular meditation practice is important. It helps to decrease your stress levels and increase your sleep quality, energy, productivity, and clarity. But don’t let roadblocks keep you from a regular meditation practice! Read on to find how out how to overcome the common obstacles that keep people from their mindfulness goals.

How to overcome meditation roadblocks

In some cultures, a meditative practice may require a lot of your time. People regularly meditate for hours on end.

Yet, we also live in a time of instant gratification. Everything is available at the click of a button, and our lives are busily moving from one calendar appointment to the next.

So, how can you cultivate a meditation practice with such a busy life? You must make the time for it, even if it is just 10 minutes.

Roadblock 1: TIME

Consider practicing at a set time every day: like upon waking at the start of the day or right before bedtime. Carve out the time in your daily schedule and try to make it a habit that you don’t forget.

Making meditation a part of your regular daily rhythm will help you overcome the roadblock of spending too much or too little time on your new habit.

Roadblock 2: Focus

If you find that overcoming your lack of focus and being present during meditation is difficult, you are not alone.

It’s difficult to be present when you’ve got a lot going on in your brain. Thoughts come and go and before you know it, your session time is up and you haven’t meditated at all.

Consider doing a guided meditation if you need help bringing your mind back to the present moment. Alternatively, a meditation practice that requires no effort or focus by you may be very helpful in overcoming this common roadblock.

Roadblock 3: Environment

In order to be fully present, it’s important to keep distractions at bay during your meditation time. Try to find a time and space where you will not be needed, even if just for a few minutes.

Your body language and posture also play a part in this common roadblock. Sit comfortably or consider lying back against a pillow or couch cushion. Some people rest their hands on their knees. To keep distractions low, close your eyes.

Meditation is a skill, but it is one borne of practice and routine. Remove the obstacles and roadblocks to your practice, and you’re sure to be meditating regularly in no time.