Mind & Body
Meditation
Sit, watch your thoughts arrive and leave, and chase none of them
Ten minutes is a start: sit still, park your attention somewhere, and bring it back when it wanders. The common misreading is that the mind is supposed to go empty, when wandering is not the failure and noticing it is the actual exercise. The difficulty is boredom and sitting still rather than anything technical, and free guided audio will carry you a long way.
First stepWith a free guided recording, sit for ten minutes a day and bring your attention back to the breath each time it wanders, seven days in a row.
Barriers
Cost to start
Free
Going deep → $50–300
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Sitting
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
Under 30 min
Where
At home
Why people take it up