Why You Don’t Meditate

Kristen Vandivier
Nov 6 · 3 min read
My daughter Scarlett may not be super regular with her practice, but she always comes back to it.

By now, we’ve all heard about all the benefits of meditation and many of us have learned and have even gotten to experience those benefits, yet somehow very few people have solid, regular practices. Most of my students, even the really enthusiastic ones, will fall off the meditation wagon from time to time. I have to admit, before coming a teacher, I had stretches of weeks, even a couple months where I didn’t make it to the chair. What is it? Why…

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Kristen Vandivier

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Instructor of Vedic Meditation and Founder of The Vedic Method. Also, mother to Scarlett, Delphine and Adrian.

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