These 6 Myths About Meditation Just Aren’t True
Here’s the facts
As a meditation instructor, I talk to a lot of people about meditation and mindfulness. When they find out that I’ve been practicing for years, a lot of reactions and misconceptions come up. It’s the same incorrect ideas time after time.
Everyone is pretty receptive to the idea that some lucky souls can meditate, but they have beliefs that stop them from thinking they could be that lucky. In reality, anyone who is able to read this article could learn meditation. I know that the world would be a better place with more mindfulness and self awareness. That’s why I want to make it as accessible as I can, and that starts with the right information.
Here are six of these false ideas that hold people back.
Myth # 1: Meditators are thought stoppers
The most common misconception is that meditation is about totally clearing your mind and having no thoughts. This sounds hard and impossible, and fortunately isn’t true.
Mindfulness meditation isn’t about stopping your thoughts, it’s about being aware of them. If you’re a living human being, stopping your thoughts means you are unconscious, and that is not the goal of meditation. In fact, the harder you try to stop thinking, the more frantic the…
