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As we begin a new year, I want to share my favorite micro habit for health and happiness: meditation. Studies have shown that even eight minutes of daily meditation can improve your sleep, increase compassion and improve your ability to concentrate while also decreasing stress, anxiety and depression. Here are four steps to a simple but successful daily meditation practice:
- Decide on a Meditation Practice: I have hundreds you can choose from on my podcast, Mindful in Minutes. Pick a topic that resonates with you.
- Find a Comfortable Meditation Position: You can meditate sitting in a chair, lying down or on a yoga mat.
- First 10/Last 10: Meditating when you wake or before bed is perfect because syncing your meditation practice with your sleep schedule makes it easier to build a habit.
- Two Weeks: In my 10 years of teaching meditation, I’ve found that the first two weeks are when people are most likely to give up. Commit to meditating daily for just 14 days, and by the end, you’ll feel such a positive difference that you’ll be motivated to keep going.
Incorporating meditation into your life can have a big impact and might just be the thing that makes 2025 an amazing year.
Contributed by Kelly Smith, host of the podcast Mindful in Minutes.
