How To Incorporate Meditation Into Your Daily Life

Welcome back -- northwest if you think meditation is all about sitting cross legged on the ground and chanting. Then your mission about big time here to tells how to reduce stress and increase energy without taking into time. We welcome author and meditation expert facilitator Lisa Hartman an incendiary. -- let's let's start what is meditation. Yeah I like to throw that concept of meditation out the window because if we think of meditation in that -- nobody in that a lot of -- -- -- Meditation I tried I can't focus yeah what meditation has really a way of living. And this is simple definition of meditation is meditation is about going beyond the thinking mind because of Brockton thinking about the future of the past. And really being present in the moment so perfect example on I know you've done this as -- Bend, Oregon coast and just really been taken in by the sunset. You're just odd by the being not thinking about what you did five minutes ago you doing tomorrow and you felt about liveliness that peace within. That's meditations are looking at a sunset is now. Meditation is the ability to let go of everything around you and focus on one thing pleasant and just being present in the moment yeah taken in the moment whatever that -- may be out. When that moment is it's not about denying what's going on. With meditation you learned that regardless of what's going on outside. That -- the place back happy place we've talked about area there's a happy place within they can go to and it meditation. Helps you find that happy place how long have you been meditating I haven't even meditating about a year and a half times Simon -- meditate there. -- and there isn't about us because I've struggled with meditation my whole life because I thought you know it's about getting rid of spots it's about sitting with your eyes closed in this uncomfortable posture there. And that I didn't want to meditate. But the that I realized meditation as a way of living actors are great meditation there's a lot of laughter going -- at all today in the next day really and that's a very meditate. Since we believe we talked about the benefits of distress increasing energy how to meditation helped. Yeah our -- meditation again helps you. More become the observer of five C a not so reactive to the drummer around you so baton increases stress. And when all men eighteen to -- there's this joy in this a lot of us within that this really helps. Have you experienced that lesson everything back so. When parents and good times meditate you. He mentioned the sunset because attacks but how do you junior every day life yeah. Well that's -- -- I have three tips that kind of help people incorporate meditation into their daily life. Because they did an international survey and I discovered that the biggest obstacle people phase and developing a regular meditation practice this time. Not enough time to managing your diet. So -- the simplest things that we can do right now today. As what I cop taking don't wait. Meditate flags -- inviting people to convert their waiting time. And meditating time so when you're waiting on hold on the phone you know for are you waiting for computer program to down -- Stick those few moments to -- your breath. It's as simple as that those moments throughout the day that your rules. You can just go within -- your breath you can do that we use the cars to contract yeah. Some people think you know they laugh at -- like meditate while driving that you can meditate while you're driving. Obviously not the traditional type rate closer rather pictures on letting go -- it. Take them -- it India is the definition isn't taken and I don't exaggerate everything else around you. You can do that exactly. Another tip I have and this is gonna -- kind of Friday is. Make your -- -- your cat your meditation. Because most of us are pet -- and -- dobbs and our cat -- very meditation for example when you're out walking the dogs how dogs are just so in -- moment they're looking at all the scenery and taking it then. The end that space a look at the -- noticed the media around you. Noticed your -- does he -- the concrete so blocking adoption -- meditation peddle your cat really feeling the firm. -- meditations. How how long do you think he's a good time to meditate you know -- -- regular meditation practice and about fifteen to twenty minutes a day. But most importantly I think it's those moments throughout the day that we take even if it's just a few seconds to go within before your coming out on stage. Or when you're listening to people just really noticing your breath that's the simplest thing we can do throughout the day. These -- more benefit to taking that 1520 minutes and. You know rubbing your fingers and perfect I don't -- that then then he'll walk with the dog if you really concrete I I. honestly don't think -- I mean for role of the greatest benefit that I received is doing meditation through out the day. Having your life become a meditation so another thing you can do is a daily activity I tell people to -- one daily activity. Something you do every day and it might be human daily brushing your teeth are showering. And corporate meditation over that time so when you're brushing it see it takes his moment taken a moment when you're showering just feels a lot her. You your -- also mentioned trying managing your golf thing yeah you can -- -- is facing into the -- where we're up we're gonna. That's not my. Religion Obama and I've -- good about. What I. And I get the ideally -- Because that's one of the great things about a hobby like -- yeah shed everything else you focus on what you're doing so. Thank you -- can -- it even stronger and gardening a lot of his -- gardeners gardening is a wonderful meditation because you're so in the moment and I you know you're just so enjoying that moment. You know these are great -- through India I I think very helpful I think we can do this game. It but but but Obama wants it -- not perhaps we will triumph over the we will -- more information. About Lisa and meditation we have I don't know website AK AT and dot com Lisa thanks so much -- he changed his comments this.