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Hello, dear friends. Welcome to Radio Headspace.
It's Eve here with you. So I shared that I've been recovering from COVID
And when I felt well enough again to start my meditation practice, I struggled to focus and connect with my breath because I was still very congested.
Trying to focus on the breath when you can't breathe that easily is not a calming experience. so it doesn't make sense to try and force it.
And the same applies to anything else that might arise in our practice.
So for today's episode, I want to focus on providing you with ways to adapt or modify your practice.
If you ever feel you need to, I was really reminded of the importance of this as I've been doing some training on trauma sensitive mindfulness over the past few months we all have different lived experiences And if we have any unprocessed trauma or grief or difficulty,
It can be so helpful to know how to work with that if it arises in a meditation practice.
My inspiration to share this with you today comes from the incredible work that trauma educator David Treleaven and his team are doing in this area.
And of course, If you feel like you're struggling consistently, I would encourage you to speak with a healthcare professional or a therapist.
When I first started meditating, my anxiety was overwhelming.
And I got a lot of benefits from working with a therapist at the same time as I started my meditation practice.
Meditation as a practice is there to help strengthen your attention, to help calm the nervous system, and provide a space in which you can heal and restore.
So we want to make sure that you have the right tools at your disposal for that to happen.
And the following tools are called anchor points. meaning a point or an object to focus our attention on in our meditation practice.
By focusing the attention like this, it helps to cultivate the qualities of mindfulness. paying attention on purpose with a soft and open mind.
The breath. is probably the most widely used anchor point.
And this makes sense given that we breathe all day, every day.
But the breath may not always work for you.
When I struggled to breathe out of my nose, it made me feel tense and a little disconnected from my body. which wasn't a great experience.
So if this ever happens to you, you can choose different anchors, both internally in the and externally in your environment.
Focusing the attention on the sensation of the hands on the lap or the feet on the floor can be just as supportive. you might decide to rest the attention on the top of the head. or where the body is making contact with the surface beneath you.
Sounds can also be a great anchor point.
And it's less about focusing on one sound or trying to hear a specific sound and instead allowing sounds to wash over you.
So sound becomes the predominant focus. And connecting with sight is also a great way to focus the attention.
I often focus on a little rock that I keep on my desk, and I call it my meditation rock.
And some folks share with me that they like to focus on a plant or a tree outside.
So hopefully you're starting to see that this is down to your choice.
And I would encourage you to try out these different anchor points.
And finally, and this is the most important piece, you can always stop the practice if you need to.
Take a break and resume when you feel ready.
I promise you, you are not failing or doing something wrong if you do that.
Thank you so much for joining me today. If you do have any questions please reach out via email at askyv at headspace.com or connect with me on Instagram at Meditate With Eve.
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