The mind will roam even without tension, stress and anxiety, and more. And in fact, research reveals it wanders 50% of our waking moments. Mind-wandering is common. And, contrary to popular belief, mindfulness doesn’t trigger all thought to cease. Mindfulness can help you practice supporting and directing your mind, which can be found useful especially in minutes when we may feel stressed, distracted, or overwhelmed.
This focused-attention practice can assist you to discover to direct your full, concentrated attention to a single thing of focus, in this case, the experience of breathing. And when (not if) your mind wanders, you merely bring your attention back to the breath. A Simple Breath Meditation, Sit in a way that is alert yet relaxed.
Put the attention towards your, your feet on the ground, your legs and torso as they reach your seat or the ground.
Also, observe your posture: See if you may sit in a way that’s upright but not stiff, relaxing into your body and breathing generally. Start to discover your breath. Without altering your breathing, direct your attention to the experience of breathing, the experiences of the in-breath, and the feelings of the out-breath. Seeing
the air coming in and out of your body, strongly but carefully direct your complete, undistracted attention to this experience of breathing, whatever that indicates to you.
Notice when your mind wanders. Simply bear in mind and after that gently bring your attention back to your breathing.
Come back to the experience of in-breaths and out-breaths, the full cycle of breath. This is the procedure of focusing attention on the breath.
Even with a very short practice, you can get a sense of how this workout works for cultivating a calm and focused frame of mind.
The key is that you need to control your thoughts or at least try.
Courses
There are many courses that you can take in order to improve your mind space!
You could take meditation courses, but being completely honest with a simple guide and a lot of discipline and determination you can control your mind
wandering around.
Videos
There are many videos on youtube in case that you cant take a course. Youtube videos in 5 to 10 minutes can show you the basic position, exercises, and mantras that can help you control those wandering thoughts.
Therapy
Worst-case scenarios if courses or videos do not do. My main recommendation is to look for professional help. I’m not a Doctor and for that reason, I recommend you to visit one if you feel you can handle your wandering thoughts. Mental health is not a game nor people should be ashamed if they feel they need to look for help.
Namaste
