Your current state of mind is a result of your accumulated lived experiences.

 Your life experiences shape your brain, which then molds your mind. Mostly this is an unconscious process known as implicit memory. Implicit memories are at the roots of our perception, our expectations, our emotional world, and they influence how we are in relationship with others.

Feeling stressed is awful.

Whether it’s the morning traffic, an argument, a deadline, or an unwanted medical diagnosis; the body-mind’s response to the stressor is always the same. Stress hormones flood the body, the heart beats faster, breathing becomes shallow and quick, muscles tense, and digestion shuts down as the nervous system goes into flight or fight mode to defend a life-threatening situation.

You value your health and wellbeing right?

You eat well, exercise regularly, go to a regular yoga class where you leave feeling calm and zen. You may even tell yourself “This feels good, I want more of this. I’m going to start meditating at home”.

Despite your desire for more calm and inner peace, meditation at home just doesn’t seem to happen.

As mindfulness meditation grows in popularity so do the misunderstandings. These commonly held fallacies can get in the way of experiencing the benefits of the practice. Check out whether you’re holding onto one of these 3 myths about mindfulness meditation.