Creating strong meditation habits

Creating new habits isn’t easy and the process of creating strong meditation habits is no different.

Taking the time to establish this habit of daily meditation has so many benefits that carry into all aspects of your life. This daily habit has drastically changed mine for the better!

You’ll feel calmer and more collected. You’ll be able to concentrate better, show more patience, and live in the moment. Meditation is even good for your health and can help reduce stress.

In short, making meditation a habit is a very good idea.

Here are a few tips to help with creating strong meditation habits:

Make It Part Of Your Routine

It’s much easier to create a new habit when you make it part of your daily routine. This is why meditating first thing in the morning works so well.

Your daily meditation becomes part of what you do to get ready in the morning. Try meditating after you get out of the shower or even before you get out of bed in the morning.

Set your alarm to go off 10 minutes earlier and start your day with a short meditation session. Since it is part of an already established routine, it will quickly become a habit.

Stick To The Same Time And Set An Alert

If including your daily meditation practice into an existing routine isn’t an option, make a new one. It’s helpful to stick to roughly the same time each day when establishing a new habit.

In the beginning, you may find it difficult to get into the swing of things so set an alert on your phone to remind you to meditate.

Another helpful tip is to commit to this new meditation habit for 30 days. Check them off on a calendar and do what you can not to miss a day. At the end of the 30 days, you will have started creating strong meditation habits and sticking to it going forward will be much easier.

There’s An App For That

Last but not least, consider using a meditation app. I’ve mentioned the insight timer before, it’s definitely my favorite meditation tool.

There are any number of meditation apps to try. You can find them in the app store for your favorite mobile device and most of them are even free.

The basic version of most of these apps may be just what you need to start establishing the meditation habit. The apps keep things interesting with new guided meditations for each day and let you track your progress. It will also remind you to meditate with an alert on your phone.

Give it a try and see if using an app helps you with creating strong meditation habits!

I’ll be back next week with a list of some my favorite meditation on the insight timer app. But don’t wait! I highly encourage you to start creating strong meditation habits now!