I Meditated Everyday For 22 Months - Here's What Happened!

In the summer of 2020, I was working from my home.

The pandemic had caused lockdowns and everyone was stuck inside their houses.

I had an ample amount of time even after my workday.

And a lot of this free time was devoted to reading (a habit I had cultivated since my 1st year of college).

So one day I was reading Steve Jobs’ biography by Walter Issacson.

In one of the chapters, it was mentioned that Steve Jobs was very much into personal growth and for the majority of his life had practised meditation.

(The guy was doing it before it was “cool”, a true visionary, eh?)

Since I had a lot of free time, I thought of giving it a go.

I decided that I was going to meditate every morning.

From that morning onwards, I’ve been meditating regularly for 22 months now.

And it has completely transformed me.

From the way I now approach my days to the way I feel.

I’ve experienced changes in every aspect of my life.

⇾ My habits

⇾ My routines

⇾ My thought patterns

⇾ My emotional stability

⇾ My intuition

⇾ My perspective

⇾ My mental clarity

⇾ My ability to focus

⇾ My increased efficiency

⇾ My ability to work harder

⇾ My decision-making skills

These are the common benefits that everyone knows about.

But here are some extraordinary benefits that meditation has brought to me:

⇾ Looking better

⇾ Sparkling eyes

⇾ Feeling healthier

⇾ Stronger & clearer voice

⇾ More self-confidence

⇾ Higher energy levels

⇾ Better body language

⇾ More grace & poise

Since then, I’ve recommended this habit to all my family members & friends.

After a couple of months, seeing the changes, my mother also started meditating daily.

It has drastically improved her overall health & wellbeing.

If there’s one habit that can give you the most benefit for the time invested, it’s meditation.

When I decided to begin meditating regularly, I tried many different types of meditations.

Zen meditation, Vipassana, Transcendental meditation, guided meditation, yoga meditation, mindfulness meditation...you name it.

I explored everything.

Because I thought there was such a thing as the “perfect” meditation practice.

Or one meditation can give me better results than the other.

But soon I realized that it was the wrong approach.

You can make anything work enormously for yourself.

The only thing that really matters is how you do it.

How much intention you put into it.

The purpose of all kinds of meditations is the same -

To make a person meditative.

Decrease the level of activity of the mind and increase the level of consciousness.

So it doesn’t matter which type of meditation you practice.

(I didn’t go for guided meditation because I didn’t want to be dependent on a voice/music for the process.)

I wanted total silence.

But whatever you pick, just be intentional and consistent with it.

The meditation that I have been practising is the most basic meditation.

Now there are 3 levels to this process.

And currently, I meditate for 45-60 minutes daily.

But it’s important to slowly increase the time & build it into a sustainable habit.

For the first 2 weeks, you have to practice only level - 1.

Don’t get ahead of yourself.

Remember that what time of the day is best for practising meditation is a useless thing to worry about.

Just meditate whatever time works for you. Morning, afternoon, evening, etc.

What really matters is that you meditate every single day.

Only try to keep the time consistent every day.

LEVEL - 1

It’s a simple 3 step process:

Find a quiet & comfortable place

You don’t want to be disturbed by external factors, trust me, you’ll face enough resistance settling yourself down anyway.

So find a quiet place, preferably a room where you won’t be disturbed. Or the balcony/terrace.

Remember that the place should also be comfortable.

Not super comfortable so that you fall asleep.

Not uncomfortable so that you’re unable to settle.

A mat or a pillow would work fine.

Now the posture - correct posture is half the meditation.

➙ Sit cross-legged

➙ Keep your spine straight - head, neck & back in a straight line

➙ Keep your palms on your thighs - facing upwards

➙ Close your eyes

(If you’re not comfortable sitting cross-legged, you can also sit in a chair.)

➙ Take 10-12 deep breaths

(Do not cheat here.)

I prefer taking really slow inhalations and then really slow exhalations.

This brings the body in a calm & relaxed state really quickly.

When you do deep breathing, it’s possible that your body feels so relaxed that it becomes drowsy.

However, don’t let yourself fall asleep.

2. Now bring your full attention to the tip of your nose

Focus on the pattern of your breath.

Feel the sensations of the air coming in & going out of your nostrils.

Do not think about anything else right now.

Try to keep your attention on this process for as long as you can.

When your mind starts to drift..

3. Direct your attention to your forehead

(We play with our imagination here a little bit.)

Imagine a big white dot on your forehead - right in between your eyebrows.

Imagine this white dot getting bigger & bigger.

This white dot signifies high energy & focus.

As this dot gets bigger & bigger in size - so does your energy levels & the intensity of your focus.

If your attention starts to drift elsewhere, bring it back to it.

Keep your attention on this white dot for as long as you can.

We have to practice keeping our attention on this white dot for 5–7 mins before we move on to the next level.

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LEVEL - 2

When you’ve been able to keep your attention on the white dot of high energy & intense focus - we go a level up.

Remember: This level will come when you’ve sincerely practiced level - 1 for 2 weeks.

Now add an affirmation to the practice.

Shifting your attention from the white dot, pick 1 affirmation and repeat it mentally to yourself.

It could be anything positive - it’s better if you pick a solution for a problem you’re currently facing.

Example -

If you struggle with low self-esteem issues, picking an affirmation to overcome that will be amazing for you.

“I am worthy”

“I am doing my best”

“I believe in myself completely”

“My efforts will always be rewarded”

If you struggle with procrastination & lack of work ethic, pick an affirmation for that. Same goes for any other issues.

We want to make this meditative moment a time in the day to bring our focus to good things.

Pick one affirmation & repeat it mentally. Over & over again.

(You can pick a different affirmation every day or you can stick with 1 affirmation for all week. It’s up to you.)

Keep your full attention on the words you’re repeating.

Words are very powerful.

They can shift your mind to different possibilities if you allow them to.

They can energize you.

They can build you.

When you have your complete attention on the words you’re repeating, you’ll be able to feel it.

Because it’ll change your vibrations.

This is key to reprogramming your mind to focus on good & positive.

Do this for 2 more weeks before moving to level - 3.

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LEVEL - 3

At this level, we incorporate Visualization practice into our routine.

Meditation + Visualization is the most powerful technique to change yourself & your life.

➙ Pick 1 thing to visualize about.

It could be anything - your health, your wellbeing, your work, the wellbeing of your loved ones, character building, etc.

Fun fact: Your brain can’t tell the difference between a real experience & something you visualize. You can feel all the same energy & feeling with visualization as you’ll feel in a real experience.

➙ Visualize in great detail.

For example -

If you’re struggling with your health - imagine yourself in amazing health, high energy levels, doing a lot of things in your day, not getting tired, eating healthy, etc.

If you’re struggling with self confidence - imagine yourself being confident in different scenarios, in class/office, at a party, talking to other people, etc.

If a loved one is going through tough times - imagine them solving their problems, getting out of it, becoming better again, being happy & healthy again, etc.

So on & so forth.

➙ Visualize for just 10 minutes every day.

You can use visualization to yield results you want to see in reality.

At level - 3, you’ll be meditating for at least around 30 minutes per day.

You can keep increasing the time duration by 5 minutes each week.

Or you can stick to 30 minutes per day.

Your choice.

This is my entire meditation process that I do regularly.

Now I need you to keep 3 things in mind:

➙ Go step by step, don’t try to fasten the process, it won’t work.

➙ Never miss a day of meditation - 10 mins is not a lot of time to take out of your day.

➙ Practice for at least 60 days before deciding to give up or deciding that it’s not working.

Hope you find this useful. Let me know about your experience with this process.

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