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Mindfulness for Women Who Cannot Sit Still
If sitting in silence makes you restless, you are not bad at mindfulness. You may just need a different door.
June 2, 20264 min read
Stillness is not the point
Attention is the point. Any repetitive activity can hold it, and for many women a moving practice feels safer than a still one.
Everyday doorways
- Washing up, warm water, weight of each dish
- Walking, counting four steps per inhale
- Feeding your baby, the sound of swallowing
- Showering, temperature and skin, nothing else
When your mind wanders
It will, dozens of times. Noticing that you wandered is the practice succeeding, not failing.
Plant this thought
Stillness is not the only door to peace. Sometimes it opens while you move.
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