Are you trying to add meditation to your self care routine but don't love the idea of sitting in silence, doing nothing but enjoying the silence?
Well.. You aren’t alone.
While meditation is possibly the most amazing wellness practice around.. It may also seem like the absolute most impossible to master when you are just starting out.
Consistent practice does make pretty close to perfect.. But if you aren’t quite there yet, there are other things you can do to get the same general effect on your energy.
The concept behind meditation is to keep your mind in the present, stress free moment..
So doing something repetitive and/or nice and easy you can re-center your focus on again and again to block out passing thoughts and current circumstances can become meditative in nature.
It may help to repeat a focus statement related to your activity (for example: I am Soaking My Feet) so that when your mind wanders, you can catch it quickly.
Here are 15 Things You Can Do Instead of Meditating:
1 • Star Gaze
2 • Moon Bathe
3 • Cloud Watch
4 • Read
5 • Arts & Crafts
6 • Cook/Bake
7 • Do a Puzzle
8 • Clean
9 • Walk
10 • Yoga/Pilates
11 • Write/Journal
12 • Soak Your Feet
13 • Sing & Dance
14 • Drink a Cup of Tea/Coffee
15 • Take a Drive