Attracted by all the fuss around mindfulness, a couple of weeks ago I decided to try meditating. I installed Headspace and tried the basic 10-day program.
I discovered at least three things:
- Meditation is a practice. It requires becoming a habit to have any effect. I tried apps like Calm and Headspace in the past, but I had never tried a daily extended practice. Now that it has become a habit, I crave for it, and I enjoy doing it.
- I thought it was BS, but it’s not. I find myself more focused, more aware, more interested in exploring deeper meditation and its effects.
- As many other practices, it becomes cooler over time. The first few days it’s kinda boring, then it gets better and better.
Interesting! I tried Simple Habits and I’ve been using it for the last month. I’m pretty happy with it but also curious about the ones you’re testing. I just downloaded Headspace, I’ll give it a try 🙂
I’m on day 110 of my headspace journey. Yes, it is a practice. I just extended my sessions to last 15 minutes instead of ten minutes. I’ve tried to practice meditation since I was in my late teens. I’ve never been able to maintain a daily practice, however, until I downloaded this app. Can’t say enough good things about it.