Episode 71| INTENTION| 3 Ways to Stop Avoiding Meditation

1) Name it to tame it. Instead of denying that you’re afraid, look fear in the face. Give it a name. For me: Fear of not being or doing enough.   2) Comfort yourself. Start by exhaling deeply, which is the key to calming the nervous system.   3) Take a baby step. Break the behavior you are avoiding doing into an action step so small that it no longer feels worth resisting. I’m going to go meditate for three minutes. I know I have three minutes, and that doesn’t feel so scary, after all.