Welcome to meditationSHIFT!
Since 2003, we've published more than 100 articles on mindfulness, meditation, and related topics.
We also wrote (and continually update) a free guide to mindfulness and meditation - it's been shared on the Internet over 750,000 times.
You can find it all on this site - everything is free, and you don't have to register to read any of it.
Our two other sites are
Feel free to explore our writing and our course, and contact us if you have any questions.
We also wrote (and continually update) a free guide to mindfulness and meditation - it's been shared on the Internet over 750,000 times.
You can find it all on this site - everything is free, and you don't have to register to read any of it.
Our two other sites are
- Awareness-based therapy - this is home to our online, self-paced course and our private (free) mailing list (join here).
- "Sell like the Buddha" - the alternate name for our online, self-paced course (you don't have to be a salesperson to benefit from it!)
Feel free to explore our writing and our course, and contact us if you have any questions.
Why mindfulness and meditation?
We go through life distracted. Whether you realize it or not, it's our normal state.
All of us are immersed in a never-ending stream of thoughts and emotions. They hijack our attention, and cause the struggles we deal with every day:
> Stress
> Anxiety
> Self-doubt
> A lack of focus
> Fear
> Regret
> Depression
> Endless worry
> Sleep issues
> And on and on...
What we fail to understand is the root cause of these struggles is our mind and its non-stop activity.
As a result, we try to cope in different ways:
At best, these deliver temporary relief. But, our struggles always return because no matter what we do, we can't escape our minds.
There's no healthy way to suppress thoughts and emotions. Burying them under motivational platitudes doesn't work. And, it's impossible to force yourself to "think positive" on a consistent basis.
What you can do, however, is learn to understand your mind's compulsive nature. You can stop indulging the stories playing in your head. And, you can distance yourself from an inner narrative that comments on and judges everything.
Mindfulness and meditation - properly taught and applied - help you do exactly that.
Or, you can accept the status quo: going through your day on autopilot, held hostage by the next thought, emotion, or urge that pops into your head.
This mental noise weighs you down with worry, fear, self-doubt, and regret. It leads to struggles with stress, anxiety, and depression.
Accepting the status quo means you continue to suffer, whether in relationships, at work or school, in your health and well-being, or with the experience of everyday life.
But, it doesn't have to be this way.
All of us are immersed in a never-ending stream of thoughts and emotions. They hijack our attention, and cause the struggles we deal with every day:
> Stress
> Anxiety
> Self-doubt
> A lack of focus
> Fear
> Regret
> Depression
> Endless worry
> Sleep issues
> And on and on...
What we fail to understand is the root cause of these struggles is our mind and its non-stop activity.
As a result, we try to cope in different ways:
- We acquire material things;
- We change jobs;
- We go to traditional therapy;
- We take prescription medication;
- We end one relationship and start another;
- We eat too much, drink too much, or use drugs;
- We take vacations;
- We consume self-help/self-improvement resources;
- We bury ourselves in work, games, or other activities.
At best, these deliver temporary relief. But, our struggles always return because no matter what we do, we can't escape our minds.
There's no healthy way to suppress thoughts and emotions. Burying them under motivational platitudes doesn't work. And, it's impossible to force yourself to "think positive" on a consistent basis.
What you can do, however, is learn to understand your mind's compulsive nature. You can stop indulging the stories playing in your head. And, you can distance yourself from an inner narrative that comments on and judges everything.
Mindfulness and meditation - properly taught and applied - help you do exactly that.
Or, you can accept the status quo: going through your day on autopilot, held hostage by the next thought, emotion, or urge that pops into your head.
This mental noise weighs you down with worry, fear, self-doubt, and regret. It leads to struggles with stress, anxiety, and depression.
Accepting the status quo means you continue to suffer, whether in relationships, at work or school, in your health and well-being, or with the experience of everyday life.
But, it doesn't have to be this way.
