Mindfulness

[jo****]

Hello, 

 

My name is Joey and I am currently in college. I've been participating in mindfulness meditation for about 2 months now and throughout the semester, it is still hard to try and be mindful or try to find a balance. Any advice?

 

Thank you.

[Ps****]

Hi Jocalzone!

 

Why do you say it's hard to be mindful? What specifically are you finding that is difficult?

[jo****]

It's hard because I have so much stress with classes and I have a lot of homework, plus at least a test a week. With all of this, it's hard to find that balance.

[Ps****]

How long have you started to learn mindfulness meditation. It is really to difficult at the beginning... So how are you learning mindfulness meditation? Do you have someone to teach you, are you following someone, a course, books, research...?

[zy****]

Am 13.10.2022 at 02:56, schrieb jocalzone:

I have so much stress with classes and I have a lot of homework, plus at least a test a week. With all of this, it's hard to find that balance.

When I went to the university, I set myself a time limit. So I studied until 6 pm for example and then I made myself something to eat, I took a break and maybe watched a movie/series in the evening.

 

Before exams I studied on weekends too. So for the weekends I followed a pattern of 2 hours learning, 1 hour break, 2 hours learning, ...
until 6 pm.

 

This was helpful for staying motivated, because I knew when the next break would be and in the evenings there was always time to relax.

Edited October 14, 2022 by suedseefrucht