Meditation, from the ground up
Meditation basics
MeditationEpisode 197 minMarch 8, 2026

Meditation basics

Meditation is not emptying the mind. It is noticing where the mind went and coming back, over and over. The coming back is the rep.

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About this episode

Have you ever noticed how your mind is almost always thinking about something, for instance, worrying about something tomorrow, or jumping between random thoughts? In this episode, let's delve into Meditation Basics, where we'll be exploring what meditation actually is, why people practice it, and how you can start in a simple way!

Key takeaways

  1. 1

    A wandering mind is not a failed meditation; it is the material.

  2. 2

    Two minutes daily beats twenty minutes once.

  3. 3

    Posture matters less than consistency.

Try this tonight

Sit for two minutes. Count breaths to ten, start over when you lose count. Losing count is the practice working.

Journal prompt

“Where does my mind go when I give it nothing to do?”

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