﻿Day 4

Subject: Here's how to be more mindful, [firstname]

Hi [firstname],

The first thing a lot of people think when they hear the word “meditation” is: It must be something to do with religion – especially Buddhism. Other people think it must be “new age” and something hippies used to do in the 1960's.

However, these are misconceptions.  While meditation does form part of Buddhist rituals, it's not directly linked to that faith – or any faith when it comes to it.  Meditation is certainly not “new age”; in fact it's quite ancient.  It's also entering the mainstream as part of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy – otherwise known as CBT.  This is a psychological treatment (don't let that scare you though) used by the UK's National Health Service and other healthcare providers.

Probably the most common type of meditation is known as “mindfulness”. 

Basically, the goal with Mindfulness is to be “aware” and to be “present” of your own thoughts and to reflect on them. This form of meditation doesn't encourage you to try and empty your mind like some other forms of meditation; which is good, because that can be very difficult for beginners, and is often the reason why people give up on meditation. Instead, the objective with mindfulness is simply to let your thoughts “drift by like clouds in the sky”. 

This allows you to become more aware of what thoughts are going on in your subconscious mind – like we talked about yesterday. This really is the key to mind mastery.  Once you know what your subconscious mind is thinking, you can use your conscious mind to make changes. This is usually done in the form of a “mantra” - a phrase you repeat to yourself over and over until it lodges in your subconscious.  I'll explain more about that tomorrow; be sure to check your inbox then.

Warmly,

[Your Name] 

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