by Ainsley Lawrence,
Contributing Author, Conscious Reminder
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There’s little doubt that the world has become more hectic as of late.
While the rise of the digital landscape provides a lot of positives, we’re also surrounded by a lot of negativity, influenced by elements like relentless social media doom scrolling. World events can also be incredibly stressful and overwhelming.
Therefore, it’s more important than ever to take steps to cultivate inner peace. By adopting regular habits related to mindfulness and meditation, you can create a space for yourself to decompress, heal, and grow.
Consider Your Surroundings
Inner peace can be a powerful tool to help you navigate this increasingly hectic world. However, it’s important to remember that mindfulness isn’t just internal. Your surroundings also play a role in how effectively you can cultivate inner peace and maintain meaningful meditation sessions. Therefore, it’s important to understand how you can best optimize this.
One area of consideration is how home décor choices can impact mental wellness. The colors and lighting you choose in certain rooms can influence stress and sleep, which has knock-on effects on experiences of anxiety and depression. Furniture that bolsters good organization and cleanliness can both support self-esteem and improve your focus.
Therefore, it’s important to make mindful choices about color and light throughout your home. Selecting softer options may be more conducive to calming your thoughts and evoking positive feelings. Be intentional about how you design your space, as reducing crowding and clutter can also mitigate sensations related to claustrophobia and pressure. It may take time and intentional adjustments to get this right, but you can start making choices that align with your individual needs and spiritually-enriching routines.
Identify and Adjust to Your Challenges
Achieving a sense of inner peace is possible but not always easy. This certainly shouldn’t put you off trying, though. Indeed, it is having knowledge of the challenges you face in adopting mindfulness habits that can empower you to make effective choices. Take the time to regularly assess the hurdles you experience so that you can more accurately adjust your activities to navigate these.
This may involve challenges with pursuing a habit of mindfulness and meditation. It’s certainly not unusual for people to struggle with their daily practice. Some of the common difficulties here include a low perceived benefit of the practice, difficulty maintaining focus, and the belief that progress isn’t happening quickly enough.
It’s important to sit with these ideas and examine both the accuracy of them and what tools can help you overcome them. For instance, focus issues may benefit from recognizing that there will always be distractions, but acknowledging the thoughts that distract you before persevering with your practice can help you cope better with disruption both in your meditation and your daily life.
You should also be open to adapting to new challenges that your mindfulness practice can help you address. For instance, you may start with building routines that are geared toward general inner peace and holistic wellness. However, you could find you later face new challenges related to stress at work. Your knowledge of your difficulties here can help you adapt your routine with actions that help manage them, such as labyrinth walking meditations that support stress reduction and self-knowledge.
Take Restorative Action
The hectic nature of the contemporary world can be draining. There can be a range of mental health-related contributors to low energy levels, from prolonged feelings of burnout to relationship stress. Unfortunately, these can sap your motivation and make it difficult for you to truly thrive. Alongside steps like setting limits on technology and identifying stressors, there are restorative mindfulness actions you can take to boost your energy.
These can include:
Combining Mindfulness With Exercise
Exercise and meditation have been connected for a long time. The physical nature of exercise can give you an energy boost while incorporating meditative behavior into your sessions can lift your mood. There are certain exercise traditions that are closely associated with mindfulness, such as yoga and Tai Chi.
However, simply taking a moment for a walk among nature while attending to your feelings and thoughts can be impactful, too. If you do decide to adventure outdoors as part of your mindfulness routine, make sure to take the appropriate steps to maintain your physical wellness. Hydrating, choosing appropriate clothing, and carrying a first aid kit are crucial so you can enjoy the outdoors while staying safe during any activity.
Adopting Pre-Sleep Routines
Good quality sleep is a vital component of restoring your energy levels and your spiritual growth. It can be wise to adopt a pre-sleep routine that combines elements of mindfulness. About an hour before bed, put down your devices and switch to softer lighting. Spend a little time in bed or a comfortable seat decompressing from the day. Sit with your thoughts and check in with yourself. Perhaps play some relaxing music in the background. This both helps you wind down toward good quality sleep and encourages positive time with your mind.
Conclusion
Cultivating inner peace can be challenging, but it’s necessary in a hectic world. Take the time to consider how the features of your home space can more effectively support your mindfulness practice. Maintaining an awareness of your challenges — both in your life and in your approach to meditation — can help you make impactful adjustments. Given how the modern world can sap energy, it’s worth adopting mindfulness actions that are designed to be restorative.
Remember that mindfulness tends to be most effective as a component of holistic wellness. Actively make adjustments in various areas of your life alongside your meditative routines, including your diet and your working life, among others. The more positivity you can bring to your existence, the greater the impact is likely to be on your journey.
About the Author: Ainsley Lawrence is a freelance writer with an interest in balanced living through education and technology. She loves travelling to beautiful places and is frequently lost in a good book.
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