A Step-by-Step Guide to Choosing Your Best Time to Meditate
Introduction
Meditation is something that can be really beneficial for your life. It has been shown to reduce stress, improve sleep quality and help relieve anxiety. But there's more than one way to meditate, and each person will have their own preferences when it comes to when they do it. So how do you choose which time of day is best for you? Read on for some tips on choosing the perfect time of day for meditation.
Meditation at night is good for winding down, but not for everyone.
- Meditation at night is good for winding down, but not for everyone. For some people, this may be the time they choose to meditate because they find it easier to fall asleep or stay asleep while meditating in the evening. However, others might find that it's hard to concentrate when you're tired—and that can cause a lot of frustration and feelings of failure if you happen to miss your meditation window.
- There are also other practical considerations: If you're trying to get up early for work and have an active schedule during the day (or even if your work hours aren't very long), then attempting a morning meditation may be more manageable.
Morning meditation works well for energizing your day, but it can be hard to fit in when you're already busy.
You might find that mornings are the best time to meditate. You've got a lot of energy, which can help you stay focused and calm. Morning meditation is also good for helping you sleep better, stay positive, and energize your day.
However, if your morning is already packed with activities like getting ready for work or picking up your kids from school, then it may be hard to fit in more than one session per day without cutting into something else important (like sleep). In fact, according to one study in the journal Sleep Medicine Reviews published in 2016: "Morning types reported feeling more drowsy during the day compared with evening types." This means that morning people who try meditating before going out into their busy days could end up feeling more tired than usual throughout the day because their brains aren't fully engaged yet!
If you have a lunch hour or early afternoon break, why not use that time to meditate?
- Meditate during your lunch break.
- Meditate during your morning commute.
- Meditate during your afternoon commute.
- Meditate during your evening commute.
- Meditate while walking home from work/school or running errands in the evening, which is also a great time to listen to podcasts!
Meditating in the afternoon is a great way to get rid of stress from the day and make sure you stay productive.
Meditating in the afternoon is a great way to get rid of stress from the day and make sure you stay productive. According to researchers at University of Washington, meditation can help reduce anxiety, improve focus and attention span, increase self-esteem and reduce stress. In addition to these benefits, meditating in the afternoon will help you sleep better at night which will lead to higher energy levels during your waking hours.
Meditation also has been shown to improve creativity when done at specific times of day; however it’s important that you don’t do it too late into the evening because this could affect your sleep quality!
Schedule meditation at the time of day where you think it will have the most benefit for you.
In order to make meditation a part of your daily routine, it's important to get in the right headspace. You'll have an easier time if you meditate at the same time every day.
But how do you decide what that time should be? If your schedule changes from day to day, this can be confusing and hard for some people. If all goes according to plan with your work and sleep schedules, however, it's much easier: just pick one day and stick with it.
If determining when to meditate isn't as straightforward as we'd like it to be (or even if it is), try experimenting with different times until you find one that works best for whatever else is going on in your life at that moment.
Conclusion
There's no right or wrong time to meditate, but you should find what works best for you and stick with it. The important thing is that you get into the habit of meditating regularly at all!