I’ve been meditating for over 10 years—if I were starting again, this is what I’d do differently

Woman wearing a striped top and jeans sitting on the bed with a hand on her chest and abdomen, eyes closed in a breathing meditation .

I’ve been meditating for over 10 years, and teaching it to others for almost half that time. Often, when I work with someone at the start of their meditation journey, I see the same misconceptions I had right at the beginning of my practice. It’s made me reflect and realise there are some things I’d do very differently if I were starting over again.

When I first tried to meditate, I quickly fell into the “I can’t do it” trap after struggling to sit in silence and stillness for even just a few minutes. What I’ve learned since is there’s no right or wrong way to do it. Often, when it doesn’t feel like it’s working, it’s because of the expectations we’ve set around it.