The 5 Life-changing Benefits of Keeping a Meditation Journal

You're reading The 5 Life-changing Benefits of Keeping a Meditation Journal, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you're enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles. I have notebooks and journals for everything: Work, habits, goals, exercise, personal projects, language learning, New Year's resolutions... I have them all sitting here on my desk, just waiting to be used. And so when I came across the practice of keeping a meditation journal, I thought the last thing I needed in my life was yet another one to add to the dusty pile. The problem was, despite everyone spouting about the incredible, transformative benefits of meditation, my daily year-long practice was getting me nowhere. Worse, for the past few months, it felt like it was taking me backwards. Half a year into keeping a meditation journal, and I can't believe I ever did without it. Each time I sit, I take five minutes before to record the details of my practice — date, duration, type, place — and ten minutes after to write about the observations and experiences I had. Bringing writing into my meditation has allowed me to get to know myself better than ever. Instead of wasting time, going around in circles and beating myself up when things aren't going as well as expected, instead, I quickly notice when I'm stuck in old patterns and manage to bring my expectations in check before even getting started. Overall, this means my practice is much deep...
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