We're All Terrible Meditators: The Art of Doing Nothing on Purpose
Stillness in the Storms
- Published
- September 20, 2026
- Duration
- 17:11
- Summary source
- description
- Last updated
- Oct 11, 2026
Discusses health, mental, religion, society, culture.
Summary
Are you bad at meditating? So is everyone. The mind wanders because that is its job. Meditation is not quieting it, it is noticing you have gone and coming back.Support me with a coffee and join my Weekly Calm every Sunday: stevenwebb.ukWhen I started, I thought meditation was sit down, be quiet, no thoughts, pure bliss. It lasted about 30 seconds. Then a…
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Are you bad at meditating? So is everyone. The mind wanders because that is its job. Meditation is not quieting it, it is noticing you have gone and coming back.Support me with a coffee and join my Weekly Calm every Sunday: stevenwebb.ukWhen I started, I thought meditation was sit down, be quiet, no thoughts, pure bliss. It lasted about 30 seconds. Then a teacher gave me the only instruction that ever worked: just sit and do nothing. His version had four letters. Your body knows how to breathe a
Themes
- health
- mental
- religion
- society
- culture