It’s important to remember, and to celebrate, that we all have different brains and will all have unique responses to mindfulness practices. Some of us have brains that are wired with higher interoceptive abilities (easily feeling direct sensations in the body), and some are wired to easily see visual imagery in our mind’s eye. Some of us may have visceral reactions to certain sense-awareness practices, possibly being overloaded by auditory stimulation, or physical sensations such as the tactile feeling of clothing on our skin, or the feeling of our breath in our chest. The big take-away for all of us is that if you are not getting somewhere in a certain meditation practice, you’re not doing it “wrong”—it may be just how you’re wired.
If you are not getting somewhere in a certain meditation practice, you’re not doing it “wrong”—it may be just how you’re wired.
In order to be inclusive in mindfulness practices we need to know we can explore different anchor points that will be more aligned with our personal neurology. The general spirit of mindfulness is one of acceptance, which includes being…
