Invite a Little Mindfulness into Your Meditation

Labeling thoughts that arise during a meditation can be a helpful practice.

For example, if you notice yourself thinking about what you will be doing later that day, you can label the thought “planning” and then let it go. Some common labels include:

• Planning

• Remembering

• Judging

• Avoiding

• Grasping

• Worrying

• Craving

You may find that the mind has certain behaviors that it engages in consistently or repetitively.

You may label the mind’s activity as “planning,” let the thought go, and find that the mind immediately returns to planning. When this happens, acknowledge the mind’s activity, label it as “planning,” and let it go again. 

If you notice that you begin to have negative thoughts about yourself because of the mind’s repetitive behavior, simply note that thought as “judging” and let it go as well.

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