Wellness with Anand

In the video below I ask what is your relationship with silence? I talk about some of the benefits of it and I invite you to cultivate more silence in your life. So how can you do this?

A good starting point is to see how long you can remain silent for, meaning how long can you sit with no thoughts, no activity, no doing? It may sound simple, but trying to be in a state of pure silence for even just a minute is an achievement. Often the mind starts interfering within seconds, not minutes.

When you start seeing how powerful the mind is, how many thoughts you have from moment to moment, that is a good thing to see because then you have a starting point. You can see the busyness of the mind.

I agree with Osho when he says start with what is easiest because there is less of a fight or resistance so if you are into running, use that to cultivate moments of silence as you run. In my case, I easily fall into silence when I cook, and in particular chop vegetables. You can try this with walking, eating, dancing, or any other activity that you can easily relax into and notice the moments of silence. Continue to build these golden moments of silence so it can grow in you.

Once you have developed a knack of going within, then you can start bringing it into the busier or more challenging parts of your life such as work or family.

The knack is consistency, being patient, and being kind to yourself as you grow into silence. Some of us get there in an instant, and for some of us like in my case, it is a gradual and steady cultivation of silence.

If you would like a meditation coach who can help you build up a practice of silence, you can book a session with me to help you get started on this inward journey and adventure.