Mindfulness Meditation (For Everyday Life)

at another time even for that same person.
Perceptions of "long" and "short" are at best relative.
The single mother of small children is unlikely to have
forty-five minutes at a stretch for anything. Does that
mean she can't meditate?
If your life is in perpetual crisis, or you find yourself
immersed in social and economic chaos, you may
have trouble finding the psychic energy to meditate
for extended periods, even if you have the time.
Something always seems to come up to get in the
way, especially if you are thinking you have to have a
forty-five-minute clearing in your day even to get
started. Practicing in cramped quarters around the
lives of other family members can make for
uncomfortable feelings which may become obstacles
to daily practice.
Medical students can hardly be expected routinely to
carve out extended periods for non-doing, nor can
many other people in high-stress jobs and demanding
situations. Nor can folks who are just curious about
meditation but have no strong reason to push the
limits of convenience and of their own sense of time
pressure or comfort.
For those seeking balance in their lives, a certain
flexibility of approach is not only helpful, it is
essential. It is important to know that meditation has