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I Meditated Every Day for a Month to Get My Anxious Mind to STFU

Could 30 days of meditating be the secret to obliterating stress?

by Mary Squillace | COMMENT

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Holding Myself Accountable Much like starting a new gym habit, accountability is key when it comes to sticking with a meditation practice. "Set up a buddy system, or do it with someone or have some form of encouragement," Goldberg recommends.

I told my husband what I was up to in part because I didn't want him to fear my body had been possessed by some paranormal entity if he found me stoically perched on the couch, eyes closed, in front of a darkened television. And of course, by telling him about my goal, I implicitly gave him permission to nag me if I started to fall behind on my practice.

However, I found using an app like Breethe even more helpful. It keeps track of how many days you meditate in a row, which stoked my competitive side. I wanted to extend my streak as long as possible. Another app feature is an alarm that you can set to remind you to meditate each day (if you're not using this app, you could always just set an alarm on your phone, which seems like it would do the trick).

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