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Learn to be flexible

Your ultimate goal in a meditation practice is to adopt one that you can keep, as regular practice deepens the benefits you'll reap from each session. In order to better achieve a routine you can commit to, you have to be flexible and dedicated. "As much as the benefits of a daily meditation practice are substantial, being realistic and flexible about one's practice allows for more sustainability over time," says Cobb. "While a consistent, sustained practice facilitates the most intrinsic benefits, many of the benefits of meditation can be extracted even from short and sporadic practices."

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