Choosing the Right Meditation for You

Not every meditation fits every moment of life.
Many people start meditating with a technique that doesn’t match what they need — and then wonder why it feels difficult or ineffective.

For example:

If your mind is racing, full of thoughts, and unable to focus, visualizing goals or manifesting ideas will feel overwhelming.
In that case, grounding practices like Body Scans or Focused Awareness Meditations help you empty your cup first.

If you’ve experienced trauma, anxiety, or nervous system dysregulation, certain meditations may feel triggering rather than calming.
Here, gentler grounding and compassionate approaches are essential.

But when your mind is clear, and you want to expand, create, and connect  that’s when Open Awareness or Loving-kindness Meditations become your allies.

All Meditations are good but not all are made equal. The magic happens when you choose the right one for where you are right now.

Cultivating the Qualities of Open Awareness

When practicing Open Awareness Meditation, we nurture Three Core Qualities of Mindfulness:

Curiosity – allowing everything that arises to be noticed with interest.

Non-Judgment – resisting the urge to label or categorize what we see.

Acceptance – being with whatever is present, without resistance or clinging.

When we sit with these attitudes, our awareness becomes like a wide, open sky, spacious enough to hold thoughts, emotions, sensations, and memories as they come and go, like clouds passing through.

And in that vastness, creativity naturally blooms.

A Simple Practice: The Zoom-Out Meditation

If you’d like to try it now, sit comfortably and close your eyes.
Bring your attention to your breath slow, deep, and steady. Feel your body supported by the ground beneath you.

Then imagine your awareness expanding like widening the lens of a camera or opening up a vast panoramic view.

Let your thoughts, sensations, and feelings all appear on this wide mental canvas.
Observe them gently, with curiosity and acceptance, without needing to change or chase any of them.

Notice how your mind softens.
Notice how space returns.
And in that space, creativity, clarity, and new ideas can naturally arise.

From Narrowed to Open: Living Mindfully

When we learn to match the right meditation to our moment to zoom in when we need grounding and zoom out when we need perspective Mindfulness becomes a way of life, not just a practice.

Open Awareness and Loving-Kindness Meditations invite us to live with wider eyes and a softer heart to see more of what’s possible, both within and around us.

So next time you feel stuck, tense, or creatively blocked, pause and ask yourself:

Do I need to ground, or do I need to expand?

Your answer will guide you toward the meditation your mind and heart need most.

Ready to Deepen Your Meditation Practice?

If you want to go beyond guided sessions and truly understand how to choose, adapt, and practice meditation with confidence. I invite you to join my course, Meditate Like a Pro.

In this course, I’ll teach you the science and art behind different Meditation techniques, how to align your practice with your current emotional and mental state, and how to make Meditation an effortless part of your daily life.

Whether you’re new to Mindfulness or ready to elevate your practice, Meditate Like a Pro will help you build a strong foundation, develop mental clarity, and access the deep sense of calm and creativity that comes from meditating with skill and awareness.

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