Can’t seem to meditate? 7 joyful activities for you to try instead
By Ingrid Fetell Lee for TED’s “How to be a better human” series
“I’d become so used to people extolling the virtues of meditation that I had assumed it was universally beneficial. It never occurred to me that a therapist might not recommend it, or even advise against it. When I asked why, she explained that for some people with histories of unprocessed trauma and physical dissociation, meditation can do exactly what I’d experienced — increase anxiety, prompt flashbacks or trigger other physical symptoms.”
Valuable alternatives
1. Visualization
2. Coloring
3. Drumming
4. Cloud Gazing
5. Morning Pages
6. Walking
7. Watching Bob Ross Painting Videos
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