Author and public speaker Tim Ferriss interviewed over 200 high performers and business leaders, and found that 80 percent of them meditate.

I liked how he described meditation is like taking a warm bath for your brain. Ahh, that sounds so good. Most of us love a nice relaxing bath. Why not take one for the brain?

I believe some of the reasons people do not meditate are:

Let me dispel some of these beliefs.

Meditation can be done pretty much anywhere, at any time, for any length of time and in many different ways. It is about finding a way that works for you personally.

My daily ritual is to meditate when I get into bed. Every night I decide how I want to meditate and for how long. Sometimes it could just be for a minute, other times an hour. Other times I listen to a guided meditation, occasionally I just sit in silence or soak up some soothing music.

One of my favorite ways to meditate is to visualize how I would like to see something play out in my life. My favorite experience of this is when I was preparing for my hike up Mt. Whitney. Every night I would visualize the hike. When I actually did the hike and made it to the top, it was if I had done the hike many times before.

The power of visualization is that the brain takes it in as if it is truly happening. Then the brain is working while you are asleep or doing other activities to make your visualization happen. This is why 80 percent of leaders meditate. They know it works.

So what is it that meditation does and why is it that people swear by it?

Here is a list of 50 different benefits that studies have shown on the benefits of meditation.

With this list, why would we not meditate? To help you get started or assist you in your meditation practice, here are some wonderful Android and iOS apps for you to explore: Insight Timer, Buddhify, Calm, Headspace, Mindbody Connect, Mindfulness App.

And speaking of technology, lets see what happens when we combine meditation with technology.

In your minds browser, clear your cache Now delete your historyNow navigate to a blank web page (Joyoftech.com).

Contact Dr. Shelly Zavala at DrZavala.com or [emailprotected]

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