{"id":11500,"date":"2022-09-22T21:21:24","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T19:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/?p=11500"},"modified":"2022-09-26T22:27:54","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T20:27:54","slug":"is-meditation-just-focusing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/is-meditation-just-focusing\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Meditation Just Focusing? &#8211; Focused Meditation Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11500\" class=\"elementor elementor-11500\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ca2f2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ca2f2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48f8a28\" data-id=\"48f8a28\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666860f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"666860f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meditation is an incredibly popular topic in recent years (or should I say decades?)<\/p><p>However, there might still be some confusion as to how it works and what it actually entails.<\/p><p>One question a lot of people seem to ask is: <strong>Is mediation just focusing?<\/strong><\/p><p>Well&#8230; If you want to know the answer, you&#8217;ve come to the right place!<\/p><p>Because in this article we&#8217;ll get to the bottom of it, let&#8217;s go!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Meditation Just Focusing?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0858bf9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0858bf9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-focusing-1024x666.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11502\" alt=\"Woman focusing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-focusing-1024x666.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-focusing-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-focusing-768x500.jpg 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-focusing-1536x999.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-focusing-scaled.jpg 1538w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90fbce9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90fbce9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are a lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.headspace.com\/meditation\/techniques\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different types of meditation<\/a>, so <strong>whether or not the meditation predominantly involves focusing<\/strong> depends on the one you choose.<\/p><p>Some popular types of meditation are:<\/p><ul><li>Zen meditation<\/li><li>Mantra meditation<\/li><li>Transcendental meditation<\/li><li>Yoga meditation<\/li><li>Vipassana meditation<\/li><li>Chakra meditation<\/li><li>Qigong meditation<\/li><li>Sound bath meditation<\/li><li>Focused attention<\/li><li>Body scan<\/li><li>Noting<\/li><li>Visualization<\/li><li>Loving-kindness<\/li><li>Skillful compassion<\/li><li>Resting awareness<\/li><li>Reflection<\/li><\/ul><p>While the goal of some of these meditation types might be to focus your attention on a certain object (such as your breath, heartbeat, or the stillnes) other types of meditation involve visualization, noting, reflecting, or simply resting.<\/p><p>So, meditation does not (always) involve focusing, it all depends on the type of meditation you are practising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d69e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20d69e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/is-meditation-a-bit-like-dreaming\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Is Meditation A Bit Like Dreaming?\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407c93a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"407c93a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Meditation Clearing Your Mind? <\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32f3dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32f3dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>As we discussed, the actual process of meditation depends entirely on the type of meditation that is chosen.<\/p><p>Focused attention meditation and Zen meditation are <strong>2 types of meditation that mainly involve clearing the mind<\/strong>.<\/p><p>With these meditation techniques, you draw your attention away from your mind by focusing on a different object (usually your breath).<\/p><p>By drawing attention away from your mind, it starts to settle down and become more clear.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-aaf2efe elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aaf2efe\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-335b098\" data-id=\"335b098\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbda188 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbda188\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is Focused Meditation?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f3edc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f3edc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11332\" alt=\"Woman meditating in room\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-meditating-in-room.webp 1125w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acd2d28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"acd2d28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Focused meditation is very straightforward<\/strong>.<\/p><p>Because it employs the object of our breath to concentrate attention (in order to anchor the mind and retain consciousness), it is very quite easy to do.<\/p><p>Whenever you feel your thoughts beginning to stray, you simply come back to the breath. This will enable you to stay in the present moment.<\/p><p>Similar to mindfulness meditation approaches, you usually concentrate on sensory inputs including noises, visual objects, tactile sensations, tastes, scents, and even your own breathing.<\/p><p>There are only a few simple steps to starting your practice, which will become more natural over time. Start with five-minute sessions and progress to longer ones as you get more used to the exercise.<\/p><ol><li>Choose a goal to concentrate on.<\/li><li>Put yourself in a relaxed position.<\/li><li>Unwind your body.<\/li><li>Focus on the object you&#8217;ve selected.<\/li><li>Quiet down your inner voice<\/li><li>Let go of any sense of worry<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc9f88d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc9f88d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3bfbc9f\" data-id=\"3bfbc9f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0de8c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0de8c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Meditation Can Help You Focus<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d368b14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d368b14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-meditating-in-field-1024x683.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11390\" alt=\"man meditating in field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-meditating-in-field-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-meditating-in-field-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-meditating-in-field-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/man-meditating-in-field.webp 1124w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee21362 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee21362\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/story\/2010\/11\/wandering-mind-not-a-happy-mind\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">research paper<\/a>\u00a0written by Steve Bradt from Harvard, concluded that our <strong>minds are lost in thought almost 47% of the time.<\/strong><\/p><p>These thoughts frequently come to people&#8217;s minds when they are either reflecting on the past or worried about the future.<\/p><p>While the latter might result in tension and worry, the former can create depression and despair. The feelings may become too strong if they are neglected.<\/p><p>Practising meditation can drastically decrease these senses of worry or regret.<\/p><p>According to Columbia University Medical Center researchers, relaxing during meditation can alter the brain&#8217;s structure and function, which can:<\/p><ul><li>Reduce tension, worry, and depressive symptoms<\/li><li>Boost awareness and mental attention during learning<\/li><li>Boost your memory and focus<\/li><li>Improve your immune system and your physical and mental toughness.<\/li><li>Enable better sleep<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee55d5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee55d5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/is-meditation-gifted-from-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Does Meditation Come From God (The Universe)<\/a>?\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec17c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec17c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meditation For Productivity And Focus<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c2a3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"03c2a3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-doing-a-ritual-whilst-meditating-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-11324\" alt=\"Woman doing a ritual whilst meditating\" srcset=\"https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-doing-a-ritual-whilst-meditating-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-doing-a-ritual-whilst-meditating-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-doing-a-ritual-whilst-meditating-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Woman-doing-a-ritual-whilst-meditating-scaled.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2669b01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2669b01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Although it wouldn&#8217;t be the first thing on people&#8217;s minds to increase productivity, <strong>meditating for productivity<\/strong> is actually a thing.<\/p><p>A productivity meditation can improve your work performance in a variety of ways.<\/p><p>According to studies, meditation is linked to structural changes in the brain&#8217;s processing centers for thought and emotion.<\/p><p>Increased cortical thickness, or more gray matter, is a change that has been linked to better working memory and capable executive decision-making.<\/p><p>You may stay on task for longer by practicing meditation, which helps clear your mind and improve your focus.<\/p><p>Meditation aids by lowering tension, which may cloud the mind and prevent us from operating at our best even on those hard days.<\/p><p>So, meditation not only improves our ability to focus, but also reduces the amount of mental work 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https:\/\/confidenceheadquarters.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/the-shadow-course-by-caroline-myss-and-andrew-harvey-banner-1-768x394.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><em>A powerful online meditation and spiritual training course that has the power to transform your view of yourself and of the world.<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-65f2ea8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"65f2ea8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a4e192\" 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relate to visualizing, relaxing, or reflecting.<\/p><p>In the end, you shouldn&#8217;t worry too much about which meditation involves what, simply choose the one that you feel is best and yields the best results!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meditation is an incredibly popular topic in recent years (or should I say decades?) 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