Life Hack for a 60-second Effortless Meditation for People Who Can’t Meditate

A life hack for a 60-second effortless meditation for engineers, scientists, and anyone who is certain they can’t meditate to save their life.

Ask your brain questions that will shift you into a relaxation response:

- How many sounds can I hear in the next 60 seconds?

- What are 3 of my favorite smells?

- Which parts of my body touch the chair or ground underneath me?

And then spend 45 seconds inside the responses.

Brains are like puppies, eager to serve us.

Sending them on the sensory expedition allows the body to tap into parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest, feed and breed), activating networks opposite to stress response.

Think 60 seconds is too short for an effective meditation? Try it, and see how it goes.