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Take 5 for meditation

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve failed at meditation, you’re not alone.

Confession: Whenever I find myself sitting in a meditation circle I feel like a bit of an imposter, though in recent times I’ve been able to shake the notion that to successfully enjoy the benefits of meditation you need to sit straight-backed in a lotus position for 20 minutes twice daily while banishing all thoughts.

Aside from being uncomfortable sitting cross-legged on a cushion for extended periods of time, I admit to feeling like I’d failed for allowing thoughts to enter my head despite dutifully repeating

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