| Waiting rooms across the country are turning into "meditating" rooms as part of the "Don't Wait--Meditate" campaign of the "Meditation Challenge."
Turning Waiting Rooms Into Meditating Rooms
Waiting rooms across the country are turning into meditating rooms as part of the Don't Wait--Meditate campaign of the Meditation Challenge. "The goal of the Meditation Challenge is to help 100,000 people develop the habit of meditation," says author/speaker/meditation facilitator Lisa Hepner. "Most people are aware of the benefits of meditation and yet most do not have a regular meditation practice. I have found that the biggest obstacle people face in developing a regular meditation practice is time. They say they don't have enough time to meditate."
Yet did you know that the average American spends 42-60 minutes a day waiting? Think about it: We wait for doctor's appointments or meetings. We wait on hold on the telephone and for computer programs to download. We wait in line at grocery stores and banks and we wait in traffic.
The Don't Wait--Meditate pledge invites people to convert waiting time into meditating time. And what better place to start with than places where people wait a lot--waiting rooms. Hepner is approaching holistic health centers all across the United States to get them to participate in the Meditation Challenge by converting their waiting rooms into meditating rooms. Clinics in Oregon, Hepner's home state, were the first to participate and now centers across the United States are following suit.
Participating health practitioners and clinics receive flyers that look like magazines to put in their waiting rooms. These flyers include tips on how to meditate while waiting. Then when people sign the "official" pledge, they receive free podcasts explaining various meditation techniques they can use while waiting.
As part of the Meditation Challenge people can also participate in 21 day live meditation instruction (or commit to a 21 day program on their own) to develop the habit of meditation in only 15 minutes a day from the comfort of their own home! The goal is to support 100,000 people in developing the habit of meditation and it can be as simple as converting waiting time into meditating time! For more information visit http://www.meditationchallenge.com.
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