The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)

Miracle Morning Meditation
Here is a simple, step-by-step individual meditation that you can use
during your Miracle Morning, even if you’ve never meditated before.
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Before beginning your meditation, it’s important to prepare your mindset
and set your expectations. This is a time for you to quiet your mind and let

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go of the compulsive need to constantly be thinking about something—
either reliving the past, stressing or worrying about the future—but never
living fully in the present. This is the time to let go of your stresses, take a
break from worrying about your problems, and be fully present in this
moment. It is a time to access the essence of who you truly are—to go
deeper than what you have, what you do, or the labels you’ve accepted as
“who you are”—which most people have never even attempted to do.
Accessing this essence of who you truly are is often referred to as “just
being.” Not thinking, not doing, just being. If this sounds foreign to you,
or too “new-agey” that’s okay. I used to feel the same way. It’s probably
just because you’ve never tried it before. But thankfully, you’re about to.
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Find a quiet, comfortable place to sit. You can sit up straight on the couch,
on a chair, on the floor, or sit on a pillow, for added comfort.
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Sit upright, cross-legged. You can close your eyes, or you can look down at
the ground, approximately two feet in front of you.
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Begin by focusing on your breath, taking slow, deep breaths. In through the
nose, out through the mouth, and be sure to breathe into your belly, rather
than your chest. The most effective breathing should cause your belly to
expand, and not your chest.
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Now, start pacing your breath; in slowly on a count of 3 seconds (one, one-
thousand, two, one-thousand, three, one-thousand)… hold it in for 3
seconds (one, one-thousand, two, one-thousand, three, one-thousand)…
and then breathe out slowly on a count of 3 seconds (one, one-thousand,
two, one-thousand, three, one-thousand). Feel your thoughts and emotions
settling down as you focus on your breath. Be aware that as you attempt to
quiet your mind, thoughts will still come in to pay a visit. Simply
acknowledge them, then let them go, always returning your focus to your
breath.