How to begin meditating

Here are a few options you can explore for easing into your own meditation practice:

• Apps: I found the app experience to be the easiest, fastest, and most cost-efficient way to learn and apply meditation quickly. I related to the 10% Happier approach, but Insight Timer and the UCLA Mindful app are two others that have great content that is backed by solid science and reputable teachers in the meditation world. There are many, many others, many of which you can try for free.
• Books: If books are more your speed, try Jack Kornfield’s Meditation for Beginners or Tara Brach’s Radical Compassion. Thich Haht Nahn’s The Miracle of Mindfulness is a wonderful guide by one of the great masters of Zen Buddhism. The Trauma of Everyday Life by psychiatrist Mark Epstein explores Buddhism and meditation as a source of stability, even while the world is in chaos—globally, personally, or otherwise.
• Classes and retreats: Once the Covid-19 quarantine has died down, you might want to hook up with your fellow meditators in person, or practice with a particular teacher.

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