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Meditation, For a Better You
Focused Meditation: Introduction and benefits. (3 min)
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Known as focused attention meditation or FA meditation. When practicing, the practitioner clears their mind to concentrate fully on a specific object. This object can be the breath, bodily sensations, a smell, a sound, or a physical item. As distractions arise, the practitioner acknowledges these thoughts without judgement and then gently returns their focus to the chosen object. When practicing focused attention meditation, the practitioner will clear their mind to focus all their attention on an object. This object could be your breath, sensations in your body, a smell, a sound, or a physical object. As distractions enter their mind, the practitioner allows their thoughts to pass through before returning focus back to the object