# Summary
"Meditation should focus on bodily stillness because trying to control the racing mind can be counterintuitive."
# Abstract
Rather than attempting to overpower or silence a cluttered mind, genuine meditation requires focusing on steadying the body to assist the mind in finding an automatic tranquility—as pointed out by Reginald Ray, doctor and spiritual director. Steadiness in the corporeal realm signal the brain to become effortlessly silent, contradicting the common but incorrect teaching of actively striving to control one's thoughts during meditation.
# Opinions
- Yoga therapy and meditation instructors advocate for a form of meditation that emphasizes the importance of the body over the mind.
- The mind is portrayed as an uncontrollable entity that naturally seeks to dominate attention and response.
- There's a belief that tranquility of the mind can be achieved indirectly through stillness of the body, rather than direct attempts at thought control.
How do I meditate when I can’t turn off my mind? This is a common question I hear as a yoga therapist and meditation teacher.
The answer is incredibly simple yet almost no one teaches meditation this way: You don’t focus on your mind. You focus on your body.
The mind is an unruly child and wants what it wants. It wants to be in control and keep you responding to its every impulse. When you still the body you force the mind to become still.
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