Retreat question: How do I deal with distractions in meditation?

In this weeks episode, Ava answers a question that was asked on retreat: ‘What is your advice in dealing with pain and other distractions during meditation? ‘ Physical and mental distractions, these obstacles are the reason we don’t meditate. In this episode, Ava provides options for those seeking to overcome these obstacles.   chapter markers  00:10 Introduction  01:00 Curiosity in meditation 03:23 The biggest obstacle to meditation  04:12 Physical distraction  05:04 Mental distraction 07:33 What to do when feeling distracted Free ways I can support you:   Newsletter: A monthly update for me on new offers and the energy of the month. https://functionalspirituality.ck.page/subscribe   Community meditation Join the Functional Spirituality Group and enjoy a free resource for meditators and yogis to connect to and enjoy a like-minded community. functionalspirituality   Free workshop: Healing complex trauma  A free workshop on how to optimise your spiritual practice and your daily life by understanding complex trauma. Healing-complex-trauma-workshop   Social Media where you can hear from me in daily life, what Im up to, reading, working on, who I am playing with etc. ~ Follow my personal account @avairani_ ~ Follow Functional Spirituality  @functionalspirituality ~  Follow our Yoga Studio  @spandaschool   Our mission is to increase the accessibility of functional healing and spirituality.