Mustachian by nature!
Meditation is low-cost exploration at it's finest (unless you pay for supporting resources like books and retreats and support teachers--which I do recommend at a certain point!)
Thought I would start this thread as there seems to be some interest in exploring a meditation challenge. I've signed up for Sharon Salzberg's daily meditations through February--thought this thread could be a place to stay accountable, share resources and thoughts/questions if they bubble up.
After a decade of reading about mindfulness and meditation (and listening to Tara Brach's on-line talks), a few years back I took a 5-min/30 day challenge by a local yoga instructor. It was amazing how the low commitment level really helped me jump on board and how quickly I felt the benefits (I previously *liked* the idea of meditation just didn't like the discipline in actually doing it, which is where the real gold is)
One of my goals this year is to be meditating daily (minimum 20min) and so far I've been at about 75%.
Please feel free to join in and explore your inner workings a bit. It's fun, it's boring, it's occasionally enlightening. Such is life :)
I'll link some resources that have been helpful to me and add to it as I remember more --please feel free to share yours and I can add them to this resources area
Siteshttps://www.sharonsalzberg.comhttps://www.tarabrach.comhttps://palousemindfulness.com (free 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course)
BooksFull Catastrophe Living : Jon Kabat-Zin
Radical Acceptance : Tara Brach
Why Buddhism is True (The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment): Robert Wright
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: Dan Harris
Real Happiness: Sharon Salzberg
Anything by Thich Nat Hanh
Anything by Pema Chodran
The Mind Illuminated: Culadasa
Atomic Habits: James Clear
Apps, etcInsight Timer (free app) I use for timing/some guided meditations