How to Change Your Meditation Routine in the Autumn Season?

The autumn season is officially here and now you can change your meditation routine to remain calmer as the weather transitions. The changes in the weather can often make us feel too nervous, anxious, or have fears about what will happen next, especially if we are having a tough time adjusting to it. Therefore, meditating in the autumn season can help you slow down and feel your heart, your breathing, and your physical body sensations. Being present and feeling connected with nature can sometimes make you feel uneasy and can make you feel too busy to enjoy the sounds of nature. However, learning to meditate and to connect with nature during the autumn season can permit you to focus to feel more inner peace.

As the weather changes, you can adjust your meditation routine by finding time, by finding a comfortable space, and by finding time to connect with nature. You might want to use journal prompts to help you let go of your past, to let go of bad experiences, or to let go of pessimistic thoughts that do not permit you to sleep at night. The weather changes can affect your sleep, your allergies, your blood pressure, your appetite, and your emotional wellbeing. It can trigger more asthma with allergies because of dust, high pollen count, heatwaves, and the rainy weather can make allergies worse. Yet, you can adjust your time to meditate outside so that you can manage your allergies.

Another recommendation is to find a comfortable area outside to meditate. Make sure it is a safe area in your garden, your backyard, your porch, or in your living room and with your fireplace pilot light turned on. Meditating near a fireplace can help you practice mindfulness or meditate while watching your fireplace. Also, change your clothing so you can help your body to feel relaxed and to help your mind to focus on meditating. You might want to wear autumn colors or warm colors to help you get in the mood for the new season.

The autumn season makes you meditate differently than the summer season. The summer season is a busy, energetic, exciting, and fun time to get everything done before the autumn season. Even if you do not get everything checked off from your summer to-do lists, the summer season feels longer and makes you self-reflective of your plans. In the summer, your meditation might be about feeling more energetic, inner peace, and self-awareness for your self-discovery. Nonetheless, during the autumn season your focus might be about getting more rest, inner peace, more time for yourself, and planning the holidays with more serenity.

Meditating in the autumn season makes you let go of things that makes you feel less joy. Your energy in the autumn season might change due to the rush in getting everything done for the day. Since the autumn season has shorter days and longer nights, it makes it difficult to get enough sleep and self-care. However, meditating in the autumn season makes you find a balance and feel the autumn energy during every sunrise. There is no specific time to meditate, but meditating during the sunrise can make it easier to enjoy the silence. 

As well as meditating visually and observing nature’s sounds, the autumn season brings a unique perspective of change. Find time to feel comfortable and to go beyond your comfort level when expressing your feelings in your journal. Keep pushing forward to let go of your past and have an open mindset. Meditate outside and see the autumn sunset. Do observations and concentrate on what you see in nature.

Changing your meditation routine can help you focus, relax, and find the balance that you need before the seasonal holidays. Organize your meditation space, change meditation items to seasonal items, change your meditation music to autumn sounds, and change your mantras. Get in the mood for the autumn season and let go of any doubts. Strive to practice meditation daily or alternate your meditation days to mindfulness. Mindfulness in the autumn season can make you stop to slow down to hear your inner thoughts without distractions. 

Add seasonal vegetables, fruits, and spices to do mindful eating during the fall season. Change your meditation room to another room where you can hear the birds that arrive during the fall season. Changing your meditation routine can be simple, easy, and permits you to avoid boredom from being in the same room. Change your meditation app, change the books that you read, and use a timer. No matter how you meditate, make sure you are ready to practice it. 

If you only have time to meditate at night, make sure you have the energy to practice it. Your energy levels might vary during the day and at night; Therefore, make sure you are alert and ready to meditate at night. Use seasonal guided meditations, seasonal positive affirmations, or other ways to enjoy the stillness of the fall season. Consult with your primary doctor before meditating or practicing mindfulness for depression, anxieties, or fears. Here are resources for changing your meditation routine in the autumn season. 

  

How to Stay Healthy in Changing Weather Conditions-Mayo Clinic:

How to Stay Healthy in Changing Weather Conditions-Mayo Clinic

Autumn Meditation Script (Finding Solace in Letting Go)-Self-Discovery:

Autumn Meditation Script (Finding Solace in Letting Go)-Self-Discovery:

 

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