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Greetings, my name is Kaisanga and I welcome you this Tuesday to Radio Headspace. Today I

want to discuss certain dynamics when it comes to establishing a meditation practice.

As I've mentioned before, I'm a certified MBA S.R. instructor. MBA S.R. stands for Mindfulness

Based Stress Reduction. It's an eight week course designed to teach mindfulness tools

for everyday living. I recently thought of a participant I had about three years ago

that stated they had been really diligent with the daily practice and did notice some changes

but was starting to feel like it was going to quote unquote stop working. I remember

stating that this was a common feeling. It's called the Plateau phase of learning where

this new and exciting thing you've been learning has bypassed the climatic phase and now things

are starting to feel a bit mundane. I encouraged him to congratulate himself on his consistency.

With any new practice, especially those pertaining to our health and well-being, we want to see

results right away, like now, immediately. And often times we want to see the results

without putting in the work or putting in the time. Take exercise and physical fitness.

If we want to lose weight, we want to lose it like tomorrow. But it took years to gain

it. Not saying it will take you years to lose the extra weight, but you have to give it

some time. And exercising and eating healthy only once a week won't make it happen either.

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