Meditation With Toddlers?

[Kazman]

Hi! I was wondering if there are any parents here who have kids and are still trying to meditate.

My son is 4 months old and I need to help my partner with him in the mornings, I just can't meditate for 30 mins. Sometimes that might work, but usually I'll get interrupted.

Share your best tricks for being a spiritual family folks! How do you solve this?

[Kazman]

I'm bumping this to see if there really are no parents here

[Sarah Marie]

Hi @Kazman

I am here and I have an 18 month old and meditation is something I do every single day. I have to squeeze it on where I can. Usually while I am breastfeeding I do my grounding work. I also go to the gym everyday and at the end I will add 15 minutes of meditation. The first 10 minutes of his nap I use for meditation daily. Every Thursday I go to a meet up for group meditation which is the only time I have a full hour. I used to meditate for one hour daily, but this is the best I can do for now. Normally I can't get into a super deep meditation due to the short times I have, but at least it's enough for me to check into my feelings and draw awareness to my body. I really notice a huge difference if I stop. I am teaching my toddler to meditate too, he can sit still for 30 seconds while mimicking my breathing which I'm super proud of! My husband has never meditated and shows no interest in it, but he knows it really is important to me so if I need a full hour I will leave and go into the woods and reconnect.