How meditating changed my life 💫🧘🏽‍♀️

How does mediating change one's life? And how can it change your life, too? 

I never imagined that simply sitting in silence with myself would become one of the most transformative rituals of my life. When I first started meditating, it felt almost impossible—my mind was loud, restless, always rushing toward the next thought. But slowly, breath by breath, I learned to soften. To listen. To just be.

Meditation didn’t change me overnight. It changed me in whispers. It taught me that my thoughts don’t define me, that peace can be found in the spaces between chaos. It gave me the gift of slowing down in a world that tells us always to speed up.

✨ What shifted for me:

- I learned how to ground myself when life feels overwhelming.

- My mornings became sacred, filled with intention instead of anxiety.

-I started to see beauty in the ordinary—the way sunlight moves across the floor, the quiet hum of the day beginning.

Meditation is not about escaping life; it’s about meeting life more fully. It’s about returning home to yourself, again and again, with love.

Now, my practice is my sanctuary. Ten minutes on the mat, sometimes longer, sometimes less—but always enough. Enough to remind me that I am safe within myself. Enough to remind me that peace is not something I have to chase; it’s already here, waiting.

To anyone who has ever thought, “I can’t meditate”—trust me, I was you. But give yourself permission to start small. Even one breath is enough. Even one pause is sacred. 🌸

Portada Magazine xox