How to Increase Duration of Sitting Meditation

For a beginner, increasing the duration of meditation is a challenge. Does the amount of time really matter? It does.

Depending on your experience and condition, it takes about 15-45 minutes for the physical sensation to settle and the mental wave to calm down toward evenness. The range varies widely from person to person. In a 60 minute-long meditation, the middle or last 15 minutes is the most important part. So your goal down the road is to be able to complete a 60-minute meditation.

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