Meditation is for everyone

When the topic of meditation comes up, most people wave a hand and say,
“Nahhh, I can’t meditate. That stuff’s not for me.”

And more often than not, it’s type A people like me (hyperactive humans who took forever to feel comfortable in a two-minute Savasana).

Why?
Because we’ve got the wrong idea of what meditation is supposed to look like.

We imagine it’s some advanced spiritual Savasana. So if lying still felt harder than running a half Ironman, meditation must be impossible…right?

Say the word meditation, and most people picture a serene, cross-legged figure.
Eyes closed. Hands in a fancy mudra. Levitating slightly (optional, but really cool).

That image isn’t wrong (minus the levitating part!), but it’s just one version.

Meditation isn’t about how you sit or how still you are.
It’s about attention, awareness, and coming home to yourself, again and again.

So let’s bust a few common myths and make this powerful tool actually doable.

Myth #1: You have to sit perfectly still with your eyes closed

Stillness is optional.

Some people find it helpful, but others prefer movement, and that’s totally valid. What matters is your attention.

Try a walking meditation:
One foot, then the other.
Feel the ground, notice the breeze, tune into the sounds around you.

Or try knitting, gardening, or playing a music instrument. Focus on the textures, sounds, and sensations.
When your eyes are open, body is moving, and mind anchored, that’s meditation in motion.

Myth #2: Meditation means shutting the mind off

Good luck with that!

Your brain produces thoughts like your lungs produce breath: automatically and constantly.

Trying to “empty your mind” is like standing in Times Square expecting silence. Not gonna happen.

Meditation isn’t shutting things down; it’s noticing what’s happening in your mind without getting pulled into it.
You see the thoughts.
You nod at them.
You sit by the river and watch it flow, you don’t jump in for a swim.

Myth #3: Meditation takes too much time

You don’t need an hour. You don’t even need ten minutes.

Start with five. Or three.

Take micro-pauses during your day, while brushing your teeth, waiting in line, or watching the spinning wheel of doom on your laptop.

Stack those moments, build consistency and guess what? You’re meditating more than the average monk’s Instagram reel.
(Yes, monkfluencers are a thing.)

Myth #4: Only gurus, or expert yogis can do it right

You don’t need a shaved head, flowing robes, or Sanskrit.

You just need a human brain, a little awareness, and a willingness to pause.

Your hyper-caffeinated, overthinking self is perfect for the job.

Next time someone cuts you off in traffic, let that irritation be your meditation bell:
Pause.
Breathe.
Label it (“annoyed”).
And watch it float by before you shout something that gets you in trouble.

Myth #5: “Isn’t meditation religious?”

Totally valid concern.

While meditation has roots in many spiritual traditions, it’s not inherently religious.

In the West, we often use the term mindfulness, a science-backed practice of awareness and presence without rituals or belief systems.

Call it meditation, mindfulness, or “mental decluttering time”, the benefits are still yours.

You can meditate (even if you think you can’t)

Meditation is about being present with yourself, exactly as you are.

Yes, you can meditate with your eyes open and your body in motion.

If you’ve ever flowed through a vinyasa where breath and movement synced, you’ve already meditated.

At Yogi Flight School, we take it further: arm balances and inversions become a playground for presence.
Every wobble, lift, and fall is mindfulness in action.

Ready to turn movement into meditation and learn to fly? Come play with us