The 28 Day Meditation Challenge Shares The Insider Secrets That Make It Easy For You

 
It took me 20 years to learn to meditate.

Yup.

I read books. I took classes. I went on uber-expensive retreats and workshops, spending thousands and thousands of pounds. I contemplated my navel from every posible perspective, but still I didn’t have a daily meditation habit. And – what’s even worse – after the first 15 years, I realised I hadn’t even meditated at all. I had been being taught deep relaxation and guided visualisation, but they’re very different beasts from actually meditating.

I wanted to feel calmer, happier, less stressed, less anxious, more at peace, more in flow, more connected, less worried, less negative, more confident and to generally fall in love with life.

20 years. I’m not kidding.

Then, one day, while I was formally training to become a Meditation Teacher, I had one of those life-changing light bulb moments. I realised two insider secrets that made everything fall into place. They suddenly made it all so simple and easy.

And that’s what I’m sharing with you, as part of the 28 Day Meditation Challenge.

Interested? Want to cut your journey from 20 years to just 28 days? 🙂

 

 

What People Are Saying About The 28 Day Meditation Challenge

“I wasn’t a believer in this kind of thing, but having done the 28 day Challenge I have changed my mind completely. It has given me the ability to have some time of complete peacefulness, allowing me to centre myself and become calmer. Thank you for allowing me to participate and helping me along the way.”
Charlotte

“The 28 Day Meditation challenge helped me re-focus and find a peaceful moment in the day. It felt like a had a reassuring hand on my shoulder, willing me to allow myself 10 minutes a day to find peace. The change in my mental attitude is remarkable.”
Alex

“I did the 28 day challenge and realised, even after doing intensive 10 day retreats, that 10 mins a day is enough to have a massive impact!”
Star

“The 28 day meditation challenge was just what I needed to get myself refocused and calmed before a quite hectic time, thank you Clare.”
Joy

“The 28 Meditation challenge was a deeply personal, much needed exercise that I looked forward to on a daily basis. Although done in the comfort of my own home (and alone) I felt a sense of inclusion reading the daily updates and on the forum, and a sense of involvement in something powerful and far reaching.”
Nick

“I did the 28day challenge and it made me feel like I had a kind and firm hand on my shoulders. I felt reassured that all was well. I felt a deep peacefulness and ‘in the moment’.”
Sharon

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Do you need to know more, before you decide?

Here are some of the shifts that 28 Day Meditation Challenge Grads report – often as early as the first week:

• feeling calmer (Mmmmmm! That deliciousness of not feeling frantic, the whole time…)
• feeling less stressed (it’s time, isn’t it?)
• easier to concentrate (reckon your boss might be interested in this one?)
• feeling less irritable (your family, friends and workmates might be pleased? 😉 )
• feeling happier and more at peace (your inner tiger needs a rest!)
• feeling more energised (woo hoo! You won’t be bashing your adrenals as hard and might even get to ease off the caffeine & sugar)
• getting more done, in less time, with less effort and stress (who doesn’t want this? It’s the ULTIMATE superwoman dream!)

 

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Whatever your reason for learning to meditate (and feel free to share via the comments to this page: “I want to learn to meditate, because…!), there are two steps to the process:

1. Learn the nuts and bolts of how to meditate

 
and

2. Figure out how to create the habit

Most courses and classes concentrate on step 1 – the ‘how’. But here’s where the first insider-secret comes in:

Insider Secret #1:

I realised that in 20 years of studying meditation I had never actually meditated.

Whether it was twisting my legs into a pretzel or having to take on new beliefs, it was all about doing what I was told and every one of the teachers had their own prescription for what was necessary. But most of them weren’t actually teaching meditation.

It seemed to be all about drifting off to ‘somewhere lovely’ ~ but this wasn’t really meditation. It was a form of very relaxing and fairly enjoyable escapism, instead.

 
There’s nothing wrong with that, but that kind of ‘meditating’ wasn’t getting me to that happier, calmer inner-peace-type place I wanted to be living. Instead, it was allowing me to temporarily escape the stress and worry, but it wasn’t changing me, at any deep level. It wasn’t helping me to feel less stressed or calmer, outside of the meditation time.
 
It’s a pattern I have seen with my meditation students, over the past years, if they have done lots of meditation before coming to my workshops. Most of them had been taught that meditating is about ‘escaping’ and ‘disconnecting’ and ‘going to a special place’ – anywhere but here and now.
 

It was only once I started to formally train to become a meditation teacher that I realised I had never meditated before.

 

As I studied how to teach it, I realised that meditation isn’t about escaping from what’s ‘here’ and disconnecting from your physical experience.

It’s about opening your heart to living in this present moment – with full acceptance and awareness – so you can set yourself free from the stories your Monkey Mind has been telling you and reconnect with the essense of who you really are, with a big fat grin on your face. 🙂

 

That sense of stillness and peace that carries you through your day… Mmmmm! Delicious! 🙂

 
That’s when meditation can help you to feel calmer, happier, less stressed, less anxious, more at peace, more in flow, more connected, less worried, less negative, more confident and to generally fall in love with life – during your meditation and beyond.

And it’s much easier than you might think ~ when you know what works for you.

 

 

Insider Secret #2:

The second insider-secret I realised that day was that no one had suggested ways to actually create the meditation habit.
 
Sure, books and gurus had told me I ‘had to‘ meditate for at least an hour, ideally every day, and that I ‘should‘ do it first thing in the morning (and, er, who’s going to get the kids to school?! 😉 ). But the stuff I was being taught only seemed to work for yogis living in caves, monks in monasteries and people who had a huge amount of free time.

Woah! Did I learn to beat myself up over all of that – big time?!

 

 

Imagine this: what matters is how often you meditate. Daily for ten minutes will shift your life much faster than once a week for an hour – or once a year for a week.

Doesn’t that sound much more achievable?

So I decided to apply my expertise in ‘Practical Psychology’, from over a decade of being an NLP Trainer, along with my background in common sense, as a reformed mechanical engineer :-), to figure out how to create that daily habit.

And it made all the difference.

The 28 Day Meditation Challenge helps you to:

1. Learn how to meditate ~ by figuring out what works for you

 
and…

2. Discover how to actually create that non-negotiable daily habit, to get past fears, excuses, limiting beliefs and lack of time, to transform your life.

 

And, as a busy mum of 3 youngs boys, along with writing books, leading workshops, running a small farm and healing centre and occasionally even getting time to have a cup of tea, I know how challenging it can be to find the time and energy to start a new habit.

So I’m passionate about making the journey as easy and fun as possible for you. It is my honour to get to walk alongside you, wherever it is you want this journey to take you, if that’s what you choose.
 

 

To be honest, if not, that’s cool – but there’s no need to keep reading this page. But you might like to get my Soul-Sized Living newsletter instead. 😉

If yes, woo hooo!!!! Happy Dance!

 

Now, I have to be really honest with you, and I’m going to tell you something you might not be expecting to hear:

 
I’m not actually attached to whether or not you want to learn to meditate with me or with someone else. What I care about is that you get to discover how ten minutes a day can change your life. Please, just get started! And it will make a difference to your life this week. I promise you that!

But if you’re feeling called to dive in and make a start with me today, here’s what I’m sharing with you, over the next 28 days (and beyond!):

My biggest vision over the next 28 days is to demystify ancient meditation techniques, whilst combining them with an inspired blend of modern psychology, to help you get the results you’re looking for.

I’ll be sharing with you the secrets to getting started and staying motivated, finding time for your ten minutes a day, no matter how busy life is.

It’s up to you how deeply you allow the 28 Day Meditation Challenge to work for you. But in just 28 days, you have the potential to:

• avoid the most common meditation myths and mistakes that prevent people from being able to benefit from meditation
• overcome the fears that may have stopped you from making changes in the past
• learn how to keep yourself motivated, even when you’re not in the mood
• weave practical relaxation strategies into your day-to-day life
• discover how to find more time in your day
• learn how to easily handle common meditation challenges, that could normally de-rail you
• deal with your meditation excuses, calmly and effectively
• start to feel more relaxed, less stressed and happier
• begin to handle your emotions more easily
• find simple ways of making meditation practice – and its enormous benefits – an integral part of your life

Meditating is easy, when you know how:

Over the 28 days, you can:

• Meditate for 10 minutes a day (specially-designed meditation audios & full step-by-step guidance provided ~ and you get a new meditation each week, so you can try out 4 different styles, to ‘feel’ what works for you).
• Read your daily ‘how to’ inspirational message. Experiment with the affirmations. Enjoy the inspirational quotes.
• You might like to watch the bonus videos and read the bonus articles, for when you feel called to dive in more deeply.
• Take action, when you feel inspired.
• Ask questions & share your journey with others in the exclusive online community. You are not alone! Let us help! We can hold you accountable and give you moral support that might otherwise be hard to find in your day-to-day routine.

 

 

 

Need to know more, before you dive in?

 

The 28 day meditation challenge’s approach is unique.

It’s about much more than just meditation!

Of course, it guides, step by step, through the essentials of how to meditate, just as you would expect from a course created by a formally-trained, experienced meditation teacher.

But I’m going to help you go further than that – sharing my decades of psychology & NLP expertise (certified NLP Trainer).

In this inspirational, down-to-earth programme, the 28 Day Meditation Challenge takes you on a powerful journey to free yourself from old excuses, negative thought patterns and limiting beliefs, to enjoy the many scientifically-proven benefits of meditation, no matter how busy your life is.

Drawing from various ancient spiritual traditions, as well as powerful life-changing techniques and practical wisdom, this interactive online course has the potential to transform your experience of life – all served up with an upbeat tone, plenty of encouragement and a dollop of humour!
 

 

What You Get

During the 28 days, you will be guided through four styles of meditation, which progressively help you to lay the foundations for your meditation practice.

The daily messages pre-empt and help you handle the most common pitfalls & mistakes that would usually stop people from creating a meditation habit.

They can also inspire you with practical techniques to deal with stress, worry and emotions in other areas of your life, even when you’re not meditating.

 

The 28 Day Meditation Challenge is split into four sections:

1. Week One brings you a breath awareness meditation.
   The daily messages cover busting the #1 meditation myth, how to sit comfortably to meditate, handling your meditation excuses, how to ‘magically’ find more time and how to keep the momentum going.
   
2. Week Two takes you into the realm of making friends with your ‘Monkey Mind‘.
   You’ll discover some of the tricks it can play and how you can reclaim control, without turning things into a war. The daily messages cover how to stop others from stealing your meditation time and how to get over an addiction to putting your ‘to do’ list, plus Clare shares insider secrets to fast-track creating any new habit and getting past the ‘meditation hump’.
   
3. Week Three brings you practical mindfulness meditation techniques that can transform your experience of life.
   The daily messages include giving you a magic wand to deal with worrying, spilling the beans on how wiggling your butt can help you meditate (really!) and sharing strategies for what to do if meditation stirs that old emotional pot.
   
4. Week Four moves into gentle mantra meditation, to help you make subtle, yet profound, changes in your life.
   The daily messages tip you off about the most dangerous word a beginner can use, two little words that could change your life, how to tell whether you’re ‘actually meditating’, how to find the time you need, creating a special meditation space and ideas to help you continue with your meditation journey.

 

 

Being told how to meditate is rarely enough.

Millions of people, over the years, have found that being told how to meditate isn’t enough. You need help to create the habit, too.
Past students on the 28 Day Meditation Challenge have discovered the truth of this – and the fact that just 10 minutes a day can change your life.
The 28 Day Meditation Challenge has helped them to finally achieve the results they were looking for.

 

Just Imagine…

Whether you’re new to meditation or rekindling an old habit, imagine…

• being guided, step by step, with daily inspirational messages
  
• enjoying a new, tailor-made meditation each week, on MP3 or optional CD
• having access to exclusive videos, helping you avoid common meditation mistakes
  
• breaking through old excuses and limiting beliefs, to make change easy and lasting, with proven psychological strategies in your ‘Getting Started’ guide and daily messages
• turning your monkey mind into your friend, rather than continuing to fight and resent it
• staying motivated and feeling supported by sharing your questions and experiences with others in the members-only online forum

All this, and more, in the comfort of your own home, at times that suit you.
Are you up for it?

Want To Get Started Today?

This course is powerful, though fun and immensely rewarding. It can help you shift your experience of life, to feel happier, more calm, less stressed and more at peace. And it will lay firm foundations for any further meditation practice you choose to follow in the future. Many of the students who have done other meditation courses in the past often report that, with the 28 Day Meditation Challenge, “This time it finally worked.”

If you do the meditations and apply the techniques, then this course will work for you.

BUT: Reading the book won’t be enough to change your life. You’ll need to take action – when you feel inspired – in order to make those changes. 🙂

The 28 Day Meditation Challenge has taken over a thousand hours to create and is based on many years of teaching (and still studying!) life-changing techniques. So it’s not a ‘freebie course’.

 

How about getting started today?

If you have any questions before you register, you can email hello {at} clarejosa {dot} com

It would be an honour to share this journey with you.
Namaste,

 

 

P.S. If you are unsure as to whether meditating is appropriate for you, please consult your medical professional. As a grown-up, please accept full responsibility for your actions in applying any of the suggestions and techniques in the course and will use common sense at each stage, asking for professional advice, should you need it! We also ask everyone to agree to respect the privacy of everyone in the group forum, responding to their posts without judgement, and receiving the same gift in return.