… be gentle with yourself. Spend time in meditation allowing thoughts to arise so you can see what they are. When you meditate, you sit in stillness. As thoughts arise, notice that they are there. Compassionately notice whatever they are. And, then, allow them to drift by. Focus on your breath, the present moment of the breath flowing in and out without you needing to control it. As thoughts arise, again, notice them. Do not judge them. And then allow them to float by like the clouds in the sky. Compassionately acknowledge your thoughts, without judgment and without attaching to them during your meditation.

Quote excerpted from “Ayurveda Made Easy” by Heidi E Spear.