Hardwired for Meditation

eric mccarty
2 min readApr 18, 2024
Hardwired for Meditation — Headless Now — Fractals — Nature — Lyrical Prose — Moca McCarty Photo

Hardwired for meditation:

some people are natural drawn to meditation, sitting for an extended period of time with either breath or mantra as their gentle focus. Others favor more dynamic methods such as a flow of yoga asanas, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, or Sufi twirling. Yet for many there doesn’t seem to be meditative path they’re suited for, perhaps believing that they’re not meant to have a quiet mind or enjoy a moment of true stillness.

but we all are.

we’re hardwired for meditation.

and it’s as simple as walking, gently so, being surrounded by nature as it’s found, in the company of trees, flora, and even the smallest patch of grass will do if we give it our attention. Our brains are designed to be drawn to fractals, it’s a factor of resonance, the brains patterns matching the construct of nature and settling into an easy rhythm and alpha waves, with studies showing a reduction of stress by up to 60% after even moments of this natural exposure.

and amazingly it happens completely on its own.

with least effort

it seems we’re hardwired for meditation.

naturally so.

fractals are the patterns of nature, self-replicating at different scales, and they’re found throughout every landscape without need of…

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eric mccarty
eric mccarty

Written by eric mccarty

Writer, prose poetry, meditation teacher and lifetime student