Hey there, I’ve been dealing with the question of how I can spend the majority of my “in between time” or rather the brief moments that I don’t need to be focused on something specific at work, I want to practice meditation while in this situation but I’ve been having a hard time finding the best method to do this. I’ve tried externally focused meditations like focusing on all the sounds around me but I’ve found it to be difficult with the quickly changing sounds and finding one to focus on while the others are resounding throughout the room as well. I’ve done a tratak like meditation while trying to maintain my gaze at some point or object but this kinda takes more time than I have available as I work as a cook right now and am constantly going from nothing to do to being busy.

I was thinking of trying an internal meditation like focusing on the parts of my body, such as the soles of my feet when standing or even a silent mental mantra but I’ve found that difficult to focus on in such a loud environment like a kitchen.. so I’m still looking for a practice that might work better. If you have any thoughts or recommendations I’d love to hear them, thank you!