This question came up at our very first Gentle Mentor Q+A. I'm so happy because I find "thinking" to be a common block for many people who ask me about meditation. My take on it is this: First of all, let's look at why we want to stop our thoughts. Often we want to meditate to reach that peaceful state of mind where we let go worries and just drift in a pleasant, healing state of "just being." There are different ways to get there, but if your way is to focus on thoughts (really on how to LOSE ...