In an increasingly busy world, it can definitely feel like quiet time by ourselves is one of the scarcest resources. That is why buddhify emphasises on-the-go or mobile meditation as the solution. Having access to meditation techniques, which you can listen to and/or use alongside your everyday activities, you can overcome the challenge of incorporating meditation into your life. The truth is that mobile meditation has always been part of the mindfulness tradition. If you go back to early Buddhist teachings on mindfulness meditation, there is a clear emphasis that one should look to practice no matter where you are and what you are doing. Mobile meditation is often placed front and centre in certain traditions such as Zen. But the insight meditation tradition, from which most of modern pop mindfulness stems, has in the last several decades prioritised formal practice.The buddhify approach believes that while formal meditation is very important, a well-rounded meditator should balance both formal and mobile practice. We also know that it is easier to find time for formal meditation once we’ve already got a bit of a taste for it and trust the process. So for sustainability, we advocate starting with mobile and then building in your formal practice over time, rather than the other way around.