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Meditation for Scrum Masters
Improving your focus to better help your teams
When I mention to others that I practice meditation as a Scrum Master or Agile Coach, the reaction is usually excitement from people wanting to learn how to do it themselves. But unfortunately, many others also say they would be unable to get their brain to be quiet or that meditation didn’t work for them when they tried in the past. However, starting a meditation practice is much easier than you might think, and the skills gained can be applied daily in your work and personal life.
Observation, Mindfulness, and Meditation
One way to understand mindfulness is to think back to a situation when observing a team during one of their Scrum events. Not when you were active and helping the team, but when you were listening and paying attention to them. You were practicing mindfulness at that moment. You were focused and looking for interactions, patterns, and areas where the team could use your help.
During meditation, you use those same observation skills but turn them inward to observe yourself and your mind. You are not enforcing rules or telling your mind to be quiet, but you are being present with your mind and noticing where it goes and what thoughts arise.
