How You Meditate Matters - Where is your focus?

When people talk about the “third eye,” they often gesture toward the middle of the forehead. But the actual center of intuitive vision—the true Ājñā chakra—isn’t at the front of the head at all. It sits deep within the brain, aligned with the pineal gland and the midline of your awareness.

In Sanskrit, Ājñā means “command” or “perception.” It’s the inner directive, the place where your higher intelligence communicates with the rest of your system. This is why I call it the command center. When you meditate in this space—not on the forehead, but gently in the center of your head—you connect with a more neutral and perceptive part of yourself.

The Anatomy of Stillness

From a neurological perspective, the middle of the head houses remarkable structures. The pineal gland, located near the center of the brain, regulates circadian rhythms and may also play a role in higher states of consciousness. Nearby is the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC), a midline region that helps balance emotion, focus, and awareness. Together, they form a kind of bridge between the thinking mind and the intuitive mind.

When you focus at the forehead, you’re actually engaging the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain responsible for analysis, planning, and judgment. That’s useful for work or strategy, but not for meditation. Staying there keeps you looping through thoughts instead of entering deeper awareness.

Bringing your attention back into the center of the head allows your energy to settle in a space of equilibrium. The hemispheres of the brain balance. The nervous system softens. You begin to feel less like a thinker and more like a witness.

How to Find the Center

Start by closing your eyes and softening your focus. Imagine your awareness gently resting at the about 2 inches behind the eyes. There’s no need to force it—simply be there. Feel what it’s like to occupy the still space at the axis of your consciousness.  This is a place of neutrality, non-judgement and peace.

You may notice sensations of lightness, expansion, or quiet—sometimes even a faint hum or vibration. This is the natural resonance of your command center awakening. With practice, meditating here strengthens neutrality, clarity, and your ability to perceive energy without getting pulled into it.

Why It Matters

Meditating in the center of your head changes the quality of your awareness. Instead of being inside your thoughts, you start to observe them. Instead of chasing intuitive flashes, you become the field through which intuition naturally arises.

This is the place where spiritual vision meets biology—the meeting point of consciousness and form. When you rest here, your intuition doesn’t have to fight your intellect. They coexist, harmonized by presence.

The true third eye isn’t about seeing something “out there.” It’s about returning to the still center within—the command center where all seeing begins.