Meditation

Taking time out during your busy day to reflect, relax, re-charge or re-balance can be a useful exercise.  It keeps you resourceful and able to cope with the challenges and stressors that you face.

Meditation doesn't need to take a long time; it's more about doing it frequently and consistently.

Here's a simple meditation, taken from a really good book, 'Teach Yourself to Meditate' by Eric Harrison.  It's packed with simple meditations for you to try, many of which only take a few minutes of your day.  Of course you can do longer, deeper forms of meditation, but don't try to do too much too soon.  It's a sure way to not making it a habitual practice.  Start with something that you can fit into your day, do it and see where it takes you.

1   Red Light:

Instructions:

If you feel frustrated, smile at yourself.

You have been given perhaps a whole minute to stop and do nothing.

Let body and mind slow down and relax.

Take a deep sigh, lingering on the out-breath.

Let your face and belly soften.

One whole minute to breathe softly.

Be aware of excess tension in your body.

Gently shake it free, as you settle back into the seat.

Look around you slowly.

Come back to full attention as light changes to green.