A beginner’s guide to meditation

Be in constant touch with your emotional self is the only way to achieve a healthy mind and body. We can’t control everything around us but we can take responsibility to how we react to it by taking care of our emotional health and wellbeing.

It all begins with you, tuning in and turning inwards to transitioning outwards through your breath. Only you can make all the difference by beginning to meditate.

I feel it is always best to practice in a clean and quiet space with any meditation practice. Meditation is neither a religion or a belief system. You do not have to give anything up for it apart from 5 minutes of your time. It is more of a practical science that uses simple breathing techniques to help us control our thought patterns. It helps us build a deeper connection with ourselves, our aspirations, strengths, and weaknesses, promoting a sense of peace of mind. It offers an opportunity of stillness within and reflection, am I on the right journey? Ultimately, meditation enhances self-awareness and positivity.

Quick 5-minute Self-practice Meditation.

Make sure you are comfortable, you can be seated or lying down. Close your eyes, breathing in and out through your nostrils.

Breathe into the abdomen for a count of 2, feel the abdomen rise.

Exhale through your nostrils for a count of 4. Focusing on your abdomen as it deflates.

Keep the attention on your lower abdomen…keep up a continuous flow of breathing.

At the end of your five minutes, breathe normally, and awaken your body and mind to a stronger sense of health and wellbeing.