Use mental alternate nostril breathing and the mantra So Hum to recalibrate the left and right sides of the brain. The translation for So Hum is “I am”. Feel free to use this english translation if it works better for you.

You could use this meditation before bed as a preparation for sleep or after a busy day. Really, you could use it any time that you have 15 minutes or so to spare to bring you into a more cohesive and relaxed state.

In surrender there’s an openness to something bigger than ourselves. In apathy there’s an involution where it seems that there’s nothing other than our own empty state of numbness, weariness and isolation.

Making decisions about your health whilst you are compromised, can seem like you are wading through a pool of noodles. Perhaps you have a diagnosis, perhaps there’s some symptoms that make it nearly impossible to even know what your options are, maybe you have family members that have opposing views to you about how to handle your health condition.

Yoga nidra is a powerful healing technique. It leads you to a deep state of calm and restoration. 20-30 minutes can be the equivalent of several hours of sleep. The benefits of this yoga practice are enormous.

Legs up the wall - Viparita Karani. The great rejuvenator. Rejuvenation for your nervous system and heart.

The destination for a meditation practice is ultimately to be in a better space than when you started. That might mean it takes 40 mins or on some days it might only take 3 breaths. What I believe is the most important factor is CONSISTENCY. There will be more noticeable spill over effects of your meditation practice into your life when you have more consistency with it.

If you have gone through difficulties with anxiety, depression, panic disorder, addiction, chronic pain, eating disorders, insomnia, grief and loss then you have a natural empathy for others that have experienced the same. Almost by default we judge less harshly those people who have experienced the things we have felt in our own bones.