| Meditation is not a new concept, but it is a | | | | focusing on your breathing. Focus your attention |
| practice that can help you to improve focus and | | | | on what your senses are experiencing. Do you |
| improve your attention span. Using meditation and | | | | hear wind or rain outside? Experience the sound |
| concentration techniques can help you to feel | | | | of stillness around you. What does the air smell |
| more centered and able to take on the emotional | | | | like? Let your mind tune into that experience. |
| stress of life. It can help you to become more in | | | | What does the ground beneath you feel like? |
| tune and aware of your thoughts, which can also | | | | Allowing yourself to focus on these sensory |
| lead to improved memory. | | | | experiences can help you to push back distracting |
| A simple meditation and concentration technique | | | | thoughts and improve focus and concentration. |
| to improve focus is to concentrate on your | | | | Yoga can also help you to increase focus and |
| breathing. Find a quiet, comfortable place before | | | | concentration. Yoga is designed to help improve |
| you begin. Limiting the distractions of noise or | | | | focus through the use of poses and breathing |
| discomfort will improve your concentration. Take | | | | techniques. Adding the concentration on physical |
| long, slow breaths in through your nose and then | | | | movements assists in improving concentration; if |
| breathe out slowly through your mouth. Allow | | | | you don't concentrate on the movement, you can |
| yourself to pay attention to your breathing | | | | fall. This helps you to focus attention on your |
| instead of the thoughts that try to distract you. | | | | body and breathing rather than outside stressors. |
| You can try adding a positive statement or | | | | You can improve your focus and combat |
| mantra to think about as you breathe. | | | | distractions by using the above techniques. Allow |
| Allow your senses to really take in the information | | | | yourself the time and space to meditate--your |
| around you. In your quiet, comfortable space, lie | | | | mind and body will benefit. |
| down and again work to center yourself by | | | | |