| Meditation, quite rightly, has an image of | | | | 1. If using public transport to get to and from |
| relaxation, peace and quiet, and many may | | | | work, and you are able to sit down, it can be a |
| interpret this as meaning meditation can only be | | | | good time to close your eyes, concentrate on |
| for those who have time to laze around half the | | | | correct breathing, and try to shut out the |
| day. For this reason, those people, such as | | | | surrounding sounds. Commuting can be a very |
| business executives, who live a pressured life with | | | | stressful experience every day of the week, so a |
| little or no time to spare, may assume that | | | | snatched meditation session, even in far from |
| meditation can never have a place in their lives. | | | | ideal conditions, may minimize those negative |
| That is a shame, as meditation techniques can be | | | | effects, or even turn them on their head. In fact, |
| quite flexible and quite easy to fit in to a busy | | | | it can be good practice to try to meditate in |
| day. | | | | difficult conditions, as that makes ideal conditions |
| The benefits of meditation can be so great to | | | | even more beneficial later on. |
| somebody under pressure, that even a few | | | | The secret to these train or bus sessions is not |
| minutes occasionally may bring a noticeable | | | | to fall asleep, and to concentrate extra hard on |
| benefit. For a busy executive to have reached | | | | maintaining the focus. |
| their position in life, they are likely to be | | | | 2. Do you go to a gym or health spa? Whether at |
| determined and intelligent individuals. This can often | | | | lunch time or in the evening, this can be a good |
| mean that, should they perceive a benefit in an | | | | time to tag on a short meditation session. If you |
| activity, then they will continue or extend that | | | | have finished your work out, you need some |
| activity. It is therefore possible that an executive | | | | time to shower and relax your body a bit. |
| trying out even a brief period of meditation may | | | | Following that with a 10 minute or more period of |
| soon adopt some meditation technique or other | | | | meditation could work wonders. Most gyms or |
| on a regular basis. | | | | health spas will have a room you can use for a |
| What type of meditation techniques may fit in | | | | short spell of peace, so it is worth asking. A |
| with an executive lifestyle? Important features of | | | | vacant massage room would serve the purpose. |
| meditation are being able to breathe well and | | | | 3. Control your diary, and schedule in a mid |
| consciously, relax and clear the mind, and then | | | | morning and mid afternoon "tea or coffee" break. |
| focus the mind. An executive with perpetual | | | | Only instead of tea and coffee, drink water, sit |
| meetings and a full diary, with pressures to | | | | comfortably, focus on your breathing and then |
| perform and maximise profits, may think such | | | | when totally relaxed, have a short session of |
| things cannot be fitted into their busy lives. | | | | meditation, focusing on something calming and not |
| It is true to say that the most powerful and | | | | related to work. Even 10 minutes can provide a |
| beneficial meditation sessions are prolonged. | | | | power inducing respite from the day's work, and |
| However, that does not mean short periods of | | | | the chances are you will not lose time, but rather |
| meditation are a waste of time; far from it. An | | | | gain time, as you will work more effectively. |
| executive is probably geared up to packing as | | | | Snatched meditation sessions spread through the |
| much into their day as possible and, although it | | | | day may not be the stuff of traditional |
| may be difficult to clear a hyperactive mind, they | | | | meditation, but they are certainly better than |
| may well learn to pack in short meditation | | | | none at all. Hopefully, the rejuvenated executive |
| sessions also. In so doing, they may well find that | | | | will perceive enough benefits to set aside time in |
| those sessions give them a boost that is far | | | | the evenings and weekends to learn full |
| greater and more beneficial than caffeine. | | | | meditation, and then be able to return to work at |
| So, what techniques can an executive use during | | | | the top of is game every weekday morning. |
| their busy day? Here are a few ideas: | | | | |