| Many people, especially working mums find it | | | | Remain focused on this image for 5 - 20 minutes. |
| extremely difficult to carve time out for | | | | Slowly open your eyes and re-engage with your |
| themselves and care for their emotional well being | | | | day. |
| and physical health. Life is full and there is little | | | | 2. Wrap up warm and go outside. If it is too cold |
| time to think about, let alone make time, to rest | | | | you can practice this meditation by staying in |
| and relax. | | | | doors and look through a window. Gaze up at |
| Meditation is easy to do and an ideal way to | | | | stars and look for the moon. Take a few deep |
| encourage your mind to rest and relax. During | | | | steady breaths as you release and let go of the |
| yoga meditation, your mind quietens and brain | | | | stresses and tensions of your day. Stay focused |
| activity slows down. With practice you are able to | | | | and gaze up and all around you. Lose yourself in |
| locate a deep sense of calm and inner peace. | | | | the spaciousness and awe of this creation we call |
| If you are new to meditation and your life is | | | | the Universe, take heart and remind yourself you |
| busy, a simple yoga meditation practice gives you | | | | too are a part of this greatness. Stay outside for |
| the inner strength and calm you need to deal with | | | | as at least 5 - 20 minutes and as you return |
| the pressures of modern living. | | | | home know that this expansive feeling is part of |
| The following three meditation exercises are | | | | you. |
| intended to give you a taste of what life can be | | | | 3. Candle Meditation/Tratak Meditation. Sit on the |
| like when you give yourself time to learn this | | | | floor or on a chair with a lighted candle in front of |
| ancient art. Choose a time during your day, when | | | | you. Gaze at the flame through half-closed eyes. |
| you will be undisturbed and practice one of these | | | | Then close your eyes and visualize the warm |
| three meditations. | | | | glow from the candle behind your eyelids. Stay |
| Three Easy Meditation Exercises | | | | focused on this image. If you lose the image, |
| 1. Focus on inner stillness. In the midst of chaos | | | | gently open your eyes and gaze at the flame. |
| and un-organisation there is stillness and calm. To | | | | Then close your eyes and repeat. Continue with |
| find this place within yourself, sit in a comfortable | | | | this practice for 5 - 10 minutes. |
| position, with a straight back, close your eyes and | | | | As a busy working mum, a regular meditation |
| imagine a candle glowing bright within your heart. | | | | practice teaches you how to quieten your |
| Hold onto this image and feel the warmth from | | | | thoughts, relieve stress and promote positive |
| this candle flowing through your body, through | | | | energy; qualities you need to help you cope with |
| your veins and nestling deep inside your soul. | | | | all the complex demands you face on a daily basis. |