Dear christine:

I started guided meditation when I attended psychotherapy nine years ago. My therpist at the time sent me links to Mark Williams Mindfulness guided meditations series, one at a time over the period of months. He introduced me to Mindfulness and mindfulness exercises as well.

At the time I also attended the YMCA for yoga classes 3-4 times per week as well as Tai Chi twice a week. The practice of the very slow motion of tai-chi were excellent in slowing down my brain, as well as holding yoga positions for a long time, helping me to sort of take the elevator down from my overthinking brain to the body, focusing on the physical sensations of the body instead of the torture of overthinking.

I no longer listen to guided meditations. I take an hour walk everyday in the woods, which I find refreshing, and I still do warrior one and two almost every day.

“Tips for keeping it up?”- commit to a daily routine, make what you want to do every day become a habit. Once a habit, it will be easier to keep it up than to not keep  it up.

anita