Meditation for your body and mind

It is now scientifically proven that regular meditation is highly beneficial as it can reduce the chance of heart attacks and strokes; lower your blood pressure and improve concentration and help you relax.

Nowadays we are bombarded in all our senses by information and it can be difficult to turn off the "noise". Just spending 10 minutes a day can bring enormous benefit to our bodies and minds.

Just find a place to be still, maybe play favourite piece of calming music, light a candle or just sit in nature. Close your eyes and pay attention to your breath, any thoughts that come into your mind just acknowledge them and let them drift away like clouds in the sky. Imagine you are sitting in a place you love to be, ideally a place of nature. What do you see, hear and feel? Stay there enjoying the feeling of peace and calm before you return to the everyday world.

Notice how different you feel and by doing this everyday you will notice cumulative benefit. Click this link for details of my Meditation evenings.

Celtic Hawthorn Month

Today, Thursday 12th May, is the start of the Celtic Hawthorn month. The Hawthorn has beautiful blossom in Spring and in the Autumn there are ripe berries for the birds to eat. The thorns are ever present although visible in the Autumn when the birds are feeding. The Hawthorn teaches us to protect our boundaries for self preservation and develop a deep understanding of our personal power and will.

We do have to let down our defences to connect with others in a true way and we need to make time this month to be alone, to think and meditate.

Rise to the challenge and embrace the opportunities this month offers us and beware of the thorns!