A simple daily meditation to share with friends during this period of social distancing. A retired mindfulness teacher, I am aware of how important it is to be mindful in this difficult time.  I hope this helps you as much as it helps me!

I ended this practice with a few lines from Roger Keyes’s poem ‘Hokusai Says’ which celebrates just being. Here the full poem beautifully read by Mark Williams here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkTvAi9UdLw.

Just following the breath

Stress and anxiety tend to show up in the body. We naturally want to deal with them in our head, but this meditation introduces us to managing them in our body.

A short meditation, breathing through tension and difficulty

First of a daily podcast that I hope will help us connect more strongly with our mindfulness practice. Don’t worry if you have never meditated before, the great thing about meditation is that we are All beginners!