Finding a Meditation to Suit You

While waiting to go into the Doctors I sat reading a Good Housekeeping Health Living magazine. It had a brilliant article on finding the right type of meditation to suit your mood. These are some of the tips to help you find the techniques that work best for you.

• If you need flexibility then look at the apps that are available for help with all kinds of needs from performance to sleep. They recommend Headspace or Happier and Calm apps.
• Headspace also runs bite-size guided meditations for anyone who is busy (who isn't?) All you do is sign up for a free trial at Headspace or you could find meditation courses online but they state they can be expensive from
• If you are having trouble sleeping (that's me) then they say there is evidence that mindfulness works. The technique that has the most mental health studies supporting it is mindfulness-based 'Cognitive Therapy', and there is an abundance of details online.
• If you prefer to be taught personally then they recommend Vedic and Transcendental Meditation which are courses you can start with a one-to-one lesson when you're given your mantra. Find Vedic and Transcendental Meditation from this website.
• If your feeling angry or lonely then they suggest you try loving-kindness meditation, where you repeat a positive mantra. Visit Ten Percent Happier for details on this.