Many people avoid meditation because of the religious connotations.
However, far from being a mystical experience, meditation is an excellent way to simply calm the mind and settle the nervous system.
There's also no reason why you shouldn't substitute prayer for meditation if you are a person of faith.
I'm certainly no expert on meditation. Arguably, nobody is. I do know that it works and I'd encourage you to have a go.
OR PLAY IT USING THE PLAYER BELOW
Tasks for this lesson:
1. Download the sample guided meditation & have a go (or just use the embedded player).
2. Consider signing up for the Headspace trial, linked below.
Resources:
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