Meditation 

“Meditation can help us embrace our worries, our fear, our anger; and that is very healing. We let our own natural capacity of healing do the work.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

Often we become aware of our fears, worries and stress but still we are unable to release them.

Have you had the following thoughts before?

You want a stress less lifestyle but you do not know how to unwind.
You want less anxiety but you are still anxious.
You have tried all the tangible advice out there to release your fears but you still feel viscerally afraid of…public speaking, crowds or fill in your fear here.
You have become aware of your doubts and negative emotions but intellectualizing them has only taken you so far.
What is the solution? That says that meditation is a healing morality that allows you to embrace fears and worries.

I can tell you from personal experience that if there is one beneficial practice for the mind, body and the spirit, it is regular meditation.

The popular advice that you may have read many times is to take up meditation. The truth is that it is quite difficult to cultivate a deep and meaningful meditation practice.

But from the infinite wisdom of Thay’s (Thich Nhat Hanh) work, I have learned that simply sitting in a few moments of silence and practicing breath work is a good place to begin.

Even a few minutes of silence and mindful breathing can make a big difference over the long period.

As we embrace the practice of silence and meditation, gradually we may find that our restless mind begins settling down.

Over time, we begin carrying around this sense of calm and a deep sense of peace as it diffuses into all aspects of our live.

Much like the fragrance if a beautiful flower enlivens the environment around it, meditation does the same for us. The benefits of meditation soon spread all over our life and grace the body, mind and spirit.

“This is a very important practice. Live your daily life in a way that you never lose yourself. When you are carried away with your worries, fears, cravings, anger, and desire, you run away from yourself and you lose yourself. The practice is always to go back to oneself.” - Thich Nhat Hanh