Question: how often during the week do you actually slow down quiet your mind and just breath? Once a week? Three times a week? Hardly ever?

Taking time out for meditation or other mindfulness practices is one of the easiest ways to supercharge your self-care routine. Whether your meditation involves sitting or walking, focusing on your breathing, visualizing specific affirmations in your life, it can change your brain in amazing ways. To combat this stimulation overload, many people turn to meditation. Meditation is an ancient remedy for the stress and anxiety of modern life. It can help us develop strength, clarity and stability in our mind and also help us live in a less distracted, more wakeful, and productive way. All you need is a quiet place, a little determination, to help you gain the many health benefits from meditation.

Daily meditation for as little as 10 minutes has been shown to improve your mood and sleep quality, supports healthy relationships, reduce your pain, and boost your mental resilience. Years ago our ancestors spent a lot of time in quiet reflection, prayer, and mindful rest; the same can work even greater wonders for us now, in the hyper-stimulation modern that we live in.

If you've never meditated before and have no idea how to start, here are two great podcasts to help you begin.

Young Livings Senior Global Educator, Ed Dailey, has a background as an RN, author, yoga teacher, and nurse patient advocate. He is passionate about educating others in optimum health and has had quite an amazing wellness journey himself. He shares how to begin meditation and how it can easily be done anywhere.
https://www.youngliving.com/podcast/ep46-how-to-meditate/