How to Meditate When You Feel TOO STRESSED to Meditate!

Ever felt too anxious, keyed-up, restless or overwhelmed to meditate? (Gimme an “Amen!”)…

This little video quickie has got 4 tips to help you sit down and meditate when you KNOW it would do you the world of good you feel like you just CAN’T settle down enough to do it!

Take a few minutes to watch then let me know in the comments below…can you relate? Have you ever felt so uptight you knew you should meditate but felt like you wouldn’t even be able to plonk your bum down for more than a minute?… Keep reading...

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Guided Meditation for Stress Relief

Having one of those days (weeks…hell, years???) where you feel like a frazzled, hot mess and everything’s a hard slog?

Then I invite you to take 10 minutes to just STOP.

Stop, find somewhere comfortable and quiet to sit or lie down, and play this very simple guided meditation for 10 minutes…it might not sound like long, but sometimes 10 minutes is all you need to quiet your mind, come back to centre and find your inner peace again.… Keep reading...

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What REALLY Happened on My First Silent Meditation Retreat….

silent meditation retreat

In just a few days time, I’m voluntarily giving up speaking, reading, writing, technology, sleeping in a comfy bed, eating dinner and having the freedom to do anything else other than sit (often painfully!) for more than 10 hours a day in meditation…for 10 days straight!

What may sound even weirder, is that this will be the second time I’ve signed myself up for this…the first time I did it was about a year and a half ago in Cambodia and this time it will be in the mountains of Nepal.… Keep reading...

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Guided Meditation: Letting Go of Thoughts & Worries

I have another short, simple guided meditation for you!

This mindfulness meditation will help you to gently detach from restless thoughts and circling worries, and it goes for just over 10 minutes, so you can squeeze it in on even the busiest of days…

Please let me know in the comments below how it went for you…and do share with a worry-wart you know!

If you want to try another one of my guided mindfulness meditations, go here.… Keep reading...

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A Guided Mindfulness Meditation to Try at Home

Feeling stressed and overwhelmed? Come back to your centre of inner peace and the present moment in this short, simple mindful meditation on the breath. It runs for about 12 minutes, so find somewhere where you won’t be disturbed, sit up straight on a chair or on the floor (use as many cushions as you want for back support, hit play & enjoy! Oh…and be sure to let me know how it went in the comments below when you’re done…namaste 🙂

PS – have you joined my new facebook group The Ashima Living Meditation Circle?… Keep reading...

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