How to meditate

​By: The Lion Team

Meditating is a good way of calming yourself, reducing anxiety, improving your ability to think, and having a clearer mind when making decisions. There are many more benefits to meditation, even though it can take only a few minutes of your time. Here are some tips if you want to start to meditate:

1. Find a quiet place where you won’t have distractions.
2. Start with 5 minutes of meditation each day and gradually increase this time.
3. Take a moment to acknowledge your feelings. What would you like to focus on that day?
4. Turn your attention to the surrounding sounds, it may be the birds or distant sounds.
5. Relax, try to block all your negative thoughts and focus on your breathing. 
6. Take a few slow breaths.
7. Find guided meditations (the Breathwrk app is a good recommendation).
8. (Optional) put some background music.