Hannah Borno

Meditation is a beautiful thing. It lowers blood pressure and decreases the stress, depression and anxiety. If you meditate regularly there is decreased activity in the area in the brain which is associated with fear. Research shows even ten minutes of meditation gives massive psychological benefits. If meditation could make a decent cup of tea, I’d marry it.

After my recent stress-fest it’s time for me to start my new relaxed life. It’s a sunny day so I take a rug out to the garden and sit cross-legged under a pine tree. I stare at the blue sky, and monitor my breath as it slowly flows in and out of my nose. The bees are humming, the birds are singing, the sun is warm on my back. I am at one with the air and the sky. The bees are singing, the birds are humming…. I’m feeling sleepy. Maybe I can meditate lying down? Oh that’s better. So warm and comfy. And I can still notice my breath as it flows in and out. In and out. In and…

I wake up an hour later with a spider up my nose and sunburn. It wasn’t exactly meditation, I suppose, but it was so terribly relaxing. I think I’ll do it again sometime. And bring a pillow.