With regular meditation comes a greater trust that our reactions are true. Ego and intellect are put to one side, allowing instinct and intuition to take precedence.

We don’t meditate to put something into ourselves, but to give ourselves the opportunity to let what is already there come out: like blowing the dust off our inner light bulb.

“Giving myself permission to take just twenty minutes twice a day to ‘be’ and not ‘do’, allows me to take the multiple benefits of meditation out into the day.”

As an antidote to the many external demands on our energy, we need to spend more time on ourselves. Meditation is a highly effective way of doing this.

In an ‘always-on’ digital world, we need to find a way to step back from constant connectivity. Anthony Thompson explores why meditation is the perfect antidote.

There are many wonderful benefits that come from regular meditation, including “coming to your senses” and gaining access to your intuition, creativity, and humour.

Meditation prepares us for the inevitable stresses which occur as we go about our lives, not only making us more resilient to stress, but more capable of dealing with it.

Vedic Meditation is a simple, ancient technique which has numerous benefits including relief from stress, increased energy, improved sleep, and better relationships.

Here’s how regular meditation and a few changes to your bedtime routine can help you fall sleep, and stay asleep, for the hours you need.