Meditation and Mindfullness

I have been ill and have had trouble sleeping. I found an old relaxation/meditastion tape (yes - tape!) and put it on when I was in bed. I was fast asleep when it finished and there was a loud gong! I'd forgotten about that and shot awake wondering where I was.

I will try Sailing by, also I didn’t know till now there was an anxiety thread which I will check out. I will also look on Amazon for ‘Mindfulness on the go’. Thanks all for your suggestions.

I attended a meditation/mindfulness class through my local u3a. We worked our way through a useful little book - "Mindfulness on the Go" by Padraig o'Morain.

I also find it relaxing to listen to music through headphones - various classical pieces are very calming but funnily eanough I find my 60's album very relaxing, and it lightens my mood too! Exercise is also good - apart from the obvious walk in the woods (especially now that it's autumn), table tennis or other sports are very good for mindfulness as they keep you in the moment!

There are a few suggestions on the "anxiety" thread, but I dont want to steal them and put them here! I was thinking though, that it would be a good idea to condense them into one thread so that people could recommend things which have helped them.

The Shipping Forecast music “ Sailing By “does it for me. I rarely make it to the end. ??