Hello OOTSers,
I'm a newbie to this site and am so grateful for all of the information and stories shared.
I wanted to add my own contribution in hope that it helps some of you as it's helped me.
I've not been big on meditation in the past. However, in light of recent traumatic events in my life, it's become a really effective, healthy coping mechanism that I use, especially before I go to sleep and when I wake up to start my day.
It's a free app called 'Insight Timer' (https://insighttimer.com/). It gives you a variety of free meditations that you can choose based on whatever works for you (we are all different of course). You can find ones to relax, be mindful, stress and anxiety, sleep, etc. You can also choose the length of the meditation and or whether you want it to be guided or just soothing sounds in the background.
I was skeptical at first too but I learned to let go and just follow.
It's worked well for me so far and I hope it can for you too
I'm a newbie to this site and am so grateful for all of the information and stories shared.
I wanted to add my own contribution in hope that it helps some of you as it's helped me.
I've not been big on meditation in the past. However, in light of recent traumatic events in my life, it's become a really effective, healthy coping mechanism that I use, especially before I go to sleep and when I wake up to start my day.
It's a free app called 'Insight Timer' (https://insighttimer.com/). It gives you a variety of free meditations that you can choose based on whatever works for you (we are all different of course). You can find ones to relax, be mindful, stress and anxiety, sleep, etc. You can also choose the length of the meditation and or whether you want it to be guided or just soothing sounds in the background.
I was skeptical at first too but I learned to let go and just follow.
It's worked well for me so far and I hope it can for you too