I have been watching research from my Solaris Centre that is saying meditation is a key preventative in the mind body connection for cancer prevention ... not exercise. Whilst I think a nice walk or meander is great, I am interested in this research for those of us who can't face a walk. Having said that, after a swim or meander I do feel much better. The Headspace app is free for a period of time and takes you from 3 min meditations x10, to 5mins x 10, and then 10mins x 10. I found it excellent, struggled with some of the 10mins but anyone can do the 3mins and you do feel refreshed after! A mindulness counsellor put me on to it, then a recent psych uni grad. I would not be able to sit for an hour and meditate ... mind too busy. So this is a good intro. After 30 days they try to get you to upgrade which involves $. So please try the freebie trial even if you think you could never meditate ... that was me!
