I would stare at my air purifier while it was running and just clear my mind while I sat for an hour in my little air conditioned studio back in the States.
Life is like a movie, and I was telling a young friend last night who was stressed out, to just watch the movie unfold in front of him and to just observe it. I told him to take a timeout several times a day and do this technique where you just observe what is happening in front of you without judging or thinking about it. It is a learned skill but if he works on it he can quiet his mind down some and find a bit of peace during the days. I’ve been meditating for years ever since the HVAC specialist got me into it when we were working together at the HVAC business about 12 years ago. I think it was actually back in 2004 when I began meditating a bit in my home, which means it has been almost 20 years since I started doing it on my own. I would stare at my air purifier while it was running and just clear my mind while I sat for an hour in my little air conditioned studio back in the States. I’ve gained a lot of benefits from doing daily yoga and meditation for the past almost 20 years, and I will keep working on it each day, pushing myself to meditate even more. My gas fireplace is a good spot for meditation as I sit on my sofa and watch the flames dance while keeping the thoughts out of my mind. When a thought comes in I gently let it go and go back to the stillness of my mind.