I learnt meditation 5 years ago. It helped me to cope with a really stressful time in my life. It was difficult at first to concentrate on ‘not thinking’ – if you know what I mean! But after a while it became relatively easy to ‘switch off’ and it did help.
I have trained in different forms of Yoga for a number of years – at first from books but, like others here, I didn’t know if I was getting it right. So I joined some classes, first in Hatha Yoga, then, when I wanted something a bit more ‘energetic’, I tried Ashtanga Yoga, which I really like. I’ve also tried to learn Vikram Yoga, but getting the room temperature warm enough here in the UK is not very easy! Yoga has helped me to remain supple and it does help you ‘switch off’ from all the stresses and strains of modern life. I have to admit though, I don’t do it as often as I used to – not much time at the moment.
Maybe I’ll start properly again soon …........