When you have escalating negative thoughts, you feel anxious, or emotionally overwhelmed, these will help to bring you back to the present.

Many people think meditation means having a quiet mind. So, when thoughts keep coming, they assume they are failing. But the mind thinks. That is what it does. Meditation is not about stopping every thought. It is more about noticing where your attention has gone, and gently returning.

Can we really heal ourselves? A healing environment is not only about clean food, fresh air, movement, or rest, though these may be important. It is also about the emotional and relational atmosphere we live in.