Mini-Meditation for Stress Relief

You can use this at any time of day (or night) and as often as you like. Many people find it useful to listen to this before they start their day. 

To begin the meditation, simply get into a comfortable position (ideally sitting up, if possible) and start the recording. 

Just make sure that you'll be uninterrupted for the next 5 minutes. 

That's it! You're all set to go. 

Short answer: No, you don't need to have any particular belief system to benefit from this. 

Longer answer: I've led people from all sorts of different backgrounds (Agnostic/Atheist, Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Spiritual but not Religious etc.) through meditations. 

Because I want this meditation to work for you, too, I intentionally designed it so that it wouldn't require any particular belief system. 

That said, depending on what you're used to, listening to this meditation might require some openness since I may be saying things that sound unfamiliar to you.

If something I say doesn't work for you, feel free to change the words in your mind. It's perfectly okay to adapt this so that it fits you!

Yes, if you're okay with one that's a bit more woo-woo, check out my free Mini Meditation for Intention Setting. 

And I have a lot more here. 

And if you have a request for a specific meditation, please let me know by filling out the form below. 

That's an excellent question! As someone who helps people improve their habits, I could (and perhaps should...) write a whole book about that question. 

To give you a piece of advice that you can implement right away: typically, it helps to get clear on your priorities and to focus on those.  

People get stressed when they live their lives from their to-do list. People get focused when they concentrate on their priorities. 

What's the difference between a to-do list and a list of priorities? 

A to-do list contains every little task that you can think of. 

A list of priorities is much shorter (ideally five or fewer priorities) and only contains those tasks that really matter. 

Each day (or the night before), write down your daily priorities. 

It's still helpful to keep a to-do list where you capture every little task. Writing these things down will get your brain to stop reminding you of them. Put that to-do list somewhere where you can easily access it (for instance, a drawer) but don't use this list to organize your day. 

Instead, let your list of priorities guide you through your day. 

For instance, right now I have a number of things on my to-do list that I'm not doing--because my priorities are much more important. 

If you have more questions about how to become less stressed, feel free to send me a message below.