Meditation is the act of focusing the mind well. There are various forms of meditation. Regular meditation practice improves focus, improves one's mental well-being and provides a person greater energy, ‘resiliency’ to avoid depletion or stress. If you are considering doing a meditation practice that’s a great start. Here are some pointers for beginners. Have an ‘anchor’. This is a focus for your attention and it’s the place you will bring your attention back to as you meditate. Most often this is the breath, ‘bringing the attention back to the breath’. Start with short intervals. 3 minutes is a good amount of time. Set the intention that you are going to meditate for the time you decided to do it. Plan when you will meditate and choose a time that you have for yourself where you can remain undisturbed. Make it a habit by doing it every day for twenty-one days in a row. As with anything the more you do it the better you will get. You can progressively build on your meditation time, extending the 3-minute interval to 5 minutes. You can also mix it up by doing some guided meditations which are typically longer.

Stream Hypnosis will be offering meditation and mindfulness classes starting in September. This will be a six-week class focused on meditation and mindfulness based cognitive therapy for depression. Classes will be offered in person and on-line. Class size is limited so call or visit our website:

Vanessa Perez Weiss, BCH, FNP, NP-C

Stream Hypnosis, LLC, 535 E. Laurel St, Bethlehem, PA 18018.  Tel: 570-617-5325

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