Island of Dreams

Planet Calm

Meditations from 'Mindfulness for Creativity: Adapt, Create and Thrive in a Frantic World' by Dr Danny Penman

Mindfulness For Creativity Meditation Track 3 - 90 Second Breathing Space - By Dr Danny Penman

Meditating in midst of the Coronavirus pandemic is not easy. It can be particularly difficult because many traditional meditations rely on the breath as an anchor, or focal point, for your attention. So the breath becomes the place you return to when the mind inevitably wanders. 

When we meditate on the breath, we settle on a place where we feel the breath moving (such as the nostrils, the chest or the abdomen), or we follow the whole breath in and out. Many will continue to find the breath a great solace and support at this time. But for some people, the breath may be a relatively uncertain anchor: the sensations of the breath don’t feel quite strong enough to hold their attention. This is especially true if you have an asthmatic condition, or a history of panic attacks, or are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19. 

To help you deal with such issues, we have produced a new collection of meditations that will help you explore alternative anchors for your attention; the feet, seat or hands. There are three versions of the Finding Your Ground meditation of different lengths..... Read more here http://franticworld.com/coronavirus/

Frantic World 2.0

20' Finding your Ground

Author of the bestsellers 'Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World', 'Mindfulness for Creativity' & ‘Mindfulness for Health’ (You Are Not Your Pain in US)