Meditation

Regular meditation can help ease anxiety, stress, pain, and sleeping problems, and enhance health and wellbeing.

Mindfulness is a type of meditation that helps you become aware of your body and mind in the present moment. This gentle, receptive, and compassionate awareness helps you:

notice how your body feels
what your thoughts are doing
let go of stressful reflections on the past or anxiety about the future

Use meditation to help ease anxiety, stress, pain, and sleeping problems. Regular meditation can also calm your mind and enhance your health and wellbeing.

Gentleman sitting in the foreground in a blue top, with lady sitting in the background in a blue top. Both are crossed legged and sitting with eyes closed meditating.

Benefits of meditation

International research shows that regular meditation practice can:

reduce feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression
improve resilience
reduce pain

Meditation can be useful in managing the demands of cancer and the uncertainty it brings. It offers a way to cope with the physical and emotional challenges of a cancer diagnosis, helping you be more present in your life rather than consumed by difficulties.