meditation is like engaging in a fitness program for your brain learning to control what you're thinking about builds up a mental muscle that protects you against anxiety and depressive ruminations it takes work to keep your mind focused on something in the present and if you're not in the habit of meditation a simple exercise that you can do to get you started with this is called the body scan all you have to do is systematically focus on different parts of your body you could start with your feet and move up to your head and down your
arms to your hands and we know from research that people who spend more time in the present experience have less anxiety and more life satisfaction
