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Hi Everyone,

I'm having fun developing the meditation site -- but, I'd really like to hear what your questions are about meditation!

Hi Susan,

I'm interested in meditation to help with my anxiety after a bout of illness and just wondered what everyone thinks might be the best type. Someone suggested breathing exercises but im not sure this helps. Also visualisation techniques. Any help appreciated.

Dear Pauline,

I have some experience with anxiety as I was in a bad elevator accident and had anxiety attacks for 2 years after that. That was 10 years ago.

What I do now in an elevator is count my breaths. Counts 1, 2, breathe in. Counts 3, 4, breathe out. Counts 5, 6, breathe in. Counts 7, 8 breathe out.

Since I was enclosed in the elevator for a while I developed anxiety about being under ground such as in a train tunnel and such. But I say to myself before entering the train tunnel I know that by the time I count to 50 slowly, counting my breaths, I will be out. This actually gets my through okay.

Hope this helps some :-) Susan