We’re going back to the basics with this wonderful short meditation. This beautiful meditation is set to the music “Quietude”, described as food for the soul.

This meditation soothes and relaxes you right down to your very core.

Gratitude is also a wonderful way to find joy in difficult times. As you move through this meditation practice, you can focus on those little things you feel grateful for and spend a moment feeling gratitude for your body itself.

Sometimes we forget how lucky we truly are just to be here in this moment. Gratitude helps us feel good and it also helps block the intensity of negative emotions like anger, stress, worry, and fear which raise our adrenaline, cortisol levels, and blood pressure.

The music in this meditation makes it easy to settle into a serene and content state of mind, an effortless journey into deep relaxation.

It also encourages “bio-rhythmic relaxation” by gently reducing your heart rate and breathing rate. You may even feel a sense of euphoria as your nervous system relaxes and your body increases its production of endorphins.

Everything in life is about balance. Without the darkness, we would not know light. Without sadness, we would not appreciate joy. Like the yin and the yang, we need both positive and negative emotions and experiences to appreciate what we have.

Life isn’t always going to be easy, that we know, but it shouldn’t always be hard. Practicing gratitude can really help you shift your focus, to those things you feel grateful for every day.