FIND A VIRTUAL BEACH

Visualisation is a powerful relaxation tool. ‘It can be a real lifesaver when everyone is making demands of you,’ says meditation teacher Philip Storey. ‘Use this at any time of day, or for getting to sleep.’ Find a space to take five minutes without being disturbed. Take a long, deep breath in through the nose. Breathe out; close your eyes. Visualise yourself on a lovely beach at night, toes in the water. Breathe slowly via your nose. Visualise a little boat between your feet; put all the things that make you feel tired and stressed on to the boat. Look at them. Now, visualise your feet pushing the boat gently into the water; watch it float away slowly. Breathe in and out 10 more times until the boat vanishes into the night.