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During the first three months of ‘My slow year’, I’ve addressed my addictions to my phone and fast food, and I’ve put the brakes on mindless spending.
This month, I’ve been focusing on creating the healthy habit of meditation, taking part in the Zenways ‘Mindfulness for health and wellbeing programme’, developed by Julian Daizan Skinner, the first British person to go to Japan and become a Zen master. Signing up with local teacher Nick Scaramanga, I learned how to sit, lie and walk while meditating, which would help me deal with stress and emotional and physical pain. My daily homework was to meditate for 25 minutes and journal for five minutes.