If you suffer from chronic stress, then you’re probably aware of the negative impact it can have on health. Stress can increase blood pressure, cause headaches and numerous other ailments. One way to combat stress is to practice meditation. However, for most people, it seems almost impossible to find a place quiet enough to adequately meditate, let alone reach a meditative state. If you have tried meditation yet have been unsuccessful, here are some tips that can dramatically improve your success.

Find a good app

With the abundance of meditation and feel-good apps available, you have a good chance of finding one that will make reaching that meditative state easier. Most apps in this category will offer a free trial period, allowing you to preview what you’ll get before paying for the monthly or annual subscription. Many popular apps
will offer multiple ways for you to relieve your level of stress.

Invest in a high quality pair of headphones

One barrier to meditation for many people is finding a quiet place to meditate. Perhaps you live in a busy household where there is always at least some noise. Or maybe you simply never get time alone to relax and meditate. Regardless of why you can’t find a quiet place, purchasing and utilizing a pair of headphones can block out the noise of your background, allowing you to focus on whichever meditation you choose.

Find some guided meditations online

If you’re not quite ready to purchase an app, you should be aware that there are many free guided meditations online. You Tube has an abundance available, in every category, and so do Spotify and Pandora. You can start out with these free meditations and later on decide to stick with them, or you might want to “graduate” to bigger and better meditations by purchasing some. Either way you’ll derive great benefit from the meditations as long as you do them regularly.

Hire a mindfulness coach, if after trying several app and or online meditations you’re still having difficulty, you might want to hire a mindfulness coach. A mindfulness coach can teach you every aspect of meditation, which will enable you to meditate like a champ, whenever you desire, and wherever you are. You can inquire about a coach online, or even at your local health food store.

If you’ve chosen meditation as a way to manage your stress yet you’ve been unsuccessful, these tips can help you make progress. Of course practice makes perfect, and the more you meditate, the better you’ll become at it. These tips will simply make getting there quicker, and hopefully easier.