Set out below is three mini meditations to help you breathe more easily in everyday situations.

It is hard when in the midst of stress to look at your breathing and check yourself out and to remind yourself what is meaningful to you.

A mini meditation can be used on a train, sat in the office, in a moving lift to the top of a building or even sat in an airport lounge when your flight has been delayed.

One popular place is in the bathroom when life is getting a bit much or the children are over acting.

Just silently count your breathe – 1, 2, 3, and relax your body bit by bit. I like to start with my toes and move upwards in a slow manner.

After 5 breaths you can repeat in your mind the words ‘soft belly’, this is great at keeping your mind in focus.

However if you are walking just count 5 steps and then another five all over again until you start feeling calmer.

At work you may decide to be quiet sat at your desk or sat in the car, not all firms have a canteen so if that is the case try walking to a coffee shop and ‘be still’ at your table while others sat near you are engrossed in their own busy lives.

If there is any part of your body suffering or is a little tight with anxiety then focus on that part of the body and breathe the calmness to it.

If tension is in the home or work place why not breathe calmness to all by repeating everyone’s name and visualise the calm being spread around and that each person is well and happy. Do not forget to repeat the words soft neck as you do your mini meditation.

Travelling home on a bus or a train you can repeat this short but comfortable meditation, sending out relaxing thoughts can relax the space around you.

Note: to mini meditate you need to sit comfortably with your back straight or relax while walking and make good use of your breathing.

Now take begin to silently count at the end of each out breath: Inhale… exhale…then count as mentioned earlier, count one, inhale… exhale… two, inhale… exhale… three. Then start at one again. Just three breaths and back to one.

You can do these mini meditations any time, any place, just be aware of your mind and body calming you and others around you so that the stresses of living in this fast moving world can be eased.