Let's Meditate

"Meditation reduces stress hormones in your body." prevention.com

People may think that meditation should be easy, should be without thought.  It is very rare for our brains to be without thought, and it might be better if we approached meditation without that expectation.  Research has shown that 20 minutes of meditation a day improves health and decreases stress.  It might be unrealistic to try for 20 minutes at first.  Maybe it would be good to try for even 5 minutes, and then build up the time.  The point is to gently guide the mind back when it wanders into thoughts.