MEDITATION IN TIME OF PANDEMIC

I found the video interesting, personally I am not a person who meditates regularly but I do have friends who do and I think it helps them to better deal with anxiety, tension, stress or problems they may have.

For a while I did yoga and the truth is that it ended up being another concern and not a help, the teacher of the class had a particular personality, he was not very nice so I did not feel comfortable and it made me very nervous when I couldn't do the positions he taught us. 

Even though I didn't have a very good experience, I think meditation does work, my mom has always told me that the mind is very powerful (for better or for worse), if I'm positive when I'm faced with a problem, chances are everything will be fine.

I think that in the society we live in there is a lot of competition between people, many obstacles to achieve your goals, and therefore, a lot of stress. It is no coincidence that mental health users are on the rise, people need help to cope with their problems not everyone has the money to go to a psychologist or a psychiatrist and meditation seems to me a very good option, even more so in the context of the global pandemic we are living.

They have been difficult days, some worse than others, I personally was very distressed at the beginning of the quarantine, when I thought I or someone in my family might get sick and I cried a lot, I slept badly, I was saddened by people's lack of awareness and the government's poor response. Then I wanted to make a change, I started looking for hobbies: I painted my house, read, ordered my things, learned to knit, started cooking a lot, among other things. I was much better until I lost a family member, in my house the coronavirus is not the most important. I just care about supporting my mom and grandma who are so sad. I want time to pass quickly so that I can see my whole family, so that we can hug.

The university is not my priority right now, it's hard to learn with online classes, I find it hard to concentrate on my lessons and I get frustrated, in English this is no exception. It's always been a difficult course for me, the truth is I don't like it much and I think that's worse, it gets more stressful but I appreciate the new methodology, I can do my homework on time and without the pressure of being in class and not understanding.

courage and thank you for reading me!