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  Photo by Andreas Rasmussen on Unsplash  *** Well.  This week was one of the techniques you hear about first when you decide to try meditation.  The sensation of the breath.  Not following the passage of the breath in and out (which I see is a later weeks task), or counting the breaths (another beginner technique).  This one is simply to feel the breath as it comes in and out of your nose - the way the air feels on your nose.  Or the way your stomach rises and falls, internally and externally - the feeling of that. I've always thought (and still do) that methods of meditation relying on breathing awareness can be very difficult for anyone with any respiratory issues, asthma, or any panic attack issues.  Concentrating on something that is being a bit difficult or strained may make you feel worse.  So  I'm not a massive fan of these kinds of methods.  I often find that focussing on my breath for any reason - to breathe more deeply o...

  Photo by Kateryna Hliznitsova on Unsplash Like I said in the last post, I really appreciate the thoroughness of Krystle's approach - right from the start of the book, the reader is joining in, not just reading or recapping knowledge, but engaging with it - if the journalling and/or spell exercises are also done.  I'm as guilty as the next person of being an armchair reading witch.  But I'm going to do this book properly - interactively, even if it slows me right down.  Better to be slow and thorough and actually see what works, than cramming in information and then it having nothing to really hook into in my mind because I didn't back it up with actions and considered thought.  So, here are the next set of answers about the introductory section, where the reader is planning their magical wellness journey: mixing magical spirituality with nutrition, movement based practices, meditation and journalling. Ok, here we go - my answers... *** What do you consider to...