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Old 02-13-16, 05:38 PM  
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Something to consider: the calmness and peacefulness doesn't necessarily happen immediately. I've taken a bit of mindfulness/stress reduction programs. What I've found is that after a yoga sequence, I may feel "meh" - physically stretched out, but nothing particularly mind calming. Then after a few days I notice that I wake up happier. Just a nice general sense of happiness. And then I remember that I've been consistent with my evening yoga practice over the past few days.

Ditto for meditation - nothing significantly improves that day. But when I stick with it, then I notice I don't react to stressful circumstances in the same way. I'm more overall-calm.

So an answer could be to stick with one method for a few weeks, and then see if you notice a difference.
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Old 02-13-16, 06:38 PM  
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Adriene's yoga camp on youtube might be great. I just finished it and definitely experienced a sense of calm. It's gentle yoga - her mantra is find what feels good and she gives you time each practice to do just that (calls it yogi's choice ). They're short and the benefits really seemed to increase as the month went on.
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