Violaine finds that mediation allows her to switch off her brain.
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Bien la seule chose que j’ai essayée sur ce plan-là c’est un ami qui m’a inscrite, il ne m’a pas donné le choix mais je la remercie. Des ateliers de méditation, donc ça se fait en ligne. Puis je n’ai rien à regarder sur l’écran, c’est une voix qui parle. Et ça fait vraiment du bien, de toute façon, la méditation ça ne peut pas faire de mal. Je me dis que je ne risque pas grand-chose. Mais quand je suis ici en ville, quand je ne suis pas à la campagne. Oui, il y a des exercices de méditation qui mettent vraiment le cerveau à off. Faire tomber complètement le stress là, c’est ça calmé le système nerveux, ça fait vraiment beaucoup de bien.
[Well, the only thing I’ve tried on that front is a friend who signed me up, who gave me no choice, but to thank her. Meditation workshops, so it’s online. Then I don’t have to look at anything on the screen, it’s a voice talking. And it’s really good, because meditation can’t do any harm anyway. I tell myself I’m not risking much. But when I’m here in the city, when I’m not in the country. Yes, there are meditation exercises that really switch off the brain. Completely letting go of stress, calming the nervous system, does a lot of good.] Translation from original French.
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