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My meditation journey began when I was 28 years old (I’m now 47), where I found myself at ‘rock bottom’. I was lost, alone and totally confused about my purpose in life. I was relying upon substances to escape my everyday world and was horribly depressed. My mental health was at an all-time low. A close friend was worried for my life and introduced me to a local meditation course so with nothing to lose and my mental state being as it was, I threw myself into it wholeheartedly, and the results spoke volumes. The benefits of regular meditation: learn...