Meditation: some ways to get started

"Meditating, day after day", by Christophe André, ed. L’Iconoclaste, 2011. This book is easy to access and is accompanied by guided meditations in CD and MP3 format. The author gives a host of tips for adopting the practice on a daily basic to find inner peace and a positive mindset.

Meditation apps are on the rise on the App Store and Google Play. For a small cost a month, they are an excellent way to start. You can schedule a reminder to let you know each day that it's time to take time for yourself - it will help you anchor this new habit in your daily life.

This "bell of mindfulness", can be set to ring on your computer and invite you to take a break to breathe, reconnect to the present moment and stretch throughout your day. It works on Windows, Mac and Linux

Headspace is a pioneer in the field of mindfulness. The app version offers scientific resources, explanatory animations and countless thematic series to work and support you according to what is happening in your life. It covers everything from concentration, sleep (yes, yes), anxiety, mourning, etc. The app is ideal for beginners and there are even modules for children

This mindfulness app offers guided or free sessions and other resources in the form of cartoons. Ideal for getting started. Available in several languages , including German. For the record, one of its founders, Benjamin Blasco, was an executive at PayPal. In 2013, he discovered meditation, which changed his life. Petit Bambou was created in 2014. Perfect for those wishing to start this adventure.

Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh is the author of many inspiring books on the art of mindful living and also founded several communities, known as "The Plum Villages". The first and most famous of which is in southwest France. This application takes up his teachings and offers guided meditations, songs, etc.