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If you are close to a forest or countryside it good to wander around there. Connecting with nature does wonders for one's mental health.

I have mental health issues and I also adjust meditation durations when I am having symptoms. Shorter sessions. Also walking meditation can be good for depression because it gets the body going. Mindfulness during and between meditations can help you stay in the present and to "be with" difficult thoughts, feelings, and sensations. I like the RAIN exercise that psychologist and spiritualist Tara Brach talks about.

Thanks for that Shoshin1 🙂

@Tavs said:
Recently I've been getting very depressed and anxious, despite all my years of meditation and more recently, mantras and prayers. When I'm actually doing the practice, I feel much calmer but as soon as something appears which bothers me, I'm back to square one. So I don't know if my practice is actually helping my mind or not.

@Tavs
You may find this guided mindfulness meditation helpful

Mark Williams, the Oxford University professor of clinical psychology, he’s best known for co-developing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT combines cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) techniques with mindfulness practices derived from Buddhist meditation. It was designed primarily to help prevent relapse in people with recurrent depression by teaching them to recognise and disengage from negative thought patterns before they spiral.

There are 8 guided meditations he will take you through ...

Be well, stay mindful, stay focus, be present. 🙏🙏🙏

Thanks yes, I'll be speaking to a couple of people about it this week.