If you struggle with a restless mind and sitting down to meditate with your thoughts rattling around makes the anxiety worse — try candle meditation. Light any candle, turn the lights down and focus your attention on the flame as it flickers and changes shape and colour.
Hold your sight solely on the flame, immersing your complete attention. The flame’s movement helps keep the mind focused and even a few minutes a day (it gets easier) can lead to a lovely peaceful feeling and, sometimes, even a sort of altered consciousness.
Folium scented candle £120 And Objects — 020–7427 6059; www.andobjects.com
Fireside scented candle £29, Plum & Ashby — 01329 235615; www.plumandashby.co.uk
Darling candle £64, August & Piers, www.augustpiers.com
Humid wood hand-blown candle £155, Perfumer H — 020–7258 7859; www.perfumerh.com
Libertine candle £285 (1.5kg), August & Piers — 020–7730 1234; www.harrods.com
Plumwood violet ceramic candle £42, Matilda Goad & Co x Anthropologie — 0808 196 8599; www.anthropologie.com
Festivum scented candle £60, Verden — verden.world
Magia Del Camino candle £72, Acqua di Parma exclusive to John Lewis — 03456 100 336; www.johnlewis.com
Cucumber candle £78, Loewe — www.perfumesloewe.com
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‘To this day, it is as attractive as when Hercules first laid eyes on it’: How to escape the crowds on the Amalfi Coast, according to those in the knowThe Amalfi Coast is one of the world’s most famed holiday destinations, but, in recent years, mass tourism has made parts of it unbearable. Here’s our guide to making the most of it — in peace and in style.
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21 of the greatest craftspeople working in Britain today, as chosen by the nation's best designers and architectsWe've persuaded some of the most celebrated names from our Country Life Top 100 to name the craftspeople they have in their own personal little black books.
