I tell the story plenty times but we have mindfulness therapists here - I went for a year and had some very profound experiences. She told me it was like medicine and we take it at a certain pace. 1st week we talked and did small guided meditation, tuning into body, where pain is, etc. She asked me try to notice but not change thoughts I have until next week, so we can discuss. Eventually I came to terms with critical mean voice in my head, realizing we both wanted same thing for me, we came to agreement that it would be a kinder voice to me. So much we worked on it was really good. It was intense, I had to take responsibility for stuff in my head & work through a lot of anxiety. Now, I have a tool - slowing down thoughts & noticing them, challenging them, time to choose emotional reaction. It's a work in progress. I'd like to do that type of therapy again & recommend it to anyone. Like it should be taught in schools, would help with all the kids hurting & self esteem issues. Some schools around here do yoga which is fabulous!
Yoga is a good tool, like exercise, because you get out of your head when focused on a pose, focused on breathing, counting breaths some of them are really hard, it stretches out blockages of energy in the body bringing better balance body mind & spirit.