- Meditate or pray regularly. During challenging times, meditating or praying can help you remain calm and hopeful.
- Read spiritual writings. Sacred texts such as the Bhagavad Gita provides information about ancient traditions of wisdom. Reading these materials may help you feel a sense of connection with a more divine reality.
- Reach out to others for help. Speaking to someone about how you are feeling, your fears, thoughts and concerns, can help you feel a sense of peace. You may consider speaking with a counselor, or your clergy, or joining a support group.
- Reflect quietly in nature. Take in the natural beauty around you, breathe and reflect on your inner peace. Seeing untouched nature can fill you with a sense of wonderment and peace. This can have a calming effect on you, as it takes your attention away from the illness.
- Visit spiritual places and works of art. Visiting spiritual places, places of historical significance and places with art and sculpture may help you appreciate the various sights and sounds, especially if you do it in a more focused manner.
- Write down your feelings, thoughts and memories. Record the concerns and emotions that you experience. Also, anything that gives meaning to your life.
- Have someone else pray for you. Having someone who cares deeply about your well-being can help eliminate your feeling of loneliness.
- Repeat a passage from an important spiritual or religious text. The act of repeating important text as if it were a mantra, using the language of your religion in your prayers, can have a calming effect.
- Practice yoga. Yoga is a relaxation technique that can provide an outlet to calm and rejuvenate your mind and body. Yoga is a combination of breathing, relaxation and meditation exercises.
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