AWAY FROM THE NOISE
ALEX AMOR MEDITATION & CLEARING THE BRAIN FOG... I seem to eat, breath and sleep making noise so it surprises people when I tell them I love sitting in silence. Being in the music industry is complicated: there’s lots to think about, from every angle and there’s an undercurrent of pressure that we always should be doing something to sustain our careers. Artists don’t get to switch off from work at 5 pm, we are constantly planning, scheming, writing, posting or at the least worrying
about doing all of those things. I used to say, it would be amazing to get a holiday away from my mind, because no sandy beach could ever relax me and no Netflix could ever chill me out. As a creative with ADD, who’s natural temperament leads to ups and downs, I always thought I was destined to ride the emotional rollercoaster for life and be forever caught in brain fog. I was never someone who could tick off my to-do list because my mind was constantly racing, getting 30
distracted here, there and everywhere. That’s until I tried meditation. I was lectured to try the app, ‘Headspace’, for three months before I eventually sat down to do my first meditation. Three years on and this practice continues to save me from myself. It lifts the veil of anxiety from my body and anchors me down into the ground. It helps me find new perspectives on stressful situations and makes enough space in my brain to keep me
