Hi beefcharcoal!
For sure, meditation can help your brother. I have managed to get rid of my anxiety with it, and sophrology as well. I can maybe give you an advice: if it's too hard for your brother not to think and to focus on his senses, he can think "inside" when inhaling, and "outside" when exhaling. He can also, in the begining, just let his thoughts appear and disappear, without focusing on them, but either not rejecting them, just let it pass.
Ten minutes a day are perfect to begin if it's the first time he meditates. It's not worth struggling, he will only be discouraged. When I started, I meditated ten minutes the morning, and the evening, when I was in bed, I just let my thoughts coming and going, when something disturbing was coming, I thought "it's done, it's past, now let's forget it". After that, he can try to meditate longer, up to the most he can do.
If it's really too hard, he can try to start meditating with chill out music, like "
frequencies" or tibetan
singing bowls and
mantras for example, you can find on Youtube.
BrainEater a dit:
breathing properly and a natural healthy body feeling are basic aspects of meditation..
BrainEater is right, according to yoga masters, breathing is the most important, he can do exercises during the day too, it's very helpful for the whole body. Breathe with the belly, deeply and lengthily, inhale through the nose during 7 to 10 seconds, pause 1 or 2 sec, and then exhale with the mouth 7 to 10 sec, anytime during the day, it relaxes a lot.
And believe me: a well-balanced diet and rythm (not to go to bed too late, eat at a fixed time...) are fundamental to defeat anxiety and depression. As Abrahm said, sleep properly is very important, 7 to 10 hours a night, depending on the person.
So, courage to your brother, he can beat his uneasiness, never never be disheartened! :grin: