Meditation can inject far-reaching and long-lasting physical and psychological benefits into our daily lives. Advantages include decreased stress, improved brainpower, sharper focus and a calming effect on our minds.

It’s something anyone can do. But not everyone knows how.

In this short podcast, Mary Flett, a nationally-acclaimed clinical psychologist and the executive director of the Center for Aging and Values in California, will guide you through a short meditation to relax the mind and body into immersive awareness, gratitude, and tranquility—in less than five minutes.