Welcome back! In the concluding episode of Pieces of Mind, we’ll be delving into the realm of social pressures - a topic I’m all too familiar with. We all know that feeling when finances are tight and a sudden surge of birthdays, weddings, reunions and big nights flood your diary or when you simply can’t find something to wear on your flooredrobe … 

Pop in some Extra gum and join me, Max Balegde for a short but sweet meditation session to escape your mind and recentre before embracing your day, worry free. 

Heeeeere we go again - it’s me, Max Balegde and I’m back with another guided meditation, this time tackling the oh so common but ever so subtle feeling of second-guessing, an all too frequent microstress that can creep into our day to day. 

Have you ever noticed a shift in a friend’s tone on WhatsApp? Have they suddenly started using full stops and you begin to wonder if you’ve upset them? Or perhaps had an unexplained ‘catch-up’ scheduled in your diary at work, leaving you wondering what the reason might be? Well pop in some Extra gum and join me for a 6-minute meditation session for a moment of calm, gaining that all-important perspective. 

Welcome to the very first episode of Pieces of Mind, a 6-minute meditation guided by none other than moi, Max Balegde. In this episode, we’re delving into one of the most common forms of microstress - procrastination. We’ve all been there - whether it’s avoiding a task you’ve been putting off for weeks or distracting yourself with anything but the job at hand - pop in some Extra gum and use this short meditation as a handy companion to escape your mind and recentre yourself before getting on with your day.