Originally Posted by
Phil71els 
End of day 7. Sober. Had to visit the dentist today which wasnt fun but its over now. Felt quite tense today, not sure why.
I really want to start learning to properly meditate so I can try to balance things out if I feel a little off.
I recommend looking up talks by Gelong Thubten on youtube. He is a Tibetan Buddhist monk who teaches secular meditation. He also has a book called A Monk's Guide To Happiness which talks about the ways meditation can benefit you in your every day life. The audio book version has guided meditations in the back. I use the Plum Village app for meditaiton, too. It has lots of information about compassion-based mindful meditation. It's honestly the most useful thing I've ever done for myself. Meditation has transformed me. I can't recommend it highly enough as part of the sobriety toolkit.