Being close to nature is something that I really appreciate

TV PRESENTER JEFF BRAZIER TELLS CAMILLA FOSTER HOW WALKING, MEDITATION AND COLD PLUNGES ARE CENTRAL TO HIS WELLNESS ROUTINE

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FOR TV presenter and father-of-two Jeff Brazier, a walk in nature has always helped lighten the load of life’s challenges.

“Putting yourself amongst a beautiful space almost lifts the weight off your shoulders and sometimes just holds it for you while you're interacting with that space,’ says the 45-year-old, who has hosted various TV programmes, including Finders Keepers, This Morning and The One Show.

“My life has been full of some really interesting lessons and challenges and I think I’ve always referred back to the fact that when some thinking time is needed, those are the environments that they should be done in - opposed to late at night lying in bed.

“Being purposeful and mindful about the fact that I’m going to go to this place, I’m going to walk around this lake in the morning means I know I'm going to feel better at the end of it, because, oddly, I think it sort of helps your ability to process things and find solutions.

“I didn't want to wait for someone to fix me or to make me feel better about any of the things that I'd endured as a kid, so the fact that it could be in my hands, and I could do it through my thoughts, but also through stillness felt like I was really on to something.

“Some people are like, 'I can't do it because I just keep thinking of things'. I always describe it as, imagine you're in a cinema and thoughts are floating across the screen like clouds. But the difference between meditation and not is observing the clouds and letting them drift across the screen without interacting with them.