I've started to take advantage of our morning isometric strength routine and use it as a meditation time. I'm not talking about super hard-core meditation here, just a series of one-minute stretches focused on breathing & being mindful. Our isometric strength consists of a series of static poses, like the yoga position 'the plank,' which tax the core muscles. This is what I'm attempting. First and always, focus on the breathing: breathe in, breathe out, breathe in, breathe out, and so on and so forth. That's the root of the exercise. Then I try to relax every muscle that I'm not using. Mostly those are muscles in the feet/hands/face/neck since isos require almost a complete body flex to hold the poses. The hardest part is not thinking about anything else. My mind always wants the think about something so I have to keep telling myself just to breathe and relax and think about nothing. This is why it helps to close my eyes, because anything I look at triggers a thought process so not being able to see eliminates a lot of distractions. It's a good way to start the day (twice a week, at least) AND I think it makes isos easier. bonus.