Meditation has rewired my brain

"The young version of me was very restless. I struggled with anxiety and had no contact with my body," says author and meditation teacher Magnus Fridh in Yoga for livet. "Meditation has rewired my brain. The ADHD symptoms are still there, but they are more in the background."

When his daughter became seriously ill and went through countless operations, meditation became an important support, so that he could be there for her as a father.

"Many couples split up because it is so painful to watch their child suffer so badly. I became a man in that process, no longer a boy, and in the hardest periods meditation meant a lot."

Life can take strange turns: it was an orphaned boy in an SOS Children's Village who got Magnus Fridh to start meditating and, in time, to become a Buddhist. When Magnus was small, his mother sent money to support a Tibetan refugee child living in India. Karma, as the boy was called, was four years older than Magnus and became like a big brother to him. Karma came to visit in Sweden, and Magnus visited Karma too. Today both are Buddhists, and very good friends.

Host: Birgitte Gjestvang. Sound and music: Thomas Prado Lamo Lokøen.