Meditation
MEDITATION
“ Meditating is actually easier than you might imagine. Most of us have dabbled in meditation by participating in conscious relaxation.
Maybe during an exercise class or to manage pain at the dentist or anxiety before a test. We start by paying attention to our breathing. The practical effort to focus completely on our breathing takes our minds away from the “mind clutter” that constantly tries to invade our mind and eliminate feelings that will lead to a time of calm.
With repeated effort the goal of clearing your mind – to think of nothing, does occur and the process of meditation takes on its own energy.
The result is, and I guarantee this, peace, serenity, calmness, eventually opening yourself to new insights.”
Intro from http://www.learningmeditation.com
I can’t personally tell you exactly how to meditate , other than the way I do it which is to set a timer for 15 minutes, and focus on breathing.
Just long full breaths , all the way in and all the way out.
Try and build up to twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening.
And that’s it really !!!
If you’ve never done it before, and you can maintain it so you are doing it regularly, you will be amazed at the benefits of it.
Don’t worry, at first your mind will wander and it will feel like” chattering monkeys” as the Buddhists say. This is the same for everyone.
The more you do it the more you will train your mind to accept this state of peace and calm as normal and it will begin to enjoy it.
This will come in time.
Just relax and enjoy it as a quiet period of relaxation, rather than trying to “meditate” as though something profound needs to happen.
Here are some other links to useful meditation sites
http://www.meditationexpert.co.uk/
http://www.britishmeditationsociety.org/
