Learn To Meditate
Sunday, July 5, 2009 23:19Learning how to meditate is similar among many different cultures and religions. This holds true in most parts of meditation, from planning your meditation session to using the right posture, the right time to meditate, choosing the right place to meditate and understanding our emotions and thoughts. When you are just learning how to meditate don’t worry too much about every little thing. It will take effort and the desire to experience an enlightening and blissful meditation as you start to unwrap the multiple layers that define who you think you are and experience the wonderful benefits of meditation. It is important that you learn how to meditate the correct way to get the most from your meditation experience.
Pick Your Environment
When you are learning how to meditate it is important to find a place that is quiet, free from clutter and comfortable. You should choose a room in your home that fits this criterion as long as the room gives you an uplifting feeling and is private enough to allow you to spend at least twenty minutes uninterrupted. Don’t panic with finding the right spot, after a few meditations the room you choose will begin to absorb the energy from your meditations. As you continue to program your energy into your meditation spot you will start reaching deeper states of relaxation
Best Time To Meditate
It’s a great idea to pick a consistent time every day to meditate. A good time to meditate would be in the morning before you’ve been inundated with the stresses and demands of your day. Our daily lives stress us physically and mentally, which makes it harder to relax and get in the right frame of mind to relax. Consistency in your daily morning meditations will help you cope with the stresses of everyday and you will notice you will be more relaxed and peaceful.
Choose Your Meditation Plan
When learning how to meditate it’s necessary to have a good plan. You must be in the right frame of mind to have a productive meditation. Don’t meditate as soon as you get home from a hard day because you will wind up spending too much time trying to calm your mind and body. You would be better off if you took a short walk to relax your body from all the demands and sensory input of the day. A cool shower before you meditate will help wake you up and recharge your body before meditating. This is an intelligent way to prepare yourself to have a productive and relaxing meditation.
Posture
There are many different positions you can use when you are meditating but when you are just learning how to meditate it is best if you began in a seated position. Sit on the floor on a cushion or in a chair that has a straight back. Imagine yourself as one with the surface you are sitting on and let the energy travel through your body from the floor to the top of your head. Envision an invisible cord attached to your head, which is pulling your body upright. This will give the energy a free flowing channel to travel through
Place your hands on you thighs and relax your fingers letting go of all the tension in your arms and hands. Relax your jaw as you tuck your chin towards your chest. With your mouth open slightly put your tongue against the roof of your mouth. Seeing but not really focusing on anything open your eyes part way. Imagine yourself in a trance like state of awareness and no awareness at all. Same thing with any noises you hear, just let them sail away without any conscious recognition. They become a background symphony for the experience of the meditation, having no more significance than the background sounds we hear and ignore all day long.
The Breath
As our minds seek to keep control our thoughts continue to run wildly. Let go of these thoughts and start to focus on your breath. Focus your awareness on counting your breaths. To count your breaths, one breath in and one breath out will be a count of one. Start by counting a series of 15 to 20 breaths, this should be long enough to help you to silence your monkey mind. Breath in prana energy and breath out tension and anxiety. Prana is the life force of God. Learn to tap into the universal source of energy by visualizing breathing in prana energy.
Learn the Benefits Of Meditation.
As you begin to master your thoughts and your body you notice that you are in that place where you are now in control of your thoughts and health. A world where you are in control of your fate and your happiness. You are tapping into your universal consciousness and are experiencing what it’s like to always be in a state of bliss and harmony. A level of multi-dimensional consciousness that shows you once and for all that you are more than what you see on the surface. You are breaking free from your restraints and are no longer bound by the illusions you have placed on yourself.
Rejoice in learning how to meditate and know that you are changing your life for the better.
Do these meditation techniques everyday for the best possible results.


