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What is it? How do we do it? Why do we do it? ...That is all up to you! Loosely it can be described as a study or focus on something. That in and of itself helps to train the mind. In later stages you can let go of the focus and observe or even just be. People new to the concept usually inquire about meditation when they are scattered and need more peace, clarity and focus in life or about a certain situation. Most would speculate that meditation is performed in a nice quiet place with time put aside and under optimal conditions. That is definitely ideal depending on your intent but I want to clear a few things up first. Meditation was and is meant to be 24 hours a day. It is happening in dreamtime, in the shower, while preparing food, doing work, while driving, sitting at the computer, in combat, whatever the situation, meditation is there to be had. It is a good practice though to set aside time for specialized personal meditation. Another reminder is that you don't have to sit for hours on end to get results or inner communication. These things can happen instantly... and then on to the next meditation. Sometimes it is spontaneous, something pops up and well... time to reflect upon that or just feel. Meditation... It is about awareness, noticing things and focusing on the task or tasks at hand. Mediation can be performed while sitting, standing, moving or lying down. You don't have to be in a full on lotus posture to reap the benefits... and if anything you may hurt yourself trying that! For personal meditation comfort is key unless you are trying out something purposely under duress. Take the posture of your choice whether it be sitting in a chair or on the floor with a pillow under you, perhaps even lying down although some people fall alseep like this. If sitting you do want to have a nice straight back. We are going to have you use abdominal breathing. There is regular and reverse breathing. Regular breathing is recommended and that is where on the inhale your abdomen will expand. On the exhale it will relax. Breathing through the nose is preferred. You may get certain sensations in your body such as heat or cold, you might get impressions, visuals of all sorts might happen like colours, scenes from a movie, seeing other lifetimes, you might hear things such as inner dialogue, music, a song, you might tap into certain smells, you may experience a direct knowing or you may not notice anything different at all. No judgement, just keep up the practice. Also, don't hesitate to stop if something is "off", although that might be a barrier to clear. Perhaps it is something that you can move through at a later time. I will outline some meditation practices and add a few details as well. Counting Breaths This is great for someone starting out. Just as the name suggests you will simply be counting your breath cycle. An inhale and an exhale counts as one cycle. Try to count to 50. Random thoughts may occur but try not to follow them or lose track of your number. If you forget your number then you have to start back at one again. You would be amazed at how many people cannot reach fifty. This is an excellent meditation for honing your focus. Relaxing The Body For this meditation the basic premise is that you will go through each body part and relax it with your mind. You can start at the head or feet, even above the head or below your feet and work your way through the entire body. Ideally you want to get through the whole body as all parts are important. Be creative if you have a spot that is plaguing you and want more focus on it. You can add in some colour(s) to any of these particular areas or perhaps visualize it being bathed in a warm shower or sunlight. This is a good meditation to do while lying down for bed and getting ready for a good night sleep. If you want to add some difficulty to this meditation then perform it while in a standing Chi Kung/Qigong posture or yoga pose. Pranayama Pranayama, which can be translated as breath control, has breathing techinques for many purposes. Things like warming up or cooling down the body, calming the mind, activating the body, etc. A great introduction to pranayama would be Alternate Nostril Breathing. It is used for clearing and balancing. Here are the steps: 1) Take a few normal breaths 2) Using the right hand place your thumb on your right nostril to close off air flow and inhale through your left nostril down into your belly 3) Release your thumb from your right nostril and use your ring finger to close off the left nostril and simultaneously exhale through the right nostril * There is a reason why they use certain fingers to close off the nostrils and not others (like energy channels) but that can be delved into at another time 4) Keeping the same hand position inhale through the open right nostril down into your belly 5) Now close off the right nostril and once again with the thumb close off the right nostril and simultaneously exhale out the left nostril That counts as one round. You can do several rounds or continue for several minutes but best to start off light. In more advanced stages there are breath retentions that can happen after the inhale and exhale as well as certain ratios of time for the breaths and retentions. This is an excellent and powerful meditation. Focused Meditation If you have a topic you wish to focus on or gain some clarity. You can use a mantra, a word or a phrase which you can continually repeat. Alternatively, you can pose a question and then be receptive to thoughts, feelings, visuals and sounds that come through. Perhaps you want to manifest something. In focused meditation you can charge it with power by using all of your senses to visualize it, feel it, hear it, smell it, taste it, to bring it into being and then hand it over to the universe. There are meditations for all manner of things. You can travel through time and space. Keep up the practice, continue raising your vibration and keep making breakthroughs despite any setbacks that may occur. You are a wonderous and boundless being! Happy Meditating!