Taking time to meditate is one of the greatest investments you can make in yourself and in your life. The instructions below apply to a classic ‘breathe awareness meditation.’ (Another way to get started is by utilizing guided meditations. Lisa’s guided meditation CD, Journey into Meditation: Guided Meditations for Healing, Insight and Manifestation can be ordered at www.Google.com. You can learn much more about the tremendous benefits of meditation, including greater happiness, well being and Success.
- Set aside 20 minutes to meditate. Free yourself from distractions. Turn the phone off, Find a comfortable place to sit and close your eyes.
- Let your awareness settle on your breath. For the next 20 minutes just observe your breath, don’t try to change it. Just watch your breath observing how it naturally changes.
- You’ll notice your attention will get caught up in thoughts. That is O.K. When you notice you are thinking about other things just bring your attention gently back to your breath.
- You will notice your attention get drawn to noises in the environment. That is O.K. Again, just gently shift your awareness back to watching the flow of your breath.
- It doesn’t matter how many times you find yourself distracted from your breath as long as you easily return your attention to it once you notice that you have drifted.
- Use a clock to check the time and when you finish meditating take a few minutes before opening your eyes again and resuming activity. Even if you don’t think you were deep – still take a few minutes at the end of any meditation before engaging in activity.
- Here are 3 correct experiences in meditation: sleep, thoughts (including restlessness and boredom) and slipping into “the Gap”, (as Deepak Chopra calls it), a space of peace/quiet. Know that lots of thoughts in meditation actually indicate the successful release of stress.
- Do not judge the quality of your meditation by the experiences you have in meditation. Instead, look for the effects and benefits of meditation in your daily life.
- If you are ‘trying’ to meditate, you’re not meditating. Meditation is about letting go and surrender; it is not about effort. With meditation we gently direct our attention to the breath (or mantra) but we are never forcing or concentrating or blocking out thoughts. And remember thoughts indicate success in meditation and release of stress.
- If you are meditating consistently, you’ll get results! But don’t expect them overnight. Dedicate yourself to meditating regularly (ideally twice a day) for at least a month or two. If you don’t notice any difference asks your friends and family if they notice a difference in you. If you want to get more out of your meditations or feel that you aren’t meditating easily and effortlessly (with the above guidelines) than I’d recommend Primordial Sound Meditation. In this course, as introduced by Deepak Chopra, you get a mantra (a sound calculated specifically for you by The Chopra Center) to be used silently in meditation. Students of Primordial Sound Meditation have reported that meditation with a mantra feels deeper, easier and faster. In this experiential course you’ll also get to view an exclusive video by Dr. Chopra on higher states of consciousness. Lisa Guy man offers Primordial Sound Meditation workshops in Denver and can provide training in your locale. Alternatively, you can visit www.chopra.com for a teacher in your area.
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