Powerful Meditation Techniques You Can Try...

Although meditation techniques can differ considerably across the various schools and styles, the purpose of mediation remains the same.  All systems of meditation teach a system of personal development along a path of simplicity, understanding and awareness. Across all styles the outcome is enlightenment, awareness and transformation. 

Throughout life, the normal trend for our attention is to move rapidly from thing to another.  The endless flow of tasks, information, data and things for us to attend to can become stressful.  Meditation techniques seek to streamline the flow of consciousness by giving the mind a something consistent to focus on. 

Here is a simple meditation technique you can do sitting down:

1. Start by making sure you're sat up straight.  Take three deep breaths from your tummy, each time, allowing the stomach to fill with air.

2. When you have finished, just allow your breathing to return to normal.  Without trying to control the breath at all, just allow yourself to breathe normally and naturally through the nose.

3. Now I want you to gently become aware of your breathing.  Gently paying attention to the breath, watching the breath as it comes and goes.  Following the breath in and following the breath out.

Continue this meditation technique for 60 seconds or so now.  When you've finished, end the meditation by taking a deep breath.

I often find that even a few minutes of meditation is like taking a catnap for about an hour.  You relax, let go of all your worries and concerns.  For a couple of minutes, you enjoy this feeling of total self-indulgent relaxation.  Wonderful!

With this meditation technique, we are using the breath as the object of our meditation.  Were you able to stay focused or was your mind wondering all over the place?

Don't worry if your mind was all over the place.  It's quite normal to have an active mind.  This is why it helps to listen to someone taking you through the process step-by-step.  It's much easier this way and staying focused on the process helps you really enjoy the benefits.

I take you through this and several other meditation techniques step-by-step in the guided meditation section of the full course.  By the way, you don't have to wait until you're sat at home before you can use these techniques.  Why not use them throughout the day when you need them most?

Next time you're feeling tense or emotional, or you can feel your stress beginning to rise, STOP.  Forget what you're doing for a moment and pay attention to your breath.  You'll be surprised how much calmer you can feel.

That's it for this section, in the next daily meditation; I'm going to show you another snippet from my new course - Meditation For Health & Happiness.

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