How to Meditate

There are many meditation methods, here is what I like to do.

Begin by sitting comfortably with the back straight, some portion of your body on the floor. Think about increasing the space between each vertabre. Make the small of your back flat like you were sitting up against a wall.

Take 3 deep breaths:

Exhale completely, where your stomach pushes in, releasing all air in your lungs. Now, when you take your next breath, you will start by filling up your diaphragm in the stomach area first, then enlarging your ribcage and filling the lungs completely.

When you breath in, imagine clean, fresh, healing energy filling your body. When you exhale, imagine all the toxins in your body, including all stress, negative feelings, bad food, chemicals you have been in contact with, etc., all leaving your body out the bottom of your feet. Whoosh! Out they go!

Now breath normally. Feel where the air hits your nose, at the nostrils, inside your nose, at the back of your throat. Just focus on that. When thoughts enter your mind, and they will, just allow them to drift away and come back to your breathing.

Relax, enjoy feeling calm and still for as long as you can. Start with short periods if you need to, 10 minutes a day, slowly increasing.

Before you get up and get moving again, take a minute to listen to your body, what is it telling you? Imagine that peaceful, calm feeling being with you to some extent all during your day.

At the end of the day, take note of how your day went. For a real boost, journal 5 things you are grateful for!

More on meditation later...

Blessings!

Amy