6 Steps For a Successful Meditation

ation is a very personal experience and you willbinaural technology. This technology is a great
find that what works well for one person mayadjunct to your program in that it will help you to
not work well for you. At first you will questionachieve the correct brainwave state which will
whether you are meditating correctly and if youprofoundly effect your sessions. Remember,
are using the right techniques. Just to alleviatemusic is just a tool to help you get to the state
your concerns there is no right or wrong ways toof consciousness we are looking for. You may
meditate. There are, however things you can dofind, as you get more experienced that you will
to prepare yourself to get the most out of yournot need the music to attain that state. You are
session.training your body and mind on a specific feeling
1. Wear comfortable clothing: You will want toand soon you will be able to enter this state
wear something that is not binding and will not beseamlessly at will. The state we are looking for is
distracting. Loose fitting clothes that will allow yourdifferent for all of us but when you achieve it you
body to move and breathe freely are preferred.will know.
Loose fitting organic cotton will work perfectly.5. Meditate on your chakras: There are seven
2. Find your spot: Find a spot where you feelmain chakras points in your body, but we will only
peaceful and at ease. It must be a good energymeditate on three of them. This meditation
spot that is both secure and free of distractions.technique directs our focus on the Navel, Heart
Perhaps by a tree in your yard or a room that isand Third Eye Chakras. As you start your session
soft and pleasing to the eye and senses.you will begin by concentrating on your Navel
Regardless of what place you choose you mustchakra. You will place your focus on this area of
be comfortable there. Most of us can sense ayour body and nowhere else. If it helps you can
place that just feels right to them. There is noplace two fingers on this chakra to help you focus
logical reason for this other than it just feels right.your concentration on this area. If you find your
Use your intuition and you will know the rightmind wandering, gently bring your focus back to
place for you to meditate. As you progress youthe navel chakra. This chakra will generate a
will want to find different places to meditate.tremendous amount of energy as you become
There are different energy patterns and differentmore proficient. You will spend about five minutes
experiences to be found in different spots.at first on each chakra. As you become more
3. Choose the best position: There are severalcomfortable you will increase the time to ten
positions you can use and there is no hard andminutes and then fifteen minutes. Include only the
fast rule on the right one to use. I prefer to sitthree chakras discussed and you will see that you
cross-legged on a soft thin pillow. In the beginningwill not need to waste your time on including the
it will be easier to sit Indian leg style withoutother chakras at this point. These three are quite
placing one of your feet on top of the oppositepowerful when opened and will induce profound
leg. As you gain flexibility you will be able toexperiences of consciousness. As you become an
graduate to this more traditional style called theexpert in this form of meditation you may want
half lotus. More important than the seated styleto experiment with the other chakras. That is
you use is to make sure you keep your backcompletely up to you but I recommend against
straight. This will aid in allowing the energy in yourthis at first. You must perfect this form of
body to flow freely. It will help to unblock yourmeditation before you can hope to gain the
chakras and accelerate your meditationbenefits of meditating on the other chakras.
experience. It will be uncomfortable at first so6. Non-Thought: Throughout your meditation
don't get discouraged. If you can only meditatesession it is vitally important that you practice
for five minutes in the beginning then that is goodnon-thought. This will get easier as you progress in
enough. Try increasing the time with each sessionyour training. As you feel your mind starting to
and in a short amount of time you will be doingwander slowly bring your attention back to the
twenty minutes of meditation with no problem. Itfocal point of your awareness, which will be one
is also helpful if you can incorporate some yogaof the chakras. This is one of the hardest things
into your daily routine to help strengthen yourfor us to do because we have not been trained
core and unblock the energy points in your body.to quiet our minds and listen to our inner voice. It
This will greatly increase the comfort andis in this inner voice, which is no voice at all, where
effectiveness of your sessions.truly remarkable insights and understanding takes
4.Choose a type of meditation: Rather thanplace. It is our gateway to the powers of our
explain all the different methods of meditation Isubconscious that holds the key to our ultimate
will suggest the one that I feel is the mostspirituality and enlightenment. Meditating with these
effective for a beginning meditation. Find someintentions in mind will help unravel the mystery of
soothing music that you can listen to with a setyour true power and place in the universe.
of headphones. The music must be pleasing forRemember there is no absolute right or wrong
you and not distracting. The music is not the focalway to meditate and the results we achieve are
point of the meditation but is used rather as adirectly related to our expectations. If you have
tool to help you get into a deep meditative state.expectations of creating a more stress free life
There are many meditation soundtracks availablethen that is what you will achieve. I will tell you
and you should be able to find something that youhowever, that if you set your expectations higher
like to help enhance your experience. I would alsoyou will achieve profound effects and one of the
recommend that the music incorporate the use ofby-products will be a more stress free life.