| If you are wanting to learn to meditate, then you | | | | you to pause. |
| have come to the right place. While you can | | | | If you find that you open your eyes once in |
| probably find an abundance of different ways to | | | | awhile, don't worry about it, and don't force |
| meditate, here is one simple way that doesn't | | | | yourself to keep your eyes closed. Open them, |
| cost a penny, is easy to do, and can be done by | | | | look around check the clock, then close your eyes |
| anyone. It is quite effective for not only relieving | | | | again. Now, with your eyes closed, picture |
| stress on a regular basis, but can also be a base | | | | yourself in front of a quiet pond that has a bunch |
| for healing a number of different ailments. So if | | | | of stones or pebbles. These are the thoughts and |
| you need to relieve stress and anxiety, or want a | | | | stresses in your life. These can also represent |
| good start to fix what ails you, then listen up. | | | | illnesses, cancers, or what ever your problem at |
| The first step is finding a nice, quiet area. This can | | | | the time might be. One by one, remove these |
| be in a bedroom, a corner of your home or | | | | stones and place them aside. It is a good idea to |
| office, whatever. Now it is a good idea to have | | | | limit the amount of stones to ten or fifteen of |
| absolutely no distractions for at least twenty to | | | | the most important things that you want to get |
| thirty minutes, ten to do your deep breathing | | | | rid of, so you aren't spending the whole time |
| exercises, and twenty for the actual meditation. | | | | taking out stones. This should be about ten |
| In order to get into the proper mood, you need a | | | | minutes. |
| comfortable chair, and the lights turned down low. | | | | Now here is where you can really customize your |
| You can light some candles to get this mood | | | | meditative experience. For just regular meditation, |
| going. You don't want to be so comfortable that | | | | you want to put stones back into the pond that |
| you will fall asleep, just deeply relaxed. You can | | | | associate with things that represent relaxation or |
| also play some music, but soft music is preferred, | | | | good aspects of your life. Maybe you could fill it |
| or even a CD with nature sounds, like waves | | | | with things that you dream about wanting, that |
| crashing, or a babbling brook, something soft. | | | | nice house, your ideal partner, etc. For healing, this |
| Sit in your chair in a comfortable position, feet flat | | | | is when you focus on the part of your body that |
| on the floor. Close your eyes, and breath slowly | | | | is ill, or needs help healing, like a broken bone |
| and deeply through your nose, holding it in for a | | | | mending, getting stronger, or antibodies killing that |
| few seconds once your lungs are full, then | | | | cancer. Do this for another ten minutes. The last |
| breathe out slowly through your mouth. Do this | | | | five minutes, use your deep breathing exercises |
| for five minutes, not really thinking about anything, | | | | again, and slowly bring yourself back to reality. |
| letting go of the tension. There are two reasons | | | | Now don't expect a miracle, but if you do this on |
| for this. One is that breathing like this fills your | | | | a regular basis, it will work. |
| body with oxygen. The second is that it forces | | | | |