| One of the main problems that deter a person's | | | | conquered the art of meditation. |
| success is their lack of concentration. Lapses | | | | 3) Deep Breathing: |
| encourage disturbances to get in the way and stall | | | | In the beginning, you can do this while staring at |
| progress. If ones wishes to proceed on their road | | | | the object from tip number two, but if you wish |
| to success, it is imperative they learn how to | | | | to move towards real concentration, do this |
| concentrate. Here, we show you some easy to | | | | separetly. Sit down on the floor. If its hard, place |
| learn exercises that are easy to implement. | | | | a cushion. Close your eyes. Breathe. Count the |
| 1) Silence or Noise: | | | | number of inhales. When you have reached 100, |
| Most people cannot concentrate when it is too | | | | start counting backwards but this time count the |
| noisy, but others work better with music or | | | | exhales. Mastering this will take you a while, but |
| others in the midst of a crowded room. If you | | | | once you do move on to other kinds of |
| are not aware as yet what best suits you, then | | | | mathemathical calculations such as naming the |
| try out the different environments. How? Take a | | | | months of the year from December backwards |
| notepad and a pencil or pen with you and try and | | | | or alphabetically. After that, make up exercises as |
| write down a letter in all the three circumstances | | | | you like. |
| in a set amount of time. Ten minutes. That is all | | | | 4) Movement: |
| you will need to determine where your source of | | | | Focus on an animal: cat, dog or even ant or bird. |
| concentration lies. How? Check not only for length | | | | Follow their every movement as if they exist in a |
| but also for development as that is more | | | | vaccumm. Study every tiny spot on their body. |
| important. | | | | The point of this is to learn how to diversify your |
| 2) Focal Point: | | | | concentration in such a way that movement does |
| Every morning, before you leave for work or on | | | | not deter you from your goal. |
| the way, stare at any object for ten minutes. | | | | Conclusion: |
| You can do this while in the toilet, car or bus. You | | | | Practice the above four tips and like magic, you |
| will find this difficult, but whatever happens, do not | | | | will start enjoying life to its fullest because you will |
| move your gaze away. Hold it. Wait. And then, as | | | | be able to focus on the things you want to focus |
| the minutes pass you will find yourself deeply | | | | on and disregard those that disrupt. Practive the |
| meditating about things that happened to you | | | | above tips daily and you will be that much more |
| yesterday or challenges you have to face in a | | | | closer to achieving your dreams and goals. Best |
| few minutes. Congratulations. You have just | | | | of Luck! |