| If you are new to meditation, it is easy to feel | | | | What is your time availability / daily schedule like? |
| overwhelmed and stressed out in your desire to find | | | | To successfully learn anything, you have to invest a |
| out how to meditate. | | | | certain amount of time and energy into it. Meditation is |
| If you look in your local book store or even go online, | | | | no exception. If you know you have a very packed |
| you will find an array of books, DVDs and websites | | | | schedule and limited time to attend a regular class, then |
| devoted to teaching you how to meditate. | | | | maybe it is better if you invest in a home study |
| As you search through these resources you can | | | | programme where you can work at your own pace |
| easily become lost, confused and eventually feel | | | | and in your own time. Alternatively, you maybe the |
| weighed down and give up your search. Alternatively, | | | | sort of person who enjoys bouncing ideas and |
| you may continue to wade through the myriad of titles | | | | discussing experiences with others. If this is the case, |
| and end up with a headache and eye strain. | | | | sign up for a class and learn that way. |
| The following three tips are offered to help ease you | | | | Be gentle with yourself |
| through the confusion, soothe your frazzled nerves | | | | Have you ever seen someone meditate and marvel at |
| and offer you a quick and easy start to your | | | | how easy it looks? On the surface, all they may be |
| meditation practice. | | | | doing is sitting still with their eyes closed. What is hard |
| Do you prefer to learn by listening to something? | | | | about that! But as you learn to meditate, you realize |
| Reading about it? Taking notes or drawing diagrams? | | | | that it requires great discipline; a certain amount of skill |
| Everyone is different and has a individual learning style. | | | | and most of all patience - to learn how to sit still, focus |
| The main three learning styles are auditory, visual or | | | | your mind and meditate. It is not an overnight thing. |
| kinaesthetic. Think about your past learning | | | | Bear this in mind when you begin your journey. It can |
| experiences and recall what parts of the learning | | | | take you months, even years, just to feel comfortable |
| process you enjoyed the most? Did you prefer to | | | | sitting with a straight back and focus your mind on |
| learn by yourself from a book or looking at diagrams | | | | your object of concentration. |
| or illustrations of people meditating? Maybe you prefer | | | | As you can see, learning how to meditate takes time |
| to listen to an audio broadcast or watching a video | | | | and effort. Once you consider the above points, I am |
| DVD. You might even learn best when you write | | | | sure you will find a class, teacher, method of learning |
| things out and use the check-list approach. | | | | that will suit you and allow you to experience the life |
| Once you are clear about your preferred learning style, | | | | enhancing benefits of meditation. |
| use this information to help you narrow down your | | | | I would love to hear about your experiences. Please |
| selection of learning materials. I am a visual learner, so | | | | feel free to contact me and let me know how you are |
| prefer to read about and watch a meditation DVD | | | | getting on. |
| video to help me learn and reinforce my learning. | | | | |