| People think that meditation is hard and that you | | | | take longer to learn meditation that someone else. |
| need to be a full time monk to be able to | | | | Its absolutely fine if you take your time to learn a |
| meditate properly. | | | | technique. Everyone has their own speed of |
| Thats simply not true. | | | | learning. |
| Absolutely anyone can learn how to meditate | | | | 4. Respect yourself and others. Treat yourself |
| quickly and easily. You don't have to go through | | | | and others respectfully. If you find yourself |
| an elaborate ritual to be able to meditate. Put | | | | attracting negative people, change the signals |
| simply, meditation is way to get in touch with | | | | you're sending out (meditating regularly will help |
| your inner self. | | | | with this). |
| Here are some tips to make your meditation | | | | 5. Get rid of distractions. Turn off your cell phone |
| even easier: | | | | while you are meditating. Close down that chat |
| 1. Choose the right teacher. Whether you are | | | | window. Turn off the television (that's good |
| learning meditation with an online course or in a | | | | advice anyway, whether for meditating or not). |
| local group, pick a teacher you get on with and | | | | 6. If possible, join a meditation group. Meditation is |
| one who is teaching the kind of methods you get | | | | much more fun in a group and you'll find that |
| along with. | | | | others are finding the same learning curve as you |
| 2. Learn to relax your body. As a typical tensed | | | | are. Groups generate their own energy the sum |
| up westerner, this may be the biggest skill you | | | | of the whole truly is greater than the sum of the |
| need to learn. But once you learn how to relax, | | | | parts. Joining a group can widen your circle of |
| you'll find meditation so much easier. By the way, | | | | friends and can be a booster to your confidence. |
| don't stress yourself about learning to relax either! | | | | Depending on the group's aim, you may also learn |
| 3. Take it easy. No-one is going to give you a | | | | about different meditation techniques as the |
| SATS test on meditation. It doesn't matter if you | | | | group progresses. |