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well. as far as all of the information i have read on meditaton, there are 2 basic methods.

in any meditation, you most likely want to use deep even breaths. you breath into your belly, letting it expand before you fill your chest. i call these buddah breaths cause it gives you a nice round belly . breath in at a comfortable pace, as you get deeper into your meditation, you'll notice your breath coming slower and more relaxed.

1. focus on something. you focus on either an ideal (ie love, joy, peace, appreciation) or a word or sound. the infamous ahhhaaaaeeeeoooommm or many others. if your focusing on a feeling or ideal, you first let it fill you, feel it and meditate on it quietly. when you finally feel you've gotten relaxed and into the feeling, meditate on radiating those feelings outwards towards other selves. if your meditating on a sound, you want to gently repeat the sound in your mind. you'll notice thoughts entering in, don't get upset though, just gently return to your meditation. don't try to block the thoughts, simply replace them with the sound.

2. focus on clearing the mind. you want to relax and get comfortable. begin your breathing, and slowly begin letting go of your thoughts. at first this will be kind of difficult. your mind is used to being 'busy' but in order to focus on nothing, you have to kind of listen to nothing. again, as your thoughts intrude, acknowledge them and let them go, going back to focusing on the nothing. you may become aware of a sort of 'being' in the moment. thats what your looking for. don't become discouraged if you don't get anything 'special' for a while. just be persistent and it will come to you when your ready for it.

meditate peacefully for anywhere upwards of 15 minuets. i find that short meditations help me feel connected to my spiritual side and can help me get through the day. longer meditations end up making me feel very relaxed and 'deep', which may help you connect to your higher self (i feel).

the important part of meditation is simply finding what works for you. once you find that, stick with it and be consistent. don't go into this thinking that every meditation will be a mystical experience, it won't be. meditation is about learning how to listen quietly. some days you'll hear quite a bit, other days you will only hear silence. both are equally important, so don't get frustrated.


and for you other mediators out there,
i have a question of my own i've been wanting to ask.

i often avoid meditating if i'm stressed out, or not feeling well or feeling 'negative' in any way. for some reason i feel it's wrong to go into a highly suggestible state while not already feeling positive. another part of me feels this is counter intuitive and that meditating regularly is more important than 'being in the zone' when meditating. what are your thoughts?

love and light!