Meditation Beginners

Here is a simple exercise for meditation beginners to practise, it is easy and gentle, simply follow this exercise everyday to relieve daily stress and tension.

1. Sit quietly, making sure you are comfortable and won't be disturbed. Take three deep breaths, exhale fully after each breath, then breathe in your natural rhythmn. Feel yourself start to relax allow any thoughts to drift away without paying attention to them.

2. Focus on your breath and become aware of it as you breathe in and out. As you breath in imagine that you are becoming filled with a sense of light and peace. As you breathe out release any tension and stress, letting melt away with the exhalation.

3. Follow the rhythmn of your breath as it flows gently and regularly. Feel yourself becoming more and more relaxed and peaceful. Become aware of your breath as the life force that sustains, relaxes and energises you. Ignore everything that comes into your mind and you will find that it becomes easier to sit and concentrate on your breath.

4. Now repeat a word that has significance to you, it may be 'peace', 'harmony', 'love' or 'success'. Repeat the word in your mind as you inhale and exhale, you will feel the emotion of that word infusing into your being. 5. After a minute or so bring your attention back to your breathing, take two or three deep breaths and bring your attention back to your surroundings, give your fingers and toes a wriggle, then stretch a little and in your own time open your eyes.

6. Sit quietly for as long as you want to, giving yourself enough time to become accustomed to your everyday state of awareness and some time to enjoy the feelings of peace and calm before returning to your daily activities.

Following this exercise is good for meditation beginners. Don't worry if you find it difficult at first, as it will take some practise to achieve the result you are after. The more often you meditate the more focused you will become.

Meditation can be practised at night before you fall asleep and before you get out of bed in the morning.

Practising meditation will help you to relax and focus your mind when you want it to. The mind enjoys repetition and quickly sets up a pattern to follow.

When you first start practising meditation you will likely find that your mind will wander, with regular practise you fill find that it becomes easier to settle your mind and gain the benefits that meditation brings, such as peace, harmony and healing. For more information about ways to meditate click here.

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Disclaimer: If you have a serious illness and are taking medication for that illness, DO NOT STOP TAKING YOUR MEDICATION unless you are told it is safe for you to do so by your health care professional. The author of this web site in no way recommends the stopping of medication if you need to take it, use your medication together with meditation.