Meditate
Meditation for Well BeingMeditation, from the Greek work "to be mindful" can seem too mysterious and esoteric; in other words, too wacky to be a part of day-to-day life. When we have so little time, why do we need yet another activity that's going to eat into our schedule? When we have responsibilities, we do not want to give up our time unless there is going to be a valuable payback. Meditation delivers it. You have more patience for the ups and downs of the day's roller-coaster. You respond less emotionally -- more logically -- to the day's events. Practiced regularly, your concentration and focus will become better.
Daily Meditation
- Wear loose, light clothing. Try to wear the same clothes each time, saving them only for your meditations. Meditate in the same place each day.
- Remove your shoes and sit cross-legged, preferably on a piece of wool fabric or blanket (this helps hold the energy), placed on a comfortable cushion.
- Put your thumbs and forefingers together and gently place then on your knees or in your lap.
- Close your eyes. Sit with your spine as straight as you can (imagine a line going from the base of your spine to the top of your head).
- Take a deep breath.
- Gently follow the breath. Follow it in and then slowly out.
- Focus on the space between the in breath and the out breath.
- Continue to focus on your breathing -- continuing for ten or fifteen minutes.
Excerpted from Ageless Beauty
