Meditation Techniques: How To Meditate For Beginners And Beyond

By Lucas McCain

Defining meditation is like defining love: It’s virtually impossible, as the experience is unique to each individual.

Meditation introduces clarity and serenity to your subconscious to help you achieve an enlightened, peaceful state. It actively removes negative patterns and thought processes to simply “be” in a peaceful place of oneness with your consciousness.

Meditation is not just the effort of closing your eyes, drifting into a quiet world, and coming back to your busy life. The art of meditating trains your mind to shut out the “clatter, the clutter, the cloudiness.” Subsequently, your sharply focused state becomes a part of you -- even when you’re back in the “real world.”

Use this eBook to learn how to meditate or to improve your meditation experience with these useful tools:

* Preparation of Space and Time

* Physical Preparation and Stretching

* Posture

* Mental Preparation and Focus

* Breathing

* Introduction to Your Mantra

* Relaxation

* Being Present in Thought Observation, Not Engagement

* Ending Your Meditation

* Expectations

* Mantra Focus and Affirmations

* Visualizations

* Altered States of Consciousness

* How to Breathe During Meditation

* How to Use Mantras

* Finding Your Center and Your Self

* Using Meditation to Deal with Emotions

* Training Your Mind to Become Still

* Chakra Focus

*** Includes fully linked TOC to all sections and sub-sections ***

• Language: English
• Publisher: LaurenzanaPress
• Release date: Apr 30, 2012
• ISBN: 9781937918286

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MEDITATION TECHNIQUES : HOW TO MEDITATE FOR BEGINNERS AND BEYOND

Lucas McCain

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Understanding Meditation

1.Preparation of Space and Time

• Space

• Time

2. Physical Preparation and Stretching

• What to Wear

• Stretching

• Food and Other Rituals

3. Posture

• Improper Posture

• Proper Posture

4. Mental Preparation and Focus

• Short Interval Toning

• Expel Extraneous Thoughts

• Pick an Intention

• Relax Your Mind

5. Breathing

• Why the Breath

• Visualization

• How to Breathe During Meditation

6. Introduction to Your Mantra

• Definition

• History

• Physical Elements

• How to Use Mantras

7. Relaxation

• What Meditation Teaches You

• Using What You’ve Learned

• Finding Your Center and Your Self

8. Being Present in Thought: Observation, Not Engagement

• Being Mindful of Your Thoughts without Pursuing Them

• Using Meditation to Deal with Emotions

• Training Your Mind to Become Still

9. Ending Your Meditation

• Be Conscious of the Physical and Emotional

• Coming Out as You Went In

• Symbolism and Reflection

• Meditation Never Really Ends

10. Expectations

• What Meditation is Not

• What Meditation Can Do For You

• Setting Realistic Expectations

11. Helpful Tips and Tools

• Music

• Candles and Scent

• Guided Meditation

• Timers

12. What is Advanced Meditation?

• Utilizing Mantra Meditation

• Advancing Your Meditation Techniques

13. Mantra Focus and Affirmations

• Traditional Mantras

• Mantras and Vibrational Resonance

o Effective Affirmations

14. Chakra Focus

• Understanding the Concept

• Meditation to Balance the Chakras

• Beyond Physical

15. Visualizations

• Entering a Meditation through Visualizations

• Targeting Specific Conditions Through Visualizations

• Endless Healing

16. Altered States of Consciousness

• Beyond Simple Contemplation – Striving for Enlightenment

• Using Extended Meditation to Deepen Your Experience

• The Science of an Altered State of Consciousness

• The Altered State of Out-of-Body Experience

Conclusion: You Can Become a Healthier You Through Meditation

UNDERSTANDING MEDITATION

Defining meditation is like defining love: It’s virtually impossible, as the experience is unique to each individual.

Meditation introduces clarity and serenity to your subconscious to help you achieve an enlightened, peaceful state. It actively removes negative patterns and thought processes to simply be in a peaceful place of oneness with your consciousness.

Meditation is not just the effort of closing your eyes, drifting into a quiet world, and coming back to your busy life. The art of meditating trains your mind to shut out the clatter, the clutter, the cloudiness. Subsequently, your sharply focused state becomes a part of you -- even when you’re back in the real world.

Your mind will close the door on all distractions. You will learn to shut out the bombardment of technological information you’re faced with every day, find your center, and become contented with your surroundings.

Meditation takes the mind to an atypical state of concentration. Normally when a person focuses on an idea, they dedicate their brainpower to absorbing and analyzing every piece of information. However, during meditation they use their concentration to take them to a place where they exist in emotional, physical, and often spiritual harmony.

Your mind becomes calm, and you learn to silence your thoughts like a still pond. When you reach this state of tranquility, you become open to all sorts of possibilities. You become a vessel in which to pour feelings, knowledge, and universal truths. And when routinely practiced you will learn to bring that serenity with you back into the conscious world.

The word meditation means different things to different people. To some it refers to the state of altered consciousness achieved when they shut out the outside world and