How to Meditate Effectively for Beginners

“Meditation is an art as well as a Science” you need to be creative and logical at the same time so I am sharing some golden nuggets which have worked for me. You can follow any technique but if you use these steps it will help you with better connectivity with self.

1. Be comfortable with being with SELF

Initially start with a 5 -10 minutes being with SELF (I AM within) you can always increase the time once you are comfortable. When I say being with yourself try to understand that whatever you think you are is just a projection of you. Your name, your body, your house, your clothes, your designation, your family etc..whatever is YOURS, is not YOU? You are much more than what your ego has made you associate with.

2. Do Some Physical Exercise

This helps open up your nadis for the flow of energy. Short 5 minutes of joint mobilization exercises are good. You can also follow the exercise schedule in the attached twin hearts meditation link.

3. Choose a Mantra/Affirmation

Once you are comfortable being with self start with a Mantra/affirmation (eg: I AM Love) the Mantra or Affirmation will help you centre, it gives the monkey mind something to play so while the mind is occupied with the mantra the other thoughts are no longer in focus. Mantras are powerful words that also help to cleanse the energy body and break down thought forms/patterns.

4. Deep cleanse your subtle bodies and eliminate negative thought form/patterns

Use the Mantra OM /Amen/Ameen (Aum is the primordial sound of the universe) to cleanse the energy bodies feel the vibrations starting from the heart moving out of the crown encircling your entire body and also piercing into the energy body and other subtle bodies (there are layers of invisible bodies, emotional, astral, mental ..). Intent to disintegrate thought forms, negative patterns etc. Repeat this till you feel lighter preferably 11 times.

Here is meditation link to one of my favourite meditation 'Coming Home'