| Concentration, focus and awareness are the essence of all meditation techniques. All you have to do is practice. I have been teaching meditation for more than 20 years and practising for 30 years. The ability to concentrate and be aware has enhanced every aspect of my daily life. Focusing on the breath is the very easiest of all techniques. You can practise wherever you are - standing in a queue, waiting for a friend, washing up - anytime any place. In this workshop will have time to experience a number of techniques, and find one that is right for you. TIP Right now pause for just one minute and become aware of the breath moving in and out of your body, feel it touch your nostrils. with each in breath, breathe just a little bit fuller. Allow yourself a rest a while. Book here |
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I have been meditating now for over 30 years. It is part of me, part of my life.
The video by the David Lynch Foundation share how one particular school of meditation - Transcendental Meditation, has helped people. There are many many different meditation techniques. Many different schools and teachers. You can find one that suits you and then you will experience the benefits that others speak of.  “I do your meditation nearly daily and it is great. It is so relaxing that I often fall asleep towards the end of track one and wake up towards the end of track 2…..! It helps a lot” I received those words in a recent email and was delighted with the timeless benefit of the guided meditations that I made in 1991 to help my clients. Meditation techniques are many and they all require focus, concentration and awareness. Paradoxically it is when we focus and concentrate our mind that we allow it to rest. There is no longer a flitting from this thought to that, and the creation of stories and emotions that take us outside the present moment. Breath is our constant companion. It is our life. We can use it to focus ourselves in the present and find a little peace of mind. Now, for many that is an impossibility – to just be quiet and focus on the breath. If you are one of those people I offer two tips: The first is to move. Focus on your walking, dancing, bicycling – whatever you like best. Feel your different muscles engage and your breath give you energy. This might be enough. Yet if you want to train yourself to sitting meditation then you can sit down the very instant you stop moving. Close your eyes and concentrate on feeling your body. Get to know yourself in a different way and gradually over time you will be able to sit for longer and longer periods of meditation. The second tip is to use a mantra. It is a great way of short circuiting mind chatter. Mantras traditionally are given by a spiritual teacher and there is a certain energy that accompanies them. The mantra that I use is “om namah shivaya” – I acknowledge the divine – in myself, other and all of creation. You may like to use a simple uplifting phrase like ” I am present here and now. This moment is a new beginning” Meditation is both a process and a state of mind. It is a way of knowing yourself deeply and accepting what is. When |
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