Beginners Meditation Course
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The article "Beginners Meditation Course" is about other, it was written by Pieter Heydenrych.
"MEDITATE"
..
focus one's mind for a time for relaxation or spiritual
purposes / guess careuflly about...
As I suspect you already know, this is easier said than done.
However once matsered this will make for a most amazing
pasttime, and remains without a doubt a worthy pursuit.
It is
with this in mind that I have decided to cerate this meditation
course, which will step by step show you how to meditate and
with the help of some exercises and aids.
To this end you will also find that this course has been
developed to enable beginners (and advanced as refresher / and
perhaps a slightly different perspective) without much effort to
start almost instantly enjoying the benefits of meditation,
which could be numerous including :
* Better physical health
* Better mental health and
abilities
* Less stress
* Better sleeping habits
* And of course could also include personal spiritual growth,
even if not philosophically associated.
* And many more not mentioned here....
Step 1
So as a start I would sugegst that we begin with a fairly
important aspect of meditation. An aspect which will have an
impact on your meditations in the future :
SEATING ARRANGEMENTS
Whilst most teachers will insist that you take up a lotus
position, I have found that there is very little limitation to
potential positions which are suitable for meditation at this
level.
Essentially three things to consider :
* It must be a position in which you would be able to sit (or
stand) for at least 5-10 minutes, and with reasonable comfort,
ensuring that you reduce discomfort, and following fidgeting to
a minimum.
* It must be in a place wehre you will not be disturbed for the
duration of your meditation. {there is little as unpleasant as
being rudely awakened in the middle of a meditation session.}
* It must be a comfortable position, but a position which is not
conducive to sleep.
eg. trying to meditate lying down on your
bed, is the easiest way to fall asleep rather than meditate.
For the sake of ease, I have found that simply sitting
fairly upright in a normal chair is fairly suitalbe.
It is OK
for the chiar to have armrests and soft cushioning as this will
likely increase the comfort level by just enough to keep you
going. If the chair has no armrests of course you could simply
rest your hands in your lap.
Of course you're welcome to attempt a lotus position, as this
will likely eventually prove to be a suitable position, however
I have found that not only is it a difficult position to take
for normal folk, but unless you're a seasoned meditator, you
are likely to find that you get distracting aches in places
which will force you to fidget
To avoid this I have found that a partial lotus (only crossing
one foot over your leg, and the other underneath, or one foot
accross and the other not totally underneath) with back support
makes for a comfortable position for most meditations.
Again I must state that it remians unimportant whether or not
your are able to sit in this position or not, and at this stage
I would suggest that you can give up perfection for comfort, as
this will have very little (if any) impact on the success of
your meditations...
Oh..
and do not be afraid to stop reading to try find a
comfortable position right at this moment...
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