Meditation

Don’t worry about the difficult lotus position because you don’t need it to mediate. You can sit on your bed or sit in a comfortable chair. Relax your body. Be comfortable. Don’t lie down because you could fall asleep.

If you choose, light a candle or maybe incense. Take a deep breath and allow your lungs to be filled with peace and love. The scent of the incense helps with purification as you breathe in the positive and breathe out the negatives.

See yourself at the ocean. You feel happy and carefree resting at the surf. Even if you’ve never been to the ocean, you can imagine it or a peaceful lake. Imagine a place where you can be a child again.

Ask for your mind to be filled with:
o Love
o Peace
o Wisdom
o Solace/comfort
o Forgiveness

As you move into meditation, your brain goes from fully awake alpha waves to beta, which is the beginning of the relaxation state.

Keep your breathing regular, slow and easy. Breathe in the positive and breathe out the negatives. Breathe in power; exhale fear and worry.

Feel at one with the universe. Rest in love. Accept the peace, which surpasses understanding. Relax. Breath in, breathe out.

When you are ready, end your meditation. Even if you have only five minutes for this relaxation technique, you will find your day going more smoothly after you have begun meditating.

After you get into the habit of relaxing through meditation, you can add more minutes or repeat this exercise later in the day. You can also try to go deeper in meditation through guided imagery, but that is for another day.