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Meditate in
the morning before breakfast. It's a good idea to do
some stretching/breathing exercises to energize your
body right before you meditate. Otherwise
you might end up merely napping or daydreaming. Try
doing some sun salutes,
an easy, fun yoga routine. Your body is perfectly aligned with the core of your planet and you are facing the star that sustains you! Breathe naturally. Feel your body becoming perfectly balanced and aligned with Earth's gravity. Notice your breathing. Focus on the sensation of air moving in and out of your lungs. Each time you notice a thought, just let it go, and return to following your breathing. Trust that it's alright to do nothing, and know that even when you're doing nothing, you (you the Universe) are doing EVERYTHING! Every time you meditate it's like being on vacation, a cosmic vacation. Zero responsibility, zero hassle, just pure being! Even if you have what seems to be a very important, amazing thought, just let it go. Trust that any insights you have during meditation will automatically be incorporated into your being. Meditate any time you like -- morning, evening, 3 a.m. when you can't sleep -- and remember: if you think you don't have time to meditate, that's probably when you need to meditate the most. The feeling of being pressed for time is an illusion. There is only NOW. Meditation brings you back to NOW, the only reality you have. "Everything else is just a story you're telling yourself about what's just happened or what's likely to happen in the future."* By becoming more centered and present in your life, each subsequent NOW becomes more cosmic, alive, and -- this is strange -- synchronistically connected to events going on around you. Expect a surprise phone call later in the day or a surprising encounter with an old friend. After following your breathing for a few minutes, you will discover that the "boundary" between you -- a loose cloud of 13.7-billion-year-old atoms -- and the rest of the Universe is not as distinct as you once thought. Where do "you" leave off and where does the rest of the Universe begin? Read this Einstein quote for the answer. When you breathe, part of the Universe -- the air from Earth's atmosphere -- is inside you, and then it is outside; your breath cycles in and out like the tides, like the seasons, like galaxies. It feels very fun to be the Universe, to simply BE. *Click here to listen to a cool 3-minute comment about meditation by writer, speaker, and neuroscientist Sam Harris. Home |
If you dare, sit in perfect
silent meditation, doing nothing but following your
breathing for 10–20 minutes, and see what happens to
your day!