Hints to aid successful Meditation
Here are twelve useful suggestions:
- Establish a routine. Having a time of the day set aside for
meditation helps in maintaining regularity.
- Most meditators find one or two sessions a day to be beneficial. It
is recommended that no more than two half hour sessions a day be
practised.
- Select a quiet location. Turn off electronic pagers, mobile cell
phones and any other potential distractions.
- Sit with your spine straight in a comfortable chair, or lie on the
floor keeping your spine straight and with a comfortable pillow
beneath your head.
- Gentle instrumental music, with or without meditation voice prompts,
can be helpful.
- The use of essential oils and a vaporizer can create a positive
ambience for meditation.
- Meditate before a meal, not after. If necessary, empty your bladder
before commencing your meditation.
- Loosen any tight clothing. Remove tight shoes. Remove spectacles.
- Because meditation can slow down the pulse rate and metabolic rate
some meditators experience cold extremities. A light blanket can
overcome this discomfort.
- At the end of a meditation sit quietly for a couple of minutes to
avoid light-headedness or a dizzy spell.
- Never meditate while driving a motor vehicle or when undertaking any
task requiring concentration.
- Meditation is not intended as a replacement for medical care. Any
person with a condition requiring medical attention should consult a
qualified doctor.
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Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.
Howard W. Newton
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