Simple Meditation Techniques

The idea of meditation frightens a lot of people, because they imagine they have to sit cross legged on a cushion, chanting for hours on end. The simple truth is that we meditate almost every day without even realising it! How often do you day dream, stare off into space during a boring talk, watch the TV, but find yourself staring at the screen without actually seeing the images? Thought so. Well you have just meditated my friend. These are simple meditation techniques you didn’t even know about, but lets look at meditation in order to meet your spirit guides.

First of all you must be free of distraction so go into a quiet room with no phones and where you are not likely to be disturbed by family members. Just sit for a while and allow your mind to wander through your day, then gently close your eyes and ask your guide to meet you in a forest clearing. as you begin this simple meditation technique. You can ask out loud or in your head, but know that your guide will hear you. Imagine you are in a forest on a sunny day, see small animals (rabbits, foxes, birds etc.) and just enjoy the peace and quiet as you begin to walk on the forest path. Continue along and then up ahead you see a clearing, but don’t rush, just walk slowly along the woodland path enjoying the sun. As you near the clearing see two benches, or if you prefer they could be upturned tree trunks or even large boulders, but they face one another across the clearing. You will stroll unhurriedly to the seat on the right of the clearing, leaving the left hand one for your guide to occupy. Sit down and continue to enjoy the tranquil setting while glimpsing the seat opposite you. Don’t be upset if the seat is empty, for your guide may not consider it the right time to meet with you on this, your first, meditation. Just know for certain that your guide will appear on this seat when he/she considers the time is right and believe me when it happens you will have goose bumps! When you meet with your guide simply talk and chat as if meeting an old friend not forgetting to ask if there is anything you need to know.

The time you choose to take over these simple meditation techniques can be a matter of a few minutes as long as you don’t rush and only meditate when you feel comfortable doing it - you should never view meditation as a chore. Also, if you want to choose a different location for your walk that is fine as long as you always have two chairs, benches or whatever facing each other. For example, you could pick a meadow, beach, by a riverside or lake - just choose something you would like doing in real life If you want to have music playing in the background or through headphones that can be helpful, but don’t have it so loud it intrudes. Once completed, simply retrace your steps back to the starting point and then gently open your eyes, feeling renewed, refreshed and totally calm.