Techniques to Improve Meditation

[Guest guest]

Comments?

Misty

http://www..com

 

Techniques to Improve Meditation

by Debby Starks Taylor

 

1. If falling asleep in meditation is a problem for you, try the

following technique. With your eyes closed, imagine that you are in a

room that exists inside your mind, directly behind your eyes.

Involve as many senses as possible (i.e.: plush chair, fireplace,

fragrant flowers in a colorful vase, your favorite music, a

refreshing beverage, colorful accouterments for the room.

 

The idea is to feel as if you are actually present in this room you

have created. Imagine a sturdy floor beneath you. The sturdy floor

is a very important feature to help prevent you from falling asleep.

You can add a rug if you wish. Imagine that you are sitting in front

of a blank movie screen or a TV screen. Then just keep renewing your

sensory involvement with the room you created while you await

messages from your spirit helpers to appear on the screen before

you. Messages may be in the form of written words or pictures. Every

aspect of this exercise is designed to help prevent you from falling

asleep during meditation (assuming you have not recently shortened

your normal sleeping periods). This meditation technique has been

quite successful for many.

 

2. If you are one of the many who frequently cannot visualize during

meditation, then experiment with the exercise I call " accessing your

memory of body feelings. " First, close your eyes. Then focus on

remembering what it felt like to be riding a bike, walking through a

park, holding a warm fuzzy pet, dancing, or even working in a

garden. Do not watch yourself doing it. Get back into it as if you

were there again. If you remember walking in a lovely park, perhaps

you can recall the sensation of your arms swinging back and forth –

the sensation of the soft earth beneath your feet – the slight

backache you had at the time - the feelings of wind or sun on your

skin. Simply imagine you are doing it again. If you persist long

enough with this way of remembering, it is very likely that your

meditation will be enhanced with some visuals. The act of

remembering the experiences of your body during a previous activity

can create a meditation complete with images.

 

3. Whether you are a novice or a veteran meditator, perhaps you are

distracted during meditation by sounds of life around you. You can

get past this by repeating during meditation, " All external sounds

compel me to strengthen by concentration within. " Or try " External

sounds begin to fade as I concentrate within. "

 

4. Vocalize a divine name that brings you inner calm. Repetition of a

name for God in any language can help you develop the capacity to

focus and concentrate more effectively in meditation.

 

***

[Guest guest]

Thanks, Misty.

 

There are many paths to the top of the mountain.

 

Namaste`

 

Walt

 

-

<mistytrepke

 

Monday, March 03, 2003 8:01 PM

Techniques to Improve Meditation

 

 

Comments?

Misty

http://www..com

 

Techniques to Improve Meditation

by Debby Starks Taylor

 

1. If falling asleep in meditation is a problem for you, try the

following technique. With your eyes closed, imagine that you are in a

room that exists inside your mind, directly behind your eyes.

Involve as many senses as possible (i.e.: plush chair, fireplace,

fragrant flowers in a colorful vase, your favorite music, a

refreshing beverage, colorful accouterments for the room.

 

The idea is to feel as if you are actually present in this room you

have created. Imagine a sturdy floor beneath you. The sturdy floor

is a very important feature to help prevent you from falling asleep.

You can add a rug if you wish. Imagine that you are sitting in front

of a blank movie screen or a TV screen. Then just keep renewing your

sensory involvement with the room you created while you await

messages from your spirit helpers to appear on the screen before

you. Messages may be in the form of written words or pictures. Every

aspect of this exercise is designed to help prevent you from falling

asleep during meditation (assuming you have not recently shortened

your normal sleeping periods). This meditation technique has been

quite successful for many.

 

2. If you are one of the many who frequently cannot visualize during

meditation, then experiment with the exercise I call " accessing your

memory of body feelings. " First, close your eyes. Then focus on

remembering what it felt like to be riding a bike, walking through a

park, holding a warm fuzzy pet, dancing, or even working in a

garden. Do not watch yourself doing it. Get back into it as if you

were there again. If you remember walking in a lovely park, perhaps

you can recall the sensation of your arms swinging back and forth -

the sensation of the soft earth beneath your feet - the slight

backache you had at the time - the feelings of wind or sun on your

skin. Simply imagine you are doing it again. If you persist long

enough with this way of remembering, it is very likely that your

meditation will be enhanced with some visuals. The act of

remembering the experiences of your body during a previous activity

can create a meditation complete with images.

 

3. Whether you are a novice or a veteran meditator, perhaps you are

distracted during meditation by sounds of life around you. You can

get past this by repeating during meditation, " All external sounds

compel me to strengthen by concentration within. " Or try " External

sounds begin to fade as I concentrate within. "

 

4. Vocalize a divine name that brings you inner calm. Repetition of a

name for God in any language can help you develop the capacity to

focus and concentrate more effectively in meditation.

 

***