Meditate

to reflect upon; study; ponder

Many books on spirituality and spiritual growth emphasize the need to mediate.  Many recommend long meditations and encourage the longer the better.  Is that really necessary for spiritual growth and development?  Not in my opinion.   I don't think we need to meditate for very long periods of time in order to receive the benefit of meditation.  In fact, I think just stopping for a moment or two and concentrating on your breath is good enough at the beginning of anyone's spiritual journey.  I personally use what I term OM Meditation.  OM stands for One Minute Meditation.  I use them often during the day.  I just stop for a moment and concentrate and ponder my breath.  I take a deep breath in and notice how it feels to breathe in through my nose.  I then release the breath usually through my mouth and notice how it feels to do that.   Sometimes I just breathe in and out through my nose and notice how my stomach inflates and expands and how my lungs feel with a full inhalation of breath.   I then release the breath slowly and it relaxes me and calms me down for that moment. 

If you are one of those people that can mediate for a long time that is wonderful.  However, if you are not one of those people then don't feel bad about not being able to do it like the books suggest.  Just begin with observation and reflection on your breath.  Ponder the breath.  Study your breath.  Then move on with your day.  OM Mediation is very effective and it will relax you and allow you to be in the present moment.  Do a OM Mediation as often as you wish throughout the day. One Minute Mediation is effective so stop,  relax, study, and ponder your breath.  Enjoy!

NOTE:  I just recently found this great free podcast titled "Touching the Stillness" with Rev. Paulette Pipe.  This is a great guide and tool for mediation.  You can find this free podcast on Itunes or Unity fm radio.  Also I have used the following guide and CD by Esther Hicks for mediation and I am having great success with it so please check it out for yourself Guided Meditations

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