Meditation for Life

Knowing Your Self through the Silence Within

I recently did a post on how to meditate in which I introduced a practice that most people can easily do because everyone alive wakes up in the morning. For the details on this, please see https://innersanctuaryonline.org/me-time-how-to-meditate/

Once you have acquainted yourself with this exquisite space of eternal equanimity, you may want to experiment with a more formal routine of meditation practice. Traditionally, meditation is practiced after awakening as part of one’s early morning routine.

Setting the Stage for Meditation

Many meditation teachers will advise that you take care of your bodily needs of elimination and for some even light warm beverage is in order. Generally, one would then find themselves sitting on a cushion or seated comfortably in an upright chair.

No matter where or how you choose to sit, the important thing is to insure that your head, neck and spine are in a straight vertical line. By this, I do not mean stiff or uncomfortably erect. Rather, you want to feel aligned in an upright fashion such that your shoulders are directly in line with (over) your hips and your pelvis is tilted forward.

Sitting in this fashion allows for you to have a full breath. As you settle in this position…