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Meditation is a state of consciousness; an altered state of consciousness. In its technical definition, meditation is the controlled modification of a person’s brainwaves. When you are able to coax your brainwaves into the Alpha or Theta range you experience “meditation”.

But I believe that the meditative experience is more than just a shift in our brainwaves. This shift in the brainwaves is just the physical aspect of a discipline that is so much more.

Meditation is a time when you let go, disconnect from your physical body and senses and explore your true self, your source.

But how does meditation benefit us? Well, there are many benefits that you will experience when you incorporate meditation into your daily regimen. There are too many to list, but I’ll give you a few:

Physical Benefits

· Lowered blood pressure

· Improved immune system functioning

· Decreased need for sleep

· Increased energy

· Lowering of your stress levels

Emotions

· Feeling of bliss

· Facilitates a shift in perspective allowing a more positive outlook on life.

· Eases changes in habits

· Helps you keep your temper in check

· Increased focus

Spiritual

· Discover your connection to source

· Discover your true self

· Find your own answers to spiritual questions

· Out of Body Experiences (OBE)

I want to stress that most of these benefits are not just speculation but scientifically proven. I point this out to help you make the decision to start a meditation routine. I think these benefits are a pretty good reason to start, don’t you?

In the next section I will go over the basics of meditation. Breathing, posture, hand position and more.

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What your body can do depends on what your mind can conceive. It’s all like a camera. Whatever the lens captures, the film prints. Don’t expect a photo of something that was not captured by the lens.

The body can only come up with a potential that the mind can imagine. The mind is designed as a command center, and the body serves as production department. When the mind is strong, the body will obey. When the mind is creative, the body will create accordingly.

When the reverse happens, inability sets in. When the mind is weak and overwhelmed, the body takes over and commands the mind. Thus, at the slightest hint of difficulty and pain, the body will give up and tell the mind it can do no more.

The mind can do nothing except agree with the spoiled body, and quit. For example, when you have chosen to exercise every morning, but when morning comes any excuse will do for not getting out of bed. If the mind is too weak to oppose the body, the mind will lose. From that abnormal scenario will flow an equally abnormal life. All issues in life will spread from that, and you will have a total wreck on your hands.

However, the mind can be strengthened by training it to make decisions the body will obey. If you adopt a life principle, a lifestyle, make sure everything you do is based on it. The mind decides what is right and the body is given practical things to do in relation to it.

Once the mind decides something the body is unwilling to do, a tug-of-war starts. What decides the outcome of this battle is how well the mind was trained.

Training of the mind comes to us in many ways. When you resist that high calorie dessert, you have given your mind a little more strength. When you do two more pushups than you normally do, you have given more power to your mind. When you push yourself out of bed in the morning and do your exercise program, your mind become the controller. You start getting what you want out of life.

One of the easiest ways to strengthen your mind and resolve is through meditation and brainwave training. Yet this too takes your mind to control the body to actually do the training. Luckily this training is easy to start and actually fun to do!

Next we will cover how regular meditation can be the key to becoming the master of your mind.

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Meditation has a number of very important benefits, both to our minds and our bodies.  With all these important benefits, you would think that everyone would meditate every day.  One of the most frequent reasons people give for not engaging in daily meditation sessions is lack of time.  Many people simply are too busy living their daily lives and making a living, and they feel they do not have the time and energy to devote to meditation.

That is where the one-minute meditation comes in.  As the name implies, the one-minute meditation takes a mere 60 seconds, and even the busiest person can spare that much time.

The one-minute meditation is also one of the easiest to do.  There are no mantras to repeat, no candles to burn, no complicated yoga positions.  The one-minute meditation simply consists of taking three deep breaths.

Try this simple breathing exercise.  Breathe in through your mouth, and then breathe instead through your nose.  When you breathe through your mouth your chest will expand, while nose breathing expands your diaphragm and your abdomen instead.  Breathing through your nose will cause the diaphragm to engage, bringing air much deeper into your lungs.  This means that more oxygen is being delivered to your bloodstream and your organs, and this results in a greater level of relaxation.

That is why breath control is such a fundamental of meditation.  At the extreme end of the spectrum are those religious leaders who can use meditation to slow their breathing almost to the point of imperceptibility.  It is of course not necessary for the average person to take breathing control to this extreme, but learning how to breath properly can help us relax and get more out of even the shortest meditation session.

All you need to do to engage in a successful one-minute meditation is to close your eyes, let your thoughts drift away, and take three slow, deliberate and deep breaths through your nose.  Pay attention to your breathing as you inhale and exhale each breath, and note how much better you feel after having done so.

This meditation exercise will of course not take you into a deep contemplative state of mind, nor will it allow you to commune with your inner child.  The one-minute meditation will, however, allow you to relax and recharge, making it a perfect exercise for whenever you feel stressed out or overwhelmed by the day.  The beauty of the one-minute meditation is that it can be done virtually anywhere – at the office, at home, at lunchtime, or even in your car.  This one-minute recharging session can definitely help you get through a busy and stressful day.

It is a good idea to make this one-minute meditation a regular ritual.  Try doing the one-minute meditation first thing every morning, or right before bedtime.  Performing this simple exercise upon waking can help you charge the batteries and get ready for the day, while doing it at nighttime can relax you and get you ready for a restful night’s sleep.  Making a habit out of something healthy, like the one-minute meditation, is certainly better than making a habit out of something harmful, like alcohol or cigarettes.

The one-minute meditation is perfect for those who feel they do not have time to meditate.  This simple exercise can be used on its own, or combined with other, more sophisticated, meditation techniques.  Try it for a few days.  You may be wondering how you ever got along without it.