See also - Getting Started in Meditation Breathing Meditation Here's some things I find useful - in no particular order... 1) don't try and do too much at once. 5 mins a day is plenty for your first few go's. Of course if you feel like you want to...

"Breathing in I calm my body. Breathing out I smile. Dwelling in the present moment, I know this is a wonderful moment!" - Thich Nhat Hanh, Peace is Every Step Breathing Meditation See also - Meditation Tips Getting Started in Meditation This...

"In meditation, effort must be applied in a direction opposite to what we are used to. Our 'effort' must be to relax ever more deeply. We must ultimately release the tension from both our muscles and our thoughts. When we relax so deeply that we are...

Turned out that yesterday was interesting. I found sitting to meditate very tricky. Almost irritating. About an hour is all I managed & I didn't do a puja. There was only one pang of fear the whole evening and that was no where near as bad as the...

Here are some things that I have learned/experienced this week... We are not separate from nature. We really aren't.I love to take pictures of mushrooms and sunsets. I have a fear of humans and our capacity to inflict our suffering on each other and...