How to Enter Deep Meditation

Meditation has proven scientific benefits, one of which being overall increased health and wellness.

• To start off, make sure the room you are in is quiet and dark. If you have a blindfold or eye mask and noise-cancelling headphones, they will help.
• Find a comfortable position. I prefer to lie down, but you are welcome to try sitting up.
• Now focus on your breathe. Thoughts will come and go, do not pay attention to them. Do not try shutting the thoughts out entirely as fighting them only makes it more difficult to let go, but instead keep focusing on your breathe.
• When you breathe in, make sure you are pushing your chest and abdomen outwards. When you breathe out, suck your abdomen and chest inwards. This may feel strange at first because you are probably not breathing this way at the moment. This technique is called a "yoga breathe."

Beginners:

• For those who are inexperienced meditators, I recommend starting out with 2-3 breathes per minute (at least).
• Breathe in for 5 seconds, hold for 5 seconds, exhale for 5 seconds, and wait another 5 seconds before breathing in once again.
• The idea is not to pass out or feel lightheaded. If you feel uncomfortable, please stop immediately.
• When you feel you are ready, progress to 10 seconds. And for the truly brave, try the advanced step below.

Advanced: Breathe in deeply for 15 seconds, hold the breathe in for another 15 seconds, exhale for 15 seconds, and wait another 15 seconds before breathing in. One breathe cycle per minute.