[WayToTwilight]

Anyone have meditation experience?

I recently started meditating about 5 months ago. I do a simple breathing meditation that I found on the internet. Pretty much I sit down with my legs crossed, I usually like to have a cushion on my bottom but if I don't I make do. I cup my hands together with my thumb tips touching one another and lay it on my lap. I keep my eyes half open because apparently it is "acknowledging" the world and at the same I do not focus on "looking" at anything. I keep my back straight, which is harder than I thought and try to maintain relaxed shoulders, though I experience some discomfort in my waist-leg connection area.

Then I relax, and breath in and out, at the same time thinking "ham-sa" for every inhalation-exhalation. I think this is supposed to be the "Indian" way to meditate though I am not sure.

I've never reached any super meditative state, I think for the most part I can get really relaxed but not much beyond that. Consequently I use it sometimes to help me go to sleep, which... I don't think I'm supposed to do heh. However it is really helpful since I occasionally have bouts of insomnia.

I've never taken a formal meditation course so I have no formal training on this. I'm trying to self teach it. I was wondering if anyone had any insights on what I may be doing wrong or if I should go see a "professional" to help guide me.