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RichD · 05-04-2010, 10:59 PM

I meditate daily (sometimes more than once a day). Basically I just focus on my breathing and be present in my body. If my mind wanders I just gently move it back to my breathing. That's it. My mind is not always blank or even focused where I intended, but there is always time to refocus. Its all about being mindful and present in the here and now. Not thinking about the future or the past. For that brief 10-20 minutes I am relaxed and I need nothing.

I breath normally but to my belly and not my chest

I focus on my breath and my Dan Tien (a point about 2 inches below my navel and about 2 inches in. Its a chakra and its a hold over from Martial arts training.

I try to kneel or sit cross legged but I often lay in bed or even sit on a bench in the park.

The style I am currently using is called Sum Faht meditation

RichD
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05-04-2010, 10:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
RichD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 12	Meditation is a Process I meditate daily (sometimes more than once a day). Basically I just focus on my breathing and be present in my body. If my mind wanders I just gently move it back to my breathing. That's it. My mind is not always blank or even focused where I intended, but there is always time to refocus. Its all about being mindful and present in the here and now. Not thinking about the future or the past. For that brief 10-20 minutes I am relaxed and I need nothing. I breath normally but to my belly and not my chest I focus on my breath and my Dan Tien (a point about 2 inches below my navel and about 2 inches in. Its a chakra and its a hold over from Martial arts training. I try to kneel or sit cross legged but I often lay in bed or even sit on a bench in the park. The style I am currently using is called Sum Faht meditation RichD Practical Journal Keeping