A book that I have on meditation called How to Meditate by John Novak (I bought it for its original title) says that the most powerful times to meditate is dawn, dusk, noon and midnight. Not sure why those times are special. Some other tips he gives: Pick a time and place to meditate and each day meditate at the same time and place. Meditate every day even if it's only for 5 or 10 minutes and even if you don't fell like doing it. Pick one day each week for an extended meditation, i.e. if your normal meditation practice is for 20 minutes a day, one day a week try for an hour of meditation.
I started a daily practice about 30 days ago and I have already experienced greater clarity of mind and have noticed much less mental "monkey chatter" as I go through my day. A friend who has been practicing meditation for 20 years taught me that you should enter meditation with no expectations, just quite your mind and follow your breath. I use a cd of guided meditations and that has helped me get started with a practice.
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