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Learning to Meditate on the Path to Self Discovery

Learning to meditate is an adventure of self-discovery, enlightenment and personal fulfillment. Of course, not everyone follows the path of insight meditation, subscribing to the whole spiritualism behind the practice. Some people use meditation and relaxation simply to get a handle on their strong emotions and daily stresses. Some people take classes as a time for quiet reflection. Whatever your reason for getting started, you will notice a different feeling stirring in you.

The first step in learning to meditate is understanding the concept. The Western notion of meditation is "to focus one's thoughts or ponder over." However, the Eastern idea of spiritual meditation is "the all and the everything," says writer George Gurdjieff. Instead, meditation becomes the absence of thought, judgment and distraction -- but rather, the absorption of a sense of serenity and love. Some Westerners hesitate to get involved with meditation because these concepts seem too lofty, but once the mental and physical benefits of meditating are realized, it's hard to resist.

The "recliner chair method" is useful for people who are learning to meditate and fear that the traditional Asian cross-legged position may be uncomfortable. The same exercise benefits can be achieved by sitting upright in a recliner with your feet on the floor. Another method asks you to set your chair to a medium recline position, relax your legs, point your knees out to the sides of the chair, put the soles of your feet together and put your hands over your chest to direct the energy into your heart. While it may seem like a strange way to sit, meditation students have reported losing all track of time, meditating for two hours without discomfort.

Meditation classes sometimes teach a concept called "sweeping the house." When learning to meditate, it sometimes helps to use simple movements to keep you grounded. Place both hands behind your head, resting your hands at the base of your skull. Sweep your hands over the top of your head and imagine gathering up all your thoughts. When you get to your forehead, flick your hands away from your face and imagine all those thoughts being sent off into space. Repeat this process up to thirty times until you feel your consciousness leave your mind and migrate to your "hara" point in your belly.

More and more Americans are learning to meditate, now that the benefits of meditation have been scientifically studied. There is much left to learn, yet brain scans are showing researchers that just 40 minutes of meditation each day can actually change the composition of the brain. Participants in the 2009 Massachusetts General Hospital study increased the thickness in cortical regions of the brain related to visual, auditory, sensory and internal perception. This is also the hemisphere of the brain associated with focus, concentration and awareness. Additionally, meditation was found to slow age-related thinning of the frontal cortex.

There are so many benefits to learning to meditate that it's surprising more people don't take up this rewarding pastime. It certainly doesn't have to be difficult, either, because there are lots of easy meditation practices you can learn.

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