Meditation is not sitting eyes closed in a lotus position, chanting OM or focusing to our breath. Nor it is running, exercising or being busy with an activity as many people say.

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Rather, you are meditating whenever you deliberately change your state of consciousness, using only your mind, body or breath.

 

• Deliberate: Meditation is deliberate because it is not happening by chance nor is it happening without a purpose. When we practice meditation, we are learning to invoke a change in our state of consciousness at will whenever we desire it to happen. We also train our brains to be able to absorb the experience without being overwhelmed. That's why meditation is a deliberate practice. 

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• Change your state of consciousness: Everyone is aware of or has experienced at least 3 consciousness states: Waking, dreaming and sleeping. There is, of course, much more to explore in the realms of consciousness but these three states form the fundamentals of everyday experiences. When you change your state of consciousness, you may be doing something as simple as going from the waking state to the sleeping state. In addition to these spontaneous changes in consciousness, we can also use techniques that are known to create common types of changes in states of consciousness. It could be as simple as directing your attention to inwards or maybe as profound as a perception of communion with the cosmos. When you change your state of consciousness, you may become aware of things that were previously unseen or unheard. Your intuition and perception may become clearer and sharper. You may gain insight, wisdom or empathy. You may attain a state of inner bliss, outward calm or the capacity to heal from past hurts or traumas. All of our experiences in life are processed according to the specific qualities of our state of consciousness. So it is easy to see, how even a slight shift in our state can profoundly change our lives. 

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• Using only your mind, body or breath: Meditation doesn't require any accessories, like sound, music, smells, drugs and anything else. All you need are the things you were born with, your mind, your body and your breath. You can only use your mind such as using a mantra or directing your attention towards loving kindness. You can also use your body to meditate such as doing yoga poses or you can use your breath to meditate such as paranayama. If you change your state of consciousness when you rely on a stimuli from outside yourself in order to do so, you are not really meditating because you haven't actually learnt to independently meditate. When we rely on these external stimuli, we never truly become independent meditators.  

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The methods that I cover in my retreats and sessions will give you the capacity to meditate anytime and any place which will enhance your experience when you are on your own. 

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Throughout my meditation journey, I also became a Reiki practitioner in 2003 and a Reiki master in 2008 and guided many others since then. While I was practicing meditation and Reiki, I have also become EFT practitioner, I-Ching practitioner, Feng Shui practitioner, breathing practitioner, meditation teacher and completed ACIM - A Course in Miracles, all of which enhanced my meditation practices. 

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