There are many forms of meditation and if you want to learn to meditate you can try some of these.
It is important to find a comfortable place where you can sit and helpful if you have comfortable clothing on so you are not distracted.
•Contemplation is a form of meditation on something that is outside of you.
For example, choose an object ad hold it at a comfortable distance and then study it.
You can start with a natural object like a stone, feather, or seashell.
What you should do is to look at it actively and dramatically without saying anything.
The idea here is to just do one thing - looking.
The goal is to be involved totally into this non-verbal activity.
Focus your mind on the object and suspend your senses and imagination.
The more you practice this the easier it becomes.
•Breath counting is a type of meditation that teaches you to do one thing at a time.
This is actually harder than it sounds but practice makes perfect.
Concentrate on counting your breath from one to four.
Count "one" for the first breath and so on.
•Unstructured meditation you can simply choose a topic and meditate on it.
•Taped meditations this type can be fun as it can take you to different places.
•Moving meditations such as yoga, tai chi, qigong can also be a good alternative for sitting meditation if you feel that you want to move about.
The three are ancient systems of mind-body maintenance movements which all involve the energy flow of energy through body movements.
There are classes or videotapes that can teach one how to do it.
You can try the different forms of meditation and choose the one that you are most at home with.
Mediation is good for all parts of you, in is excellent tool to improve your health from the inside out.
It is a gift to give to you, quiet the mind and in return peace and clarity.