Time: Keep a regular time or time for meditation every day. There is no time drawn. Recommended are early morning just after awakening, twilight, noon, evening, and midnight. Stomach should be empty 2-3 hours after meals.
Exercise: For meditation, exercise is an essential part of it. Do some exercises before the meditation. Exercises or yoga are good for body and mind before meditation. Breathing exercises are also useful one for the meditation.
Location: Select a room or part of a room for meditation. Ventilation should be good in that room. The room should not be stuffy and should be on the a little cooler side.
Sitting: Because of the downward pull of earth currents, use mat, shawls, blanket or piece of cloth placed on your meditation chair, bench or cushion. Spinal cord should be in straight position. Keep your back straight, chest raised, head erect, eyes closed, and fingers crossed, hands resting in your lap, preferably at the juncture of the thighs and abdomen.
How long: Do not set time limit for the meditation for yourself. It is better to meditate 20 minutes and be very consistent with your practice, and then increase your time as you can. One longer meditation each week can be very helpful. It also helps to meditate with other people, especially with those who have been meditating longer than you. You'll find that group meditations will often help you to meditate longer than you normally would on your own.
Do some measured breathing: inhale and exhale. Do this for 5-10 minutes. Afterwards, relax and breathe normally, and become aware of your breath. You should feel more relaxed while meditating.
Meditate with joy, with devotion.Don’t wait for God’s joy to make you joyful, be joyful first yourself! Meditation will help you to remember, on ever deepening levels, of who and what you truly are. You are a child of God, and one with the absolute space.
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