SHINE With the Aura of Success!

A quick way to identify your best meditation
technique. First choose a favorite physically
relaxing activity, and then select a favorite mental
focus. When you combine these two, you'll have a
customized meditation technique that's exactly right
for you!
To get started, all you need to do is honestly answer
this question:

One of my favorite ways to relax is to:
Listen to music
Work in the garden
Close my eyes and breathe deeply
Watch clouds go by
Take a hot bath
Go for a walk

Simply doing whatever activity you find most
relaxing is a form of meditation! There are more
advanced techniques in which you can pay attention
to your breathing and/or your thoughts... but the
most important starting place is picking what sort of
meditator you are.

People who enjoy walking can develop their own
form of walking meditation. Some people count
their breaths as they walk, others simply let go of
their worries with each deep breath, and still others
observer their thoughts go by without pursuing
them. What sort of mental focus appeals to you?

I most enjoy focusing my attention on:
Letting go of all thoughts
Breathing
Observing the patterns of thoughts
Feeling energy flowing through my body

Whatever mental focus most appeals to you is the
one to try. This is really all there is to it... just
combine one of your most relaxing activities with
your favorite relaxing mental focus, and you are
meditating!

If you try one meditation and find you don't like it,
go ahead and try another one. You will find
something you like, so don't give up! Make some
time for meditation every day, and notice any
difference you feel in your level of stress and ability
to “go with the flow” and see more possibilities in
your life. Meditating for between ten and twenty
minutes a day is a good start for most people.