Comments on: How To Meditate (For Beginners).

By: anthony

anthony — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 16:47:28 +0000

Hi. I was very interested in your reply to one of the posters (Mike @ monetize) re the best time to meditate and the various waves of the brain. I am currently on beta-blockers for heart rumours and I wondered if this medication/condition would cause any problems when embarking on meditation.

Great site by the way.

By: Mikey

Mikey — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 03:27:14 +0000

Hey Michael hows it going im really confussed with whats going on I have no idea how to meditate can u somehow help me out plzz

By: Michael @ Monetize Your Life

Michael @ Monetize Your Life — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:56:48 +0000

Glad I could be of assistance now go forth and meditate.

By: Michael @ Monetize Your Life

Michael @ Monetize Your Life — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 07:53:31 +0000

Thanks Marc, I really can’t stress the power of starting enough, so thanks for the help

By: Financial Samurai

Financial Samurai — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:55:23 +0000

Thank you for these tips. Very helpful!
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By: Marc Winitz

Marc Winitz — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:29:54 +0000

Great overview. This is a new and clear approach for someone that doesn’t know how to start the process. And you are right, just begin, the benefits start showing up without your even realizing it.//Marc

By: Michael @ Monetize your Life

Michael @ Monetize your Life — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:10:37 +0000

I’m so glad you found it useful. I’d love to hear back from you once you’ve tried it.
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By: Michael @ Monetize your Life

Michael @ Monetize your Life — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:09:12 +0000

Thanks for that Karen, mindfulness really does make the biggest difference in the quality we experience in our lives than any other action. It’s the choice to experience the present for what it is the most important time we have at our disposal.
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By: Michael @ Monetize your Life

Michael @ Monetize your Life — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:04:15 +0000

Societies biggest bane is multi tasking, the delusion that we can do two things at the same time with any degree of quality is the reason we’re witnessing such a huge decline in the quality of work and communication. As you say, fror me focus in small increments is the key.
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By: Michael @ Monetize your Life

Michael @ Monetize your Life — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:55:18 +0000

Doctor told you to… Phew, I can offer no better advice than, just do it. a few minutes every day will really make a difference.
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By: Ryan @ Planting Dollars

Ryan @ Planting Dollars — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 05:15:58 +0000

I haven’t tried mediating yet, it’s always been one of those things that I “should be doing.” I penciled it in for the next week and will try based off your suggestions.

By: Karen

Karen — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:37:30 +0000

Interesting article, Michael

This was a great beginner article about meditation. I firmly believe that we should try living in the present and be more mindful of today. It’s definitely something that I trying, especially today.

You’re right – when we’re most stressed, is exactly when we need to meditate and appreciate the NOW even more.

Karen
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By: Anne

Anne — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:16:48 +0000

“There is no multi tasking.”

I love that statement. We have become a multi-tasking society. This is a prized talent. But it can be quite counterproductive. It’s time to slow down and give what you are doing the proper attention, even a good 5 minute meditation session.
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By: Rose

Rose — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:15:45 +0000

“I can’t meditate because my mind is just too active/stressed/troubled”.

I need to meditate the most. lol

Dr even told me so.
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By: Michael @ Monetize Your Life

Michael @ Monetize Your Life — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:59:41 +0000

Thanks a lot Mike so glad to be a help.
Ok the best time is probably going to be a sticky subject most literature and teaching will say mornings or evenings and I’m in full agreement.
I’ve studied a bit of hypnosis and have done some other research on the physiology of meditation.

In short while awake our minds operate at a beta frequency this is the very alert state we normally find ourselves in with our conscious mind ticking over with thought.
Broadly speaking though the higher the beta frequency you operate at the more stressed you are (not completely accurate there are a number of factors involved). When we fall asleep our brainwaves move to Alpha a light relaxed awareness (this is the same state you fall into while drawing or painting when you “zone out”) and then theta which is the state in which dreams occur.

Alpha is where we want to be for meditation. Our bodies are already accustomed to being in alpha states late at night and when you just wake up so it is much less of a struggle to relax.
However meditating at a less ideal time is better than not meditating at all, so I reccommend making a point of keeping the habit up as often as possible when you start. With practice you’ll be able to relax your body (alpha brain waves) almost instantly when needed, regardless of what time of day, quite a useful skill.
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By: Michael @ Monetize Your Life

Michael @ Monetize Your Life — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:47:51 +0000

Thanks for the comment Tim, I often find that during periods of extreme stress it’s very easy to lose the momentum. As you lose the momentum you also start losing out on the benefits of meditation and the stress just escalates. This is the difficulty of this modern lifestyle. I think more of us need to take the same care we do with our money with our body. In personal finance it’s recommend you pay yourself first. Similarly I think we need to tend to our needs first and then start focusing outward if we want to start seeing our goals realized.
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By: Michael @ Monetize Your Life

Michael @ Monetize Your Life — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:44:13 +0000

My pleasure Gordie just glad to have an opportunity to share now go try it and tell us when the world’s fattest Lifestyle designer is the world’s least stressed Lifestyle designer.

By: Michael @ Monetize Your Life

Michael @ Monetize Your Life — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 14:42:57 +0000

Hi Ralph thanks for the question.
A. Do not watch the clock, not under any circumstance. Remember when we meditate we want to free our conscious mind of thought. Possibly the most debilitating thought is the time construct. When we Meditate we’re releasing ourselves from worldly cares and time is one of them.
B. You cannot meditate for too long nor too short a period, every bit helps. I even have a 60 second exercise on my site. Your only real constraint would be the time you have available. When I meditate in the morning I only have 2o minutes or else I will be late, so I set an alarm on my phone. When I meditate in the evening before I sleep I often set no time limit and meditate until I am done however long that may be. Every little bit counts and the more you do it the more beneficial every minute meditating becomes.
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