How to start to meditate if you are a beginner

If you want to disconnect from the outside world, get rid of the daily hustle and bustle for a few moments, and recharge your batteries, then you can use one of the meditation techniques. Even if you are a beginner and do not know how to do this because you have not practiced any meditation method before, it is recommended to start with a guided meditation for 5 -10 minutes every day, morning or evening, depending on your condition or available time. It is not easy to meditate, and even if at first it will seem boring or you will not notice anything, it is important to continue to practice daily and be patient with yourself and your mind, which will fly in all directions, as if intentionally when you start meditating.
In this article, you will find all the information you need to be able to start the practice of meditation as soon as possible.

1. Body posture – during meditation the position in which you sit is very important. Try to sit as comfortably as possible, with your back straight, your eyes closed, your lips slightly apart, and a calm breath, inhaling deeply through your nose and exhaling deeply through your mouth.
2. Position of the hands – it is very important that during the meditation the body posture is not very relaxing so that you can not fall asleep but none that creates discomfort. You can choose to sit either on a chair or sitting on a mattress. Regardless of the position you choose, stay with your hands relaxed next to your body, with your palms on your knees facing the ceiling or the floor, depending on how comfortable it is for you at the moment.
3. Place where you meditate – when you decide to meditate it is preferable to be in a room as quiet and airy as possible and where you can feel relaxed, without being bothered by outside noises. If your phone or TV is nearby, you should make sure that is turned off or in silent mode, so that you can focus as much as possible on your body.
4. How to start meditation – after closing your eyes, try to relax your whole body and bring your attention to your breath, leaving no thoughts to spoil your attention from breathing. With each breath try to focus more on inspiration and expiration. Every time your mind starts to distract you, try to get back your attention on your breath and you can even start counting each breath, to stay connected to your body for as long as possible. And even if your mind runs away elsewhere during meditation, try not to judge it, but simply let the thoughts come and go, you always returning to breathing.
5. How long to meditate – if you haven’t practiced meditation at all, you can start by setting a timer of 5-7 minutes, and then gradually you can add 1 min to each repetition. The best indicated for daily meditation is to allocate about 15-20 minutes.
6. End of meditation – It is very important that the sound which announces the end time set for meditation, not to be very loud but as calm as possible, so that the exit from the meditation state is not a sudden one. At the end of the meditation, open your eyes slightly, move your body, arms, legs very slightly, you can even do a little stretching if you feel you needed and try to notice how you feel inside and outside of your body.