The purpose of observing your breath is to keep you in the now. Your body knows exactly how to breathe, even during labor. All you

Meditation Exercise: Read through this once, and then go back and try it. Then decide how often you would like to practice this for the

Week 5: Continue as with weeks 1 through 4. Let these steps take you about 5 minutes. Use your own internal clock. Today and 4

Week 4:  Earlier I said that the purpose of meditation is to still the mind.  That can create another longing, however, another kind of pain. 

Week 3:  Continue the same as in weeks 1 and 2.  This week, begin to observe your breath.  You don’t need to alter breathing in

WEEK 2:  Practice in this new way three times this week.  Begin as in week 1.  Continue to maintain your state of one-pointedness while observing