Practical Tips on How to Meditate and Reap Its Age-Old Benefits

Unlocking Inner Peace and Empowerment Through Mindful Meditation

Introduction

Some comments on meditation practice in the article about the Warrior Archetype made me realize that it was time to tackle this essential topic for our personal growth journey. In this article, I have tried to summarize the experience I have gained over the last 5 years on meditation, especially: what meditation is, why you should start a meditation practice, and some very practical tips on how to begin meditating.

What is Meditation?

I admit to having many prejudices about meditation before I started practicing it consistently. I considered meditation one of those passing trends, New Age stuff with no practical value. I couldn’t have been more wrong.

Meditation is undoubtedly a millennia-old practice associated with religions like Buddhism or Hinduism, but the truth is that meditative practices can be found in the most diverse areas, from Western religions (prayer is meditation) to art, and even in the latest applications for stress relief. Meditation has its history, but it doesn’t need a label. From this perspective, I appreciate Wikipedia’s definition: