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Focus on your breath
As you take long and deep breaths, feel your breath move from your lungs and out through your nostrils or your throat.
Try your best to be as focused as possible.
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Be comfortable in a quiet place
To get started, it doesn't matter whether you sit or lay down as long as you are comfortable.
You can sit cross-legged, on the floor, or on a chair. Then have the palms of your hands face the sky.
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Feel your body
Once you're focused, take notice of your body and how each body part feels. Start with the toes and work your way up to your head. If your mind continues to wonder then bring your thoughts back to your breath.
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Benefits of meditation
...include stress reduction, sharpened concentration, and improved circulation to start.
Once you begin to practice, you'll soon experience a quieter mind, a more open heart, and a sense of inner freedom.
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Become "present"
Become totally aware of your current surroundings. What do you hear? How does it feel to sit? Do you feel tension? Where are your thoughts?
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- Inhale slowly through your nostrils.
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7. Breathe Deeply
- Take a long, deep breath to calm yourself down.
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How to do it
Find a place where you can sit comfortably with a straight spine. Take a steady breath in through both nostrils.
Inhale until you reach your lung capacity; maintain a tall spine. Hold your breath for a second, then constrict some of the breath at the back of your throat, as if you were abo...
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