A Guide to Building a Meditation Practice

Some important things to consider, and what to ditch

I have entered my 27th year of meditation, and my 12th year of teaching and I know this to be true - a steady meditation practice can be absolutely life changing. I would like to also say that you don’t necessarily ‘need a technique’. For me there is too much pushing and marketing of meditation as a ‘silver bullet’ and a cure all for modern living - which it is not. Meditation is a about a commitment, it’s a discipline and is integrated with other practices and lifestyle for optimal results. That is not to say that you can’t just sit in silence, eyes closed and see where that takes you!

And as it’s that time of the year with all its ‘new year new me energy’ whereby people get really keen to build a meditation practice. And frequently get overwhelmed pretty quickly. So I wanted outline so key things I am always sharing with people. It’s going to be helpful if you’re a brand new beginner, or if you’ve been dabbling and want to take it to the next level, and also if you re-establish a st…