Introduction to meditation

Introduction to meditating everyone has different ways of approaching this but what I am going to share is simply one of many ways for beginners. First thing to know is meditation is designed to allow someone to put maximum use of there consciousness this may be to visualize something, remember or just to think or relax the point is though is meditation is the centering of ones self and for the period of time you do meditate you should be distracted least as possible by surrounding things and should deny these things as meditation is the changing of many thoughts to one thought or at least one at a time.

First is to choose a place you are comfortable inside or out and consider if you will be distracted by the surrounding noises

Next get comfy sit or lie down

And close your eyes

Now this breathing exercise is one I have learnt and recommend thoroughly it works well for me maybe not for others this is the one I will use as a classic example and is the centering technique I use in most of my current meditations and meditation dialogues or more ones on the internet. if this does not work for you find something that does  just look up one locally a lot of universities, community centers and religious groups run meditation or inward prayer sessions or get a book on the subject as they are easily attainable.

Dialogue:-

I want you to begin by closing your eyes and getting into a relaxed position??

I want you to now breathe in slowly counting one?..  And pause for a moment?..

Now exhale slowly and constantly counting two?..

Breathing in slowly again focusing only on your breath again counting one?

Pause for a moment and exhale counting two?.

You will find 2 more examples in my awakening to more in elements and in Barbara?s meditation the centering is usually the starting dialogue before you are asked to visualize or do something.

There are many health benefits of meditations as well mainly mental but can also relax your physical body as well.

Introduction to Earth and Essence

My elements and essence teachings are designed to help the practitioner gain an affinity with elements and life with a possiblility of being able to experience the sensation of connection to divine attributes and the consciousness of nature. These meditations are accessible from beginners to advanced as meditation time can extend from 15 minutes to over an hour but if you wish to explore the more divine attributes and natural consciousness I recommend you go to my home page and click the link for further elemental study as these prescribed alchemic element meditations and relaxation techniques will allow for more powerful experience in my own teachings

I recommended my meditations to be done in this orderawakening to more in elements      meditation Any element meditation Wind,      Water, Fire or Earth   Earth  Ultimate Meditation

Everything you need to know you will experience and if you still have questions email me at earth_and_essence@yahoo.com

Enjoy

Awakening to More in Elements

I want you to relax and become conscious of your weight

Feel your feet and parts of your legs on the ground

And your clothing, socks or other items you are wearing

Notice the subtlety of each items difference the feel, weight, texture, thickness temperature

Now take a deep breath in keep breathing to your lungs are full

And hold notice this feeling and how your gut and chest bone expand

Now breathe out and clench your chest bone to expel this last bit of air

Now breathe in but slowly and deeply fill your lung  slowly feel how good it feels to take this breath and hold it Savour this feeling for a few seconds and then breathe out

And again breathe in but slowly hold for a few moments and out

Now breathing in again in this pause during your breath I wish you to consider what a breath is hold and consider that your life would end in a few moments if you did not continue breathing

And breathing in feel it and pause visualise a tree Hold your breath for a few moments and realise that you depend on this tree for without it your air would be filled with carbon dioxide Breathe out and know this is the nature of wind

Breathing in slowly picture earth surrounding your tree  and during your pause know without the earth the tree could not exist for it would have no structure to which bind its roots or nutrients in which to grow and breath out slowly know this is earth

Breathing in picture a small stream next to the tree  pause and know without it the tree could not exist as it needs the water as a vehicle to continue the flow of its own life and transport its nutrients and breathe out know this is the nature of water

Breathing in picture the sun and its bright rays shining on the tree pause and know that the suns rays on the tree the tree could not make food and would die breathe out know this is the nature of fire

Breathing in keep the picture in your mind and while holding your breath feel it and appreciate the life giving function of all four elements wind, earth, water and fire breathe out and know this is the life giving nature of all elements

Breathing in feel the life giving function of all four intertwined elements and pause know that each individual element are important and without one life is lost breathe out know that all is one and appreciate the life giving function of every breath

Wind Meditation

This is the 1st of five meditations I am writing in a teaching called elements and essence. In the wind meditation one can experience what I ?call the breath of life? in and understand how wind also serves as a medium of creation in the world as well. This meditation can also serve as a function to remove, fear, doubt and expel negative energy.

Dialogue:-

I want you to begin by closing your eyes and getting into a relaxed position??

Now take a deep slow constant breath and count one??.

Pause for a moment?..

And release counting two?..

Focusing only on your breath and nothing else again

Take a deep slow constant breath and count one??.

Pause for a moment?..

And release counting two?..

(Continue to do this until relaxed)

Now again breathing deep and slowly I want you to picture a door?

Pausing for a moment

Then as you exhale open the door? revealing a beautiful garden scene?.

For a few moments just feel the beauty?..

Feel the suns radiance?..

Feel the grounds texture?..

Feel the calming sound of the running water of the stream?..

I want you to now walk to a path following it?..

Breathing in slowly and deeply as you walk??

Where you come upon a great tree just sit under the tree?..

Breathing in slowly and deeply feel the air and the wind?..

Here the sounds of the leaves rustling and just experience it??

Now consider the wind and the air it gives you and how free you feel just being where you are right now?.. Taking a few deep breaths in and out feel the flow of the wind and notice the subtle touch of the breeze?..

Allow the wind now to take you and carry you?..

To wherever the wind blows?..

Feel this natural flow and just be??

Breathing in still deeply and slowly and exhaling slowly?..

Experience the wind?.

Travel as it does through leaves in and out of animals lungs this is the breath of life?. And the nature of wind in essence providing a constant medium we need to exist

Watch as you and the wind take seeds transporting them to a new place to grow?..

This is its nature in a creationist medium

Watch as you and the wind knock down trees?. And destroy houses?..

Yet by the same token the wind does not judge and humanity for us polluting it all it does is maintain its natural flow know this is the true ?breath of life??..

Continue to go where you need to go until you feel your lesson fulfilled?.

To awaken start simply breathe deeply in feeling your feet and exhale

Breathing in again your legs now return there feeling?.. And exhale

Breathing in again you now feel your torso and back?. And exhale

Breathing in again you can now feel your neck and arms?.. And exhale

Breathing in again you can now feel your head and your consciousness and open your eyes?.

End Dialogue

The breath of life is a natural flow that can remove negative thought if required and is a meditation you can always go to in order to remove worry or remember your experience with the wind and if in doubt and the wind picks up listen for its wisdom?.

Water Meditation

The water meditation is the 2nd of the 4 elemental teachings I provide with this the practitioner can feel divine flow this can lead to a distinctive feeling and affinity to the way water flows and may allow the practitioner to begin living in the present experiencing the flow and expanse of infinity.

Begin Dialogue-

I want you to begin by closing your eyes and getting into a relaxed position??

I want you to now breathe in slowly counting one?..  And pause for a moment?..

Now exhale slowly and constantly counting two?..

Breathing in slowly again focusing only on your breath again counting one?

Pause for a moment and exhale counting two?.

(Continue to do this breathing exercise until you feel completely relaxed and focused)

Now I want you t picture a door breathing in slowly? and exhaling slowly?. you open it to reveal a beautiful garden scene?..

Breathing in slowly I want you to begin feeling this wonderful landscapes beauty....

Feel the radiant sun?..

Feel the wind?.

Feel the ground beneath you?..

Feel the calming sound of the running water of the stream?..

Breathing in slowly and constantly?. Pausing for a moment and exhaling?. Appreciate this beauty?.. Continue to do this until finished?.

Now begin walking in the opposite direction the stream flows?.. and hear the water as you walk?

Breathing in you now can see a slow flowing waterfall?. Pausing for just a moment I want you to go and sit under the waterfall?.

Breathing in slowly feel the feeling of the water flow on you? and just how good it feels?hear  the difference in the landscape as the water flows over your ears to the stream a few feet below you?.

Breathing in again feel the energy as the water covers you from head to toe?. Feel the flow of this?. Exhaling

Breathing in again slowly and deeply feel now feel the natural energy of the flow of the water from the tip of your head? down your back to the tips of your body?..

Breathing in now allow this flow to carry your essence and allow the water to carry you?. Do not resist the waters neither flow nor seek to swim with it just let the stream carry you?. Exhaling slowly

Breathing in?. Feel how free you feel without being confined to your body savour this experience?. Exhaling

Breathing in again now allow the water to take you to wherever it flows? down rivers. Into the vast ocean? evaporate? rain?low your essence to be and experience the myriad of water?

Breathing slowly and constantly as you do this?. The infinity your ever spreading essence feels and its energy is the nature of divine flow in which water provides you with?..

Once you travel and lesson of divine flow is complete?.

Breathing in merely to call your essence?.. Call to your extended being and allow your being to flow down the waterfall to your awaiting body?.

To awaken start simply breathe deeply in feeling your feet and exhale

Breathing in again your legs now return there feeling?.. And exhale

Breathing in again you now feel your torso and back?. And exhale

Breathing in again you can now feel your neck and arms?.. And exhale

Breathing in again you can now feel your head and your consciousness and open your eyes?.

Fire meditation

The fire meditation is the 3rd of the 4 elemental teachings I provide with this the practitioner can feel divine energy and see divine light this can lead to a distinctive feeling and affinity to the presence of the sun and may allow the practitioner to begin to draw energy from the sun this meditation can be used to build energy and increase the amount of energy in ones being. Upon the travels in this meditation one may experience the fire of life. Due to the nature of the energy you could potentially feel I wrote an awakening dialogue as to ensure that you suffer no side affects.

Begin Dialogue-

I want you to begin by closing your eyes and getting into a relaxed position??

I want you to now breathe in slowly counting one?..  And pause for a moment?..

Now exhale slowly and constantly counting two?..

Breathing in slowly again focusing only on your breath again counting one?

Pause for a moment and exhale counting two?.

(Continue to do this breathing exercise until you feel completely relaxed and focused)

Now I want you t picture a door breathing in slowly? and exhaling slowly?. you open it to reveal a beautiful garden scene?..

Breathing in slowly I want you to begin feeling this wonderful landscapes beauty....

Feel the radiant sun?..

Feel the wind?.

Feel the ground beneath you?..

Feel the calming sound of the running water of the stream?..

Breathing in slowly and constantly?. Pausing for a moment and exhaling?. Appreciate this beauty?.. Continue to do this until finished?.

Now Breathing slowly and deeply?. in I want you to climb a hill as you do this notice the subtle change of temperature as the sun becomes more and more radiant and yourself slowly warming your being? and breathing out

Breathing in sit at the top of the hill and experience the suns warmth at the zenith of this area feel how it warms every part of your body and being and just appreciate this feeling for a few moments? And breathe out slowly and constantly?.

Breathing in I want you to now feel the power of the warmth and heat from the suns rays and for a few moments just to appreciate this feeling?. And breathe out.

Breathing in I want you to now open yourself to the warmth of the sun and feel the presence of the suns radiant fires to every part of your being?.. and exhale

Breathing in allow yourself to travel as you did before become the essence of your being and allow yourself to travel on the suns rays? feel how you bring warmth and light to all things?. This is the fire of life?.. And breathe out slowly and constantly

Breathing in now travel where you must and feel yourself be beamed upon the world and now just travel in pure light and go where you must? and breathe out

Breathing in continue your journeys and experience the merriment and wonder of the suns power feel the loving consciousness behind the suns energies if you can but do not force this experience you can always come back remember your breathing? and breath out?.

To Awaken

Breathe in Call your essence in the light it travels on and now see a sphere of light breathing in growing bigger and breathe out?.

Breathing in call your essence to flow back into your body first your feet and legs and breathe out?.

Breathing in feel your torso and back now and breathe out?

Breathing in feel your shoulders and arms and breathe out?.

Breathing in feel your head and neck flow back into you and breathe out?

Breathing in feel your consciousness now counting back from 3 seeing the garden slowly fade? the presence of the elements slowly and smoothly drifting back into the darkness and one awaken breathing out?

Earth meditation

The Earth meditation is the 4th of the 4 elemental teachings I provide with this the practitioner can feel the earth and experience the body of essence this teaching is the culmination of the four individual elements and can lead the practitioner to experience divine embodiment and grace in this meditation a person can begin to gain an affinity with god in every step and can help someone attain detachment as you see the earth embody all life and can help remove the illusion of self as a single entity but help the practitioner experience connectedness to all things.

Begin Dialogue-

I want you to begin by closing your eyes and getting into a relaxed position??

I want you to now breathe in slowly counting one?..  And pause for a moment?..

Now exhale slowly and constantly counting two?..

Breathing in slowly again focusing only on your breath again counting one?

Pause for a moment and exhale counting two?.

(Continue to do this breathing exercise until you feel completely relaxed and focused)

Now I want you t picture a door breathing in slowly? and exhaling slowly?. you open it to reveal a beautiful garden scene?..

Breathing in slowly I want you to begin feeling this wonderful landscapes beauty....

Feel the radiant sun?..

Feel the wind?.

Feel the ground beneath you?..

Feel the calming sound of the running water of the stream?..

Breathing in slowly and constantly?. Pausing for a moment and exhaling?. Appreciate this beauty?.. Continue to do this until finished?.

Breathing in slowly and constantly I want you to see a path? and begin to walk on it notice the weight of your feet as you walk along the path? and breathe out?

Breathing in as you walk along the path I want you just to consider the earth you stand on and breathe out?

Breathing in I want you to come to a great flat rock and sit on it overlooking a field?. And breathe out

Breathing in I want you to feel the stone you now sit in and consider that this flat boulder is a pebble in the scheme of the earth? and breathe out....

Breathing in consider the fact that no matter where you sit, stand , lie or walk this stone as in all earth supports the weight and life of all earth? and breathe out

Breathing in I want you now to look at the moss beside you and out into the field and know that it is earth that supports all plants from smallest to the largest forms and breathe out

Breathing in I want you now to just let yourself go and your essence to float into the stone look out into the field and allow yourself to  look out to the field? and breathe out

Breathing in slowly and constantly time is getting quicker and quicker so you see thousands of years in a single moment? and through the rock watch and feel the meadow change see the seasons and years flash the myriad of life come and go yet know your essence is in a place of timelessness feel that your consciousness your essence is experiencing is omnipresent and in all places upon the earth and breathe out

Breathing in slowly I want you to consider the difference in your consciousness yet the sense and energy of the familiarity of this and realize that the earth is the body of all essence? and breathe out

Breathing in from this point you may travel through the earth to any point and experience what you will or stay in the meadow and breathe out?

Once finished simply breathe in and see your essence slowly appear from the earth? and begin to enter your body? and breathe out

Breathing in call your essence to flow back into your body first your feet and legs and breathe out?.

Breathing in feel your torso and back now and breathe out?

Breathing in feel your shoulders and arms and breathe out?.

Breathing in feel your head and neck flow back into you and breathe out?

Breathing in feel your consciousness now counting back from 3 seeing the garden slowly fade? the presence of the elements slowly and smoothly drifting back into the darkness and one awaken breathing out?

Earth Ultimate

Earth Ultimate is the 5th and final elemental teaching I offer in the elemental and essence teaching to culminate the meditative experience of the four individual elements into a higher connective state of being and consciousness to the practitioner reviewing the elemental concepts  may not have been felt in all meditations go back and do the meditations

Wind experienced should have led to a sense of gentle flow and a sense of joy being experienced just by breathe and should have led to a sense of the pointlessness of worry culminated by the experience of divine presence this I call the breathe of life.

Water experienced should have led to a sense of greater flow and a sense of infinity as well as a sense of the expanse and appreciation of it being an ultimate vehicle in all living things and a joy just to drink see or hear water and should help a persons energies flow more naturally culminated by a realization of divine potential and more adept at dealing with time this I call the flow of life.

Fire should have led to a sense of greater energy and a sense of vitality which can be felt in self and all life and should lead to a greater appreciation of life and joy just by seeing and feeling the radiance of the sun, a fire or any light and should help a person draw on energy culminated by a realization of divine energy (potentially light) and love this I call the fire of life.

Earth should have led to a sense of greater being and connectedness with the earth leaving the practitioner more wise and understanding of all things and a sense of connectedness with all life and should lead the practitioner with a greater sense of being in self and all things and should allow a sense of joy no matter where one is in life a joy just to walk, stand sit and lay on the earth should be felt culminated by an experience of divine wisdom and love this I call the body of life.

Earth ultimate calls upon all these attributes in a short yet potentially powerful period of time if you have any questions email me which is located in the contact and credits document.

BREATHING WRYTHMICALLY IS MOST IMPORTANT FOR OPTIMUM AFFECT TO PRACTICE THIS READ AS YOU ALREADY SHOULD HAVE THE INTRODUCTION FOR BREATHING EXERCISE WHICH ALL MEDITATIONS ARE CENTERED

Dialogue:-

I want you to begin by closing your eyes and getting into a relaxed position??

I want you to now breathe in slowly counting one?..  And pause for a moment?..

Now exhale slowly and constantly counting two?..

Breathing in slowly again focusing only on your breath again counting one?

Pause for a moment and exhale counting two?.

(Continue to do this breathing exercise until you feel completely relaxed and focused)

Now I want you t picture a door breathing in slowly? and exhaling slowly?. you open it to reveal a beautiful garden scene?..

Breathing in slowly I want you to begin feeling this wonderful landscapes beauty....

Feel the radiant sun?..

Feel the wind?.

Feel the ground beneath you?..

Feel the calming sound of the running water of the stream?..

Breathing in slowly and constantly?. Pausing for a moment and exhaling?. Appreciate this beauty?.. Continue to do this until finished?.

Breathing in slowly deeply and constantly where you are I want you to feel the affinity and energy you have experience in this place? and breathe out?.

Breathing in slowly, deeply and constantly I want you now to recall the experience the wind and feel the breathe of life and breathe out slowly and constantly

Breathing in slowly, deeply and constantly I want you now to recall the experience the fire and feel the fire of life and breathe out slowly and constantly

Breathing in slowly, deeply and constantly I want you now to recall the experience the water and feel the flow of life and breathe out slowly and constantly

Breathing in slowly, deeply and constantly I want you now to recall the experience the earth and feel the body of life and breathe out slowly and constantly

Breathing in slowly, deeply and constantly I want you now to call on the sense of all four elements and feel them flow through you and breathe out slowly and constantly calling these feelings into your body and breathe out?

Breathing in slowly deeply and constantly I want you to now to visualise all these elements in a sphere of white light that surrounds and encompasses your entire body and now just continue to breathe and absorb this connection of wholeness. And breathe out slowly and constantly

Breathe in slowly deeply and constantly and consider that the connection you feel now has is and always will exist as all things are connected and breathe out

Breathing in slowly deeply and constantly I want you to now feel the loving consciousness of this state of being and know that no matter where you are on this earth this consciousness exist and breathe out

Breathing in now allow your essence to just flow and travel in the myriad of this divine light and know this is the nature of all life and all essence and breathe out

Breathing in on your next breathe now travel to where you must you may see the world in this light, angels or even god and just be and learn and love more from this experience and just flow breathing out

Breathing here begins your travels hold for a few moments and breathe out

Awakening

I want you to now call your essence from the light and see it now flowing into your body

Breathing in call your essence to flow back into your body first your feet and legs and breathe out?.

Breathing in feel your torso and back now and breathe out?

Breathing in feel your shoulders and arms and breathe out?.

Breathing in feel your head and neck flow back into you and breathe out?

Breathing in feel your consciousness now counting back from 3 seeing the garden slowly fade? the presence of the elements slowly and smoothly drifting back into the darkness and one awaken breathing out?