Learning Meditation

What is Meditation?

It’s a way of being, a disposition and a practice which cultivates awareness.

Meditation is nestled in a broader way of living which includes having integrity in daily living, discipline in self observation practices, engaging in activity that cultivates concentration, engaging in breath enhancing attention and awareness, a withdrawal from the the senses to notice cravings, and can include a concentration practice.

Meditation can be described as as “a seamless continuity of awareness” (a mindfulness perspective). A direction you can point yourself is to ‘come home‘ to yourself, to ‘that which is greater than you.’

How can I practice it?

Meditation can be practiced formally and informally.

Informal: urge surfing, brushing teeth, washing dishes, sensory awareness exercises, breath awareness, awareness of sound

Formal: sitting, standing meditation, walking meditation, mindful movement (such as yoga, taichi)

Informal meditation is a helpful place to begin for the novice or highly distracted person. It is a more tolerable step to begin with. Meditation is not about attaining anything but discovering or noticing yourself…. which may be comfortable or uncomfortable. That is okay, because its all part of the process.

How can I learn?

Contact our office to learn about individual and group sessions, resources in your community, or Dr Lazarevic’s free podcast on Substack (see below).

Below are sample audio sounds of nature to facilitate a sense of relaxation and mental quietness