Am I Cut Out For Meditation? Is Meditation For Me?

Meditation is an aged art that has been practiced by sages, gurus and spiritual teachers mostly in the Eastern world for thousands of years. Recently however, it has taken the Western world by storm, and with good reason. The entire Western hemisphere is based on materialism and anything that can be scientifically proven. While there a few population who are into 'New Age', the majority of the population considers it 'mumbo jumbo'. It is because there is no scientific proof that New Age is in fact something with great benefits for us.

Not so for meditation. It has been in fact scientifically proven that meditation can help. It can help us a lot in improving our lives, in getting rid of anxiety, stress and even in minimizing the level of pain. Fantasize being a lasting migraine sufferer who doesn't get any help from doctors because there is no cure for migraine, only to be told that you can undoubtedly comfort your migraines straight through meditation. Wouldn't you give it a shot? Of procedure you would.

And most probably you are right now at this stage of your meditation journey. You want to give it a try, you want to heal your body and soul but you are not sure whether there is a good fit in the middle of you and meditation. You might be request yourself: "Is Meditation for me"?

The conjecture for this mental block when it comes to meditation is because we have all been conditioned to believe that meditation is hard to do and it takes a long time to see any results. So no wonder that in our instant gratification type of society, where we want to get everything yesterday if possible, something that takes a long time to see results from and it's very difficult to do has no appeal.

However having meditated for several years now, I can tell you that everyone can meditate. Granted, not every technique of meditation is undoubtedly done by all people, however there are some techniques that are excellent for beginners and yield good results right from the start.

We've also been led to believe that to meditate it means that we need to learn that excellent posture and unless we know to sit comfortably in the lotus position (the main meditation posture), we won't be able to get our mind to that deep alpha level that is required for getting into trance. Did you know that you can in fact meditate sitting on a quarterly kitchen chair? That is a very beloved position that many Westerners have adopted with success.

And here is something that convinced me to start meditating, while I'm still not practicing yoga, even after several years of "wanting to do it". I am by default a very lazy person. I even drive with my car to the nearest supermarket. So if there is any physical rehearsal involved, I stay away from it like from fire. I don't go to gym and I have no Fitness Dvds lying nearby at home.

Meditation doesn't involve any physical rehearsal at all. It is done in a relatively short duration of time (only 15-20 minutes per day) by sitting on a chair and doing nothing. Isn't this the excellent position for the laziest of us? It was undoubtedly good sufficient for me, and here I am today, incorporating meditation in my daily life and enjoying all the benefits it gives me all the time.

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