PREPARATION FOR MEDITATION:
1. Posture should be comfortable, with no tension in the body.
No lotus position 🧘♀️ unless the lotus pose (padmasana) is genuinely comfortable for you. The same goes for sukhasana (aka Easy Pose).
It is perfectly normal and effective to sit on a chair/armchair/sofa/bed with your back supported.
Important: Make sure your shoulders (and other parts of your body) are not tense. It’s not recommended to lean forward, especially to rest on your forearms, as this compresses the internal organs and tenses the shoulder area.
1. Gaze. For beginners (those practicing meditation for their first hundred years ;), it's best to keep their eyes open with a soft defocused gaze.
The gaze should be directed straight ahead or better — upwards at a 45-degree angle. Higher is also fine if it's comfortable.
Keep the neck as straight as possible and avoid tilting the head back.
Ideally, your entire spine should be aligned vertically, as much as possible. As long as it’s comfortable.
A defocused upward gaze helps to better separate from the field of memory and enables a stronger shift of the brain into theta waves — the state where we connect with our Higher Self.
3. If you're unable to be alone and fully concentrate but still want to listen to the meditation as a background, that’s also very beneficial. You can do household chores, go for a walk, or even drive somewhere. But please make sure you are SAFE, with no risk of zoning out and finding yourself in another country. ))
1. Posture should be comfortable, with no tension in the body.
No lotus position 🧘♀️ unless the lotus pose (padmasana) is genuinely comfortable for you. The same goes for sukhasana (aka Easy Pose).
It is perfectly normal and effective to sit on a chair/armchair/sofa/bed with your back supported.
Important: Make sure your shoulders (and other parts of your body) are not tense. It’s not recommended to lean forward, especially to rest on your forearms, as this compresses the internal organs and tenses the shoulder area.
1. Gaze. For beginners (those practicing meditation for their first hundred years ;), it's best to keep their eyes open with a soft defocused gaze.
The gaze should be directed straight ahead or better — upwards at a 45-degree angle. Higher is also fine if it's comfortable.
Keep the neck as straight as possible and avoid tilting the head back.
Ideally, your entire spine should be aligned vertically, as much as possible. As long as it’s comfortable.
A defocused upward gaze helps to better separate from the field of memory and enables a stronger shift of the brain into theta waves — the state where we connect with our Higher Self.
3. If you're unable to be alone and fully concentrate but still want to listen to the meditation as a background, that’s also very beneficial. You can do household chores, go for a walk, or even drive somewhere. But please make sure you are SAFE, with no risk of zoning out and finding yourself in another country. ))
