Techniques of Meditation

"Meditation is the tongue of the soul and the language of our spirit."

Very often I am asked by people desiring to increase their ability to hear and experience spirit how to be more in touch with their higher consciousness. My response is always the same. "Learn to meditate." While that may sound simple, channelers, mediums, psychics, and spiritual practitioners of all types truly share in the belief that unless we learn as souls, to examine our own selves both as physical and spiritual beings, we cannot and will not meet our energies with the ethereal to a degree where we can permeate with the essence of the divine. As you develop meditation techniques that work for you, a new door of opportunity opens to widen your resources by which you exist. There is an entire guiding force of Spirit Guides and Master Teachers who aid us daily in all endeavors, large and small. When we are open to recognizing them, our lives are guided by a Holy path. When we resist our intuition and gut instincts and do not listen to our Guides, we falter and life throws us curve balls as a result. The information below is a general outline and some relative information to get you started on a meditation journey. It is designed as a guide for:

• Safely and effortlessly taking yourself to states of profoundly deep meditation.

• Stimulating the creation of new neural pathways between the right and left hemispheres of your brain,
  balancing your brain and leading you to a high-performance state scientists call "whole brain functioning."

• Dramatically improving your learning ability, memory, intuition, creativity, and your ability to focus,
  concentrate and think more clearly.

• Create true quantum leaps in your personal self awareness.

• Significantly lower your stress levels and lower your levels of harmful brain chemicals related to stress.

Preparing the Body

The first step is to put your world on pause and relax your body. You need to become relaxed and aware, totally at peace yet hearing the pounding of your heart and the hum of your brain. This is where you will discover a place for you alone—a place for your unique inner self. This is where you will be free from the roles you play that insure your survival, free from the demands of the people and the institutions that absorb your daily life. This is a place where you will want to review the memories, pictures and stories of your life, a place where you observe the results of your behavior. This is where you begin the work towards creating a “partnership of equals” between the dual aspects of your head and heart, your thoughts and feelings, your wants and needs and your human and higher powers.

To enter into a meditative state, find a quiet spot where you will not be disturbed. The main objective is to relax the heart and wrap around the business of the mind. Draw as many deep breaths as necessary to relax your physical body, intellectual mind, emotional heart and spiritual soul (practicing pranayama). For the muscles, it is usually best to start with your feet and work your way up to the top of your head. Focus on the pulsations of your heart and the rhythm of your breath until your mind quiets down a bit and you have settled into a relaxed and peaceful “easy chair” state: spine straight, head effortlessly resting on the shoulders, feet on the floor and palms comfortably on the lap. This begins the empowerment of your spiritual journey. With practice, you will be able to obtain a state of deep relaxation within seconds. With your eyes remaining closed, picture yourself entering a peaceful place (such as a garden or seashore), and then silently chant the word “Light” over and over again in your mind, attempting to lessen all other thoughts that are extraneous. Then, picture a brilliant and pure white light starting to glow from the inside of your mind. Gradually slowing the timing of the chant, switch your focus to the rhythm of your breath, using a single breath for each chant. As you inhale, expand the intensity of the light inside your physical mind. As you exhale, let the light spread throughout your body: torso, arms and legs. Concentrate on the visualization of this light glowing and radiating throughout your entire being, increasing your vibratory rate with each breath.

Now let the dual energies of the contrasting aspects of your brain flow independently and freely. This is where you will enter into a personal conversation between you and your guides. On one side will be your thoughts and behavior, on the other will be your emotions and beliefs. Keep in mind it is usually best to let your mind wander freely, rather than force your mind to try to relax. Simply focus on the sound and rhythm of your breathing while beginning to concentrate on each chakra (energy center). Begin recognizing each chakra starting with your root energy center as follows:

• See this energy center glowing and surrounded by the color of its origin.

• Visualize a stake extending from your root chakra thrusting deep into the earth to ground you.

• Now feel the glow of this color growing warm, spreading out and upward to meet the next energy center.

• Connect each chakra to the next, visualizing the colors of each one glowing and feeling its warming, healing and balancing properties.

• When you reach your crown chakra, visualize white golden light spilling out over your entire body and aura, covering you in a strong blanket of protection.

Begin listening and again, letting your mind roam freely, focus your attention on hearing what your higher consciousness has to offer you. After a few minutes of letting the conversations and feelings flow freely, the next step is to set your mind into an even deeper meditative state by now envisioning a spirit guide before you. Be open to whatever type of guide might appear. Whether animal or human form, this guide is appearing at a very crucial step and is there to gently guide you to your next higher level of consciousness. This is where you allow the power of pure love to help you seek what is best for all of your personal dynamics and will be shown what is expected of you. It is next, that you take the steps to meeting other loved ones on the other side who reside on the ethereal plane.      Now visualize another gate or doorway in your meditation. Step through this portal, knowing that whatever exists on the other side is truly from spirit and the ethereal plane. You are safely grounded by your root chakra to the earthly plane, yet you are simultaneously able to inhabit the spiritual plane and visit those who are living in a higher consciousness. This is where your brain enters into a deeply personal space that exists between resting and sleep. You will feel an “energizing” or “tingling” sensation bristling throughout your being as you enter into a pure meditative state. Western Science has confirmed the reason why countless generations of people all across the globe have searched for this state: it is the “gamma” brain wave state that does not rely on conscious thought nor waves of emotion. Scientists have shown that this unique brain activity activates those areas of the brain where happiness, understanding, and compassion reside. This is a far different mental state than the “alpha” brain waves of the normal active/alert state; it exists somewhere in between the resting level of “beta” and sleeping state of “delta.”