Meditation Warm-Up
(from various sources)
Sometimes meditation is not successful, because we can not quickly transition from our work day into meditation.
A warm-up period can help solve this problem.
It can also be used to extend and enhance the meditation session.
Home from work, take a warm shower...relax the muscles, "wash the day off" a bit.
Go for a walk, get the body moving, let the mind decompress from the day. (quick note - don't jump from a warm shower out into a cold winter day...that is horrible for the muscles. You can just walk around the house some).
Back from the walk, take out some scriptures and read for 30 minutes. This allows the mind to slowly and naturally transition from work thoughts and daily worries, to thoughts about God.
And then, go into a prayer session. Take a moment. Repent for any wrongs done during the day. Repent generally. Pray about worries, concerns, family and friends. Then, into deep prayer, offering one's life to God.
And then, just sit. Take five minutes, let all the work above seep into your consciousness.
From there you can start your meditation period.
If you still find your mind unfocused, you can practice some chanting - either out loud or silently, and then try to meditate after that.
If you do take the time for a more elaborate warm-up, prior to meditation, you will find your meditation greatly enhanced.
Namaste.
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