Learn How to Meditate

Qigong energy meditation is a practice of energy development and control.  At the beginning stages one first learns to identify and concentrate their internal energy in the lower abdomen through deep adbominal breathing and concentration on the seat of energy, located an inch below the navel and an inch within the body.

At intermediate stages one has a clear sensation of their internal energy, as well as sensitivity to its movements and improved control of it through mental focus.  Advanced stages of practice open the door to energy channeling, healing, martial arts technique enhancement, and self healing.  But these skills are not developed overnight, and to even attain a moderate sensitivity to your internal energy, Qigong Energy Meditation should be undertaken at least once a day, every day, for a few months. 

Time spent can vary, but generally sitting, focusing, and breathing until you find yourself hitting a wall or losing focus is a useful guideline.  This could last anywhere from from 3 to 30 minutes, depending on your level.

Mindfulness meditation is one of the most rewarding practices one can assimilate in their daily living.  It requires little time relative to the rewards, and it aids in healing a lifetime of poor thinking and ego driven selfish decision making. 

But mindfulness meditation should not be seen as an isolated practice, but should be seen as ‘concentrated’ living, living fully in the moment without distraction or judgment.  And these moment should eventually lead to more mindful living 24 hours a day.  It is difficult to live a normal life and at the same time live mindfully, but most of us are far from exhausting the level of sensation, awareness, and innocence that can be cultivated throughout most of the day. 

Live fully in the present, and the present becomes much more full.  A moment becomes all consuming, pure life.  And life after meditation becomes that much more rich.