How To Practice Transcendental Meditation
Repeat this process twice a day for a week or so.
How to practice transcendental meditation. A tm teacher presents general. Although there are a variety of different ways to practice transcendental meditation it is generally practiced for around 20 minutes two times a day in a closed eye relaxed state. He s been meditating regularly ever since. How to practice transcendental meditation.
Sit in a comfortable chair with your feet on the ground and hands in your lap. It s a simple natural technique practiced for 20 minutes twice a day while sitting comfortably with the eyes closed. Open your eyes and then close them again. Learning and practicing transcendental meditation unlike some forms of meditation tm technique requires a seven step course of instruction from a certified teacher.
Leave your legs and arms uncrossed. Stop the track sit close your eyes and silently chant the same mantra for 20 minutes. Set a timer or put a clock nearby to alert you. There is no force of thought or control required with tm.
Tom bershad started meditating in 1973 when he was formally initiated into tm practice at the age of 15. Here s what a typical practice looks like according to pink. Switch off all your mobile devices for the next 25 minutes. I wanted to interview tom about tm so he could share with you his first hand and in depth knowledge about this highly effective practice.
Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths to relax the body. Look up on youtube under transcendental meditation mantras pick one and see how it s chanted. Sit in an upright but comfortable position eyes closed feet on the floor. Transcendental meditation 101 transcendental meditation or tm as it is more commonly known is a form of meditation that focuses on a particular way of using a mantra during meditation.
Play the track and try to chant it as they do it in the video. The meditation practice involves the use of a mantra and is practiced for 20 minutes twice per day while sitting with one s eyes closed. One of the key aims is to enable the individual to limit distractions in the mind read more. It is practiced by approximately 4 million people worldwide.
The general idea will be to practice transcendental meditation for 20 minutes at a time with your eyes closed.