| Always sit up straight when following a spiritual | | | | Do not use these meditations to help you fall asleep. |
| development meditation. | | | | These meditations are specifically designed for spiritual |
| The idea is to allow your body to relax completely yet | | | | growth and not for stress relief and relaxation. They |
| keeping your mind awake. If you meditate lying down, it | | | | will make you feel good after you have meditated and |
| is quite likely you may fall asleep and you will not gain | | | | you may wish to meditate before going to bed to put |
| any active spiritual development. Also it is difficult to | | | | you in a more relaxed frame of mind. |
| "ground" and protect yourself. | | | | If you feel drowsy or "spaced-out" after meditating. |
| Be comfortable when doing meditation exercises. | | | | You have not grounded or earthed yourself properly. |
| Again the idea is to let your BODY go to sleep and let | | | | You should have had your feet firmly on the floor |
| your mind enter into its psychic growth. Uncomfortable | | | | when meditating. To correct the problem visualise |
| clothes or shoes keep irritating the body so you cannot | | | | roots growing out of the bottom of your feet going |
| relax enough! | | | | deep down into the ground. When you start to walk, |
| Try to find a warm place to meditate. | | | | visualise the roots staying in the ground and breaking |
| If your body is working overtime trying to keep your | | | | off with each step you take. |
| temperature up, it will not be able to relax. | | | | Breathing during your guided meditation is essential |
| Do not cross your legs, ankles or arms. | | | | When you start your spiritual meditation you must |
| This inhibits the flow of energy around in and out of | | | | breathe slightly deeper than normal and then allow |
| your chakras and around your body. The pressure of | | | | normal breath all the way through you meditation. We |
| one limb touching another also reminds the body to | | | | want to be sure we have loads of oxygen in our |
| stay alert. Also, crossing your limbs stops the flow of | | | | blood to allow our brain to function at its highest |
| blood around the body. | | | | vibration. |
| When meditating, don't try too hard! | | | | Spiritual growth meditations are specially designed to |
| Many people see wonderful pictures in the mind whilst | | | | link you closer to spirit by increasing your vibration. Just |
| others struggle to see anything. "Go with the flow", just | | | | this, in itself, is a huge healing process because we |
| relax. If at first you don't succeed, keep trying and you | | | | increase our vibration and shake off old stubborn |
| will soon see clear images. Some people start by | | | | emotions and energy blockages in our body's energy |
| seeing only colours, others see pictures straight away. | | | | systems. Meditate! It is fun and it gives your brain a |
| With practise the pictures will improve. | | | | vacation! |