How to meditate: a step-by-step guide to the art and science of meditation

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This clear and concise guidebook contains everything you need to start your practice. With easy-to-follow instructions, meditation teacher Jyotish Novak demystifies meditation-presenting the essential techniques so that you can quickly grasp them. How to Meditate has helped thousands to establish a regular meditation routine since it was first published in 1989. This newly revised edition includes a bonus chapter on scientific studies showing the benefits of meditation, plus all-new photographs and illustrations.;How To Meditate; CONTENTS; Introduction; 1 Overview of Meditation; 2 Getting Started; STAGE ONE -- RELAXATION; 3 Relaxing the Body; Deep Yogic Breath; The Corpse Pose; Diaphragmatic Breathing; Proper Posture for Meditation; 4 Relaxing the Mind; Regular Breathing; Alternate Breathing; STAGE TWO -- CONCENTRATION & INTERIORIZATION; 5 Concentration & Interiorization; Watching the Breath; Chanting; Visualization; STAGE THREE -- EXPANSION; 6 Expansion; Devotion; Inner Communion; Intuitive Answers to Problems; 7 Transition to Activity; 8 The Basic Routine for Meditation; 9 Science Studies Meditation.