Day 3 - Try a 5-minute meditation

I am not qualified to teach you how to meditate, I am however qualified to pretend I know how to teach you to meditate. Thus today's challenge is to complete a 5-minute meditation.

According to how-to-meditate.org, the purpose of meditation is to make our mind calm and peaceful, and what a wonderful idea that is. Today I will give you the steps to a simple breathing meditation, however if you would like to do more research on various techniques, I certainly encourage that.

1. Find a quiet and relaxing environment to meditate in.
2. Find a comfortable sitting position (make sure you keep a straight back and do not slouch)
3. Set the time - if you type into youtube, "5-minute meditation" there are lots of videos with 5 minutes of calming music, or you can use an alarm to let you know when your five-minutes have completed (and also feel free to go longer than 5 minutes if you would like).
4. Close your eyes and keep them closed for the duration of your meditation. Draw all of your attention to your breathing, preferably breathing through your nostrils.
5. At first you will notice your mind becoming very busy with thoughts, but try and resist the temptation to follow those thoughts and bring your attention back to your breathing.
6. Concentrate and relax for those 5 minutes and voilà, you have completed today's challenge.

If you are interested in getting into the habit of meditation, wikiHow has a great, easy to follow section on meditation.

I wish you a peaceful and calming day.