What is Meditation?
Well according to the Cambridge Dictionary, to meditate, is "the act of giving your attention to only one thing, either as a religious activity or as a way of becoming calm and relaxed". The dictionary goes on to describe Transcendental Meditation as "a method of calming the mind and becoming relaxed by silently repeating a special word or series of words many times". For the purposes of what we are trying to achieve here, you will need to embrace something from both of those definitions.

So having established what it is, you may be asking why you would want to do it. That answer is somewhat more difficult and long winded. Does it really relax the mind? Well yes it does. But it does a lot more than that. However, managing to meditate successfully is not an easy thing to do. It does take some practice, but the rewards are well worth the perseverance. Take the time to learn how to achieve some kind of meditative state, and it will invariably change your life.

If you're a relatively calm individual, who's rarely phased by anything and never loses their temper, the benefits of basic meditation might be only slight (although there's much more that can be obtained from meditation, and we'll get to that in a minute). For most of us though, life is stressful and relationships are difficult. It is here that meditation can be of great help. It's free, it's a pleasant sensation, it's beneficial to your health (both physically and mentally) and you don't really even need to have music playing to do it. Although many find it helpful to use music so hopefully that's where this website comes in.

If you can follow the simple instructions on this site for ten minutes or so each day for around a week, you should hopefully have experienced enough to know that something has happened for the better, and will doubtless feel compelled to continue. As no two experiences are exacty the same, it would be wrong to tell you what to expect in the early stages, but do expect a change in yourself, and if you find that you like the change, be assured that there's much more that can be done.

So, if you're ready to give it a try, then click here to start the music playing (you may need to register with Live 365, the network provider first. This only takes a moment), then follow the simple instructions for basic meditation here.

If you do manage to meditate successfully and find it something that you regularly indulge in, you may notice certain other changes in yourself. For instance, you will probably fnd that you are gradually becoming more perceptive in your day to day experiences. This too is something that can be developed further, and when you have the time, you might want to read the section of this site on related matters, and explore some of the further links that you'll find there.