Meditation means to practice observing what is really going on within you.

Meditation can only be experienced. To talk and think about meditation without having experienced it is fruitless. When we produce thought we are in the territory of philosophy, but when we suspend the thinking process, then, we enter the realm of meditation.

The aim of meditation is to enable an insight about the true meaning of being human and with this to have a glimpse of authenticity.

Therapeutic meditations are a way to regain your Self. This means to find the centre of the cyclone, to be able to relax in the middle of busy schedules and heavy demands, to stop being distracted from what is really important for you.

We hold on to unhelpful situations even when our health is being seriously damaged just because we don’t know how to step aside and let go. One day we will realise how hard we have been trying to fit in with the standards handed on by peer groups, teachers, parents, religious leaders or politicians. If you are resolved to live a more fulfilling life, meditation can give you the strength to accommodate the challenges of every day life in a more effective way.

My approach to meditation is a three-stage process:

1. Breathing with others – finding the strength and inspiration together to re-create our Selves with each inhalation and letting go of tension with each exhalation.

2. Becoming aware of emotions – observing the power of emotions and using their intensity to our advantage, rather than passively suffering their ups and downs.
   

3. Understanding stillness – if we can, for a few moments, suspend the activity of our minds and listen to silence, we may be able to hear the force of life flowing like a river in constant movement.