Review: Immediately helpful
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 23, 2012
I've done some reading on meditation in general, and have attempted it several times. My wife even swears by it; it helps her sleep like a baby. The part I always find most difficult is the emptying your mind of all thoughts. Living in a full, high-stress, fast-paced world I find this nearly impossible. One of the things I do like and what lead me to this is that with Theta meditation you do not need to rid your mind of every thought. It is perfectly OK to focus on one thought and minimize others. This can even be used in creative ways, like to find a solution to a problem.This book first explains the hows and wherefores of Theta meditation, then quickly goes into describing how you can achieve it. I read fast and went right to the meat of it. Once he got into the deatils I had to slow down my reading and really take it all in. After this and following his steps, I felt accomplishment on day one. This is already a huge step for me; I tried and tried with other forms of meditation and it would take me days or weeks to just begin to feel its benefits. I tend to discount a lot of the religious or psychic mumbo-jumbo surrounding many types of meditation and focus only on the physical aspects. Gladly, this author also focuses on the physical aspects to help the meditator realax and/or heal themselves. It's actually quite invorgating! I still need more practice to fully reap Theta meditation benefits, but this book is an incredible first step. Highly recommended.