Thanks for reading, I'll add more as time passes. . The first thing I need to accomplish when I sit down and meditate is to completely relax my body. It's pretty hard to meditate in fact nearly impossible if my body is not relaxed. Doing the breathing exercises first can really help. I practice relaxing my body all the time.
Meditation makes it easier.
The breathing exercises are at the bottom of this page. When I'm relaxed enough, I either chant a mantra in my mind, or remain blank. I've found that after long practice, I'm able to completely stop my mind. Just be silent. Other times, I use a mantra for a while, then stop and just exist in connection with everything else.