If you are like many people, meditation conjures up the image of a statuesque pundit sitting in a yoga position silently repeating words or practicing a religious rite in some isolated monastery. It is well known that meditation has been associated with primitive people practicing a technique for inducing altered states of consciousness, as these practices have been recorded in ancient books of the Hindus, Buddhist, Suffis, Jews and in Christians, meditation is useful to the executive, the plumber, the house wife, and the student. Paradoxically, the major exporter of meditation to the Western World, however, must be credited to the genius of Maharishi Mehesh Yogi. Meditation is not a religion or even a practice of a religion.
Meditation is an effortless concentration on a single point over an extended period of time .
One of the simple meditations which can be done without the skill of a teacher is breathing. If you learn no other meditation, this one can have profound effects. Practice this for several weeks twice a day, and this technique will likely yield tremendous results. Be sure you are not tired when you do the practice. Do not do this practice within several hours of bedtime or just after eating a meal.