It is very simple to get started with Mantra Meditation. Try starting with the following steps and customizing as you practice. You will be a Mantra Meditation expert in no time.
1.) Sit is a comfortable position. You do not want to be in a position that will allow you to fall asleep, so try sitting upright.
2.) Close your eyes and take a few deep breathes. Try to relax your mind so that you are able to ease yourself in to your Mantra Meditation rather than jumping in to it with a mind full of worries.
3.) Now you must choose your Mantra, which is the phrase, word, or sound that you will slowly repeat to in your mind. (I personally like to switch my Mantra depending on what is weighing on me at the time, but I generally use “Positive in, Negative out”.)
4.) With your eyes closed slowly begin to repeat your chosen Mantra in your mind. Your Mantra should be your only thought.
5.) Repeat your Mantra in your mind for 10 to 20 minutes, slowly and softly. Don’t worry if your mind starts to drift from your Mantra, just slowly and calmly reel your thoughts back in until your Mantra is again your only thought.
6.) At the end of your 10 or 20 minutes again take a few deep breathes to help ease yourself out of your Mantra Meditation.