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Meditation for beginners: My meditation story

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I first tried meditation when I was 16. It was the time when I was first introduced to the world of spirituality and personal development.

Now, 10 years later, my ideas, understanding and expectations of meditation, what it is exactly, and what it is for, is different to when I first started.

Back then, I remember sitting down, closing my eyes and trying desperately to “just not think about anything.”

I tried having conversations with myself in my mind with a voice that was kinder to me than I was.

I tried having conversations with myself in my mind with a voice that was not very kind at all.

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The anatomy of our lightbody: Prana

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What is Prana?

The word Prana is sanskrit for “Vital life energy”. It is the energy of life that flows through us. The cells and tissues in our body are controlled by the nervous system. If our nervous system gives of a command by way of electrical impulses, our gross body will respond to it. Our nervous system is in turn, influenced by form of light energy called Prana. Our prana interacts with our consciousness by a process called Pranamaya.

When does Prana appear?

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