Lexy's meditation practice

Start by getting prepared. Change into some comfortable clothes, find a nice and quiet spot that's free from distractions. Find some comfortable position that you'll be able to maintain for a while. When I first started, I sat with my back to a wall or laid down. Find something that works for you.

Once you've assumed a good position and made sure you've minimized your distractions, then close your eyes, and slip into deep breaths. Let your body dictate your breathing, let it get nice and deep. Imagine a balloon sitting against a black background. Imagine that balloon expanding and contracting, filling up and emptying out of air as you breathe in and out. Focus on that balloon and let no other thoughts cross your mind. Just the balloon and your breathing. If you visualize something other than the balloon, then that works too. Whatever helps you achieve the kind of clarity and focus you're looking for.

Repeat this visual this for a while, until you feel calmer and more focused. When I first started, I gave myself 3-5 minutes of this.

Once you feel adequately focused, move from the visual of the balloon to your home scene. Repeat the fixating words as your camera rotates around the room to these words. Practicing this while you are in the meditation helps you solidify this room. The more solid in your mind the room becomes, the better. Other thoughts will later understand what being solid should be like.

Repeat your solidification for a while. Once again, I gave myself 3-5 minutes.

Finally, you are going to submerge your body within this scene.

First, imagine yourself within your mental scene. Your body, or some other visual representation of you. It can be whatever you're comfortable with, so long as you know that it's /you/. Now you are going to start moving yourself with control, rather than by just imagining it. The end goal is to feel like you are moving yourself through the scene, and not just watching it move through the scene. That is what you want to focus on now.

The best technique I've found to help this is as follows:

Visualize a graphic that represents the muscular control of your body. It should start filled, to represent the control you currently have over your body. Now imagine another of the same graphic. This one represents control over your body inside of your mental scene. It should be empty. Drain water out of the bodily control into the mental control. Now try moving your muscles while visualizing and focusing on your mental self. Wave an arm, move a leg. Start to walk around.

Practice this until you've reached the end of the half hour for meditation. If you get stuck on something, come to me.