How do I meditate? is a very common question and one of the first things to consider is meditation posture.

To begin with, there are many elements of meditation posture that are important and posture is key in any meditation position because it's laying the foundation for the rest of your practice.

Here are 5 Tips for Perfect Meditation Posture:

1. It's important to sit tall in an upright position versus sitting in a slouched position. When you take a seat (regardless of the position you choose to sit in) pay close attention to your spine and ensure that it's stretching in a straight upwards. Visualize a string running through the center of your body. Someone is now pulling that string towards the ceiling. Softly stretch your spine towards the ceiling but remember to keep your spine and muscles relaxed rather than tense.

2. Now that your spine is straight and relaxed, adjust the other areas f of your body. Relax your shoulders and push them gently down. Relax your neck and adjust your head so you're gaze is directly in front of you or slightly downwards. Do you typically store tension in other parts of your body such as your upper back or shoulder blades? If so, take a few moments and focus on relaxing these areas as well.

3. Adjust your arms and hands into a comfortable, relaxed position.There are 2 common positions for you to choose from. You can either sit with your palms faced downwards, resting on your knees or you open your palm towards the ceiling and place your thumb and middle finger together. Remember to always relax your arms, hands and fingers throughout your entire meditation practice.

4. Now for your eyes...You can choose to keep your eyes completely open, entirely shut or somewhere in between. Personally, I prefer to meditate with my eyes closed as it helps me to disconnect with the outer world and re-connect with my inner world.

5. Last but definitely not least is the reminder to sit still throughout the duration of your meditating session. Don't get me wrong, there will be times when you have the worst itch of your life or you suddenly feel a pain in your body. Take this opportunity to deepen your practice, remain strong and resist the urge to scratch or move.. Remain still and allow the distraction to pass.

Give these 5 steps a whirl next time your meditating and remember that your meditation posture does make a difference in your practice!

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