Great introduction on how to meditate with Sarah Mclean.  Sarah Mclean has been meditating for over 21 years, and has undergone vigorous training in Zen meditation, Bhakti yoga in India, and learning advanced meditation techniques with Deepak Chopra at the Ayurveda centre.  She is very clear in her definitions about meditation, and gets to the essence of what real meditation is, and not what we are typically taught what meditation in the West.

Sarah states several important principles about the practice of meditation such as having discipline, commitment, getting “control” of the monkey mind and “leaning back” instead of leaning forward into the posture of receiving.  She also mentions that it is important not to try too hard when meditating but rather to allow it to happen (i.e – allowing the breath), while maintaining a consistent meditation practice.

Sarah also leads us through a calming guided meditation that brings one to the present moment by focusing on the breath and relaxing any tension in the body.  Sarah goes on to discussing the importance of “meditation in action” and how one can become an agent of being while performing activities in regular every day life.