Meditation: 10 Tips on How to Do It and 5 Reasons Why You Should!

Brian Johnson | December 13, 2012 | Living

Meditation. If you believe leading research scientists, it’s as close to a magic pill as we can get! Let’s take a quick look at five reasons why meditation is awesome, along with ten tips on how to rock it!

Are you ready to give meditation a try?

Brian Johnson is the Philosopher and CEO of en*theos—a company he created with his wife, Alexandra. Brian has a daily video series called “Optimal Living 101,” created PhilosophersNotes, wrote a little book called A Philosopher’s Notes, has a monthly “Big Ideas” column in Experience Life magazine, and was featured in the documentary Finding Joe. You can also follow Brian on Facebook and Twitter.

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http://www.facebook.com/1AdeleC Adele Campbell

I’ve always been frustrated when meditating when my mind wanders, but i get the “oh well” response and how it would translate into day to day being, that’s fantastic! The 100% commitment really spoke to me as well, I can see that on a lot of other levels in my life! Thank you SO much for this video Brian, i’m Committing 100% to better not only my mind, but my life!
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Yay!! So happy to hear and thanks for sharing, Adele!!
Del

Brian, you and your wife are amazing people. Thanks for all your amazing videos. I like how you simplify and summarize all your videos using the best references. Your tips are the bear, if there is a book….I’m keeping my eye out for it.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thank you so much, Del! Really appreciate it. My little book is actually on Amazon for only $4.95 right now! :0 http://www.amazon.com/Philosophers-Notes-creating-authentically-goodness/dp/0983059101
Rick

Greetings Brian. Thanks for the great perspective on meditation. I’ve always been interested, but have never committed to the practice of meditation. You’ve given me a great boost to get started, immediately. Thanks. A few quick questions…do you find a certain time of day better than others? How long do you recommend meditating (5min, 15min, 30min, etc.)? I’ve heard from many different camps, and I’m just curious how long you prefer. I know we’re all snowflakes and should do what works best for us, but I’m trying to gauge what is more “average”. A thousand thanks.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thank you! Best time: Whenever you’re going to do it! (A lot of meditation teachers rec first thing in the morning but ultimately the best time is when you will get it done!) Duration: Again, CONSISTENCY is the key. Commit to doing at least 1 minute a day and shoot for whatever feels like the best stretch goal for you–whether that’s 5 or 10 or 15 min. Research shows our genetic expression changes with as little as 12-15 min daily over 6-8+ weeks! Hope that helps and let me know if you have more questions! Rock it!
watercon

Great content – Super annoying delivery. Very distracting camera that keeps moving while looking at the notebook and the ever-moving nervous pen. Why? Is this really the most effective way to share the great content and make and impact? I believe in doing a recap at the end but the style of all these videos is to repeat… to repeat the same words and make the video unnecessarily long. Tip: Set the camera on a tripod so it is fixed, drop the pen and talk to the audience as if we were intelligent people.

Hope this is accepted as a good critic
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks for the feedback! (I also get a lot of feedback that people (intelligent ones even! :0) like the perspective but I hear ya on the shakiness and ability to be more concise. (Nervous pen, huh? hah. )
- ShirleyC
  
  I see it as visual inspiration. Like a book w pictures. If u didnt worry about the camara shaking n paid attn to what he was doing w his pen, you would have seen the art in it.
TallTree

Really good video. I want some more of your sharing thoughts.
Don’t worry about the critic below talking about the delivery. That’s one opinion. I thought it was fine.
Would you do one on visualization or planning on it? I think that’d be really empowering.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks for your kind words and suggestions! YES! I’ll do more on those topics!
http://www.facebook.com/christine.jurew Christine Jurew

What a great, well rounded presentation. Just the reinforcement and info I could use today.

I would really like to learn more about meditation/concious living and DNA. My latest recommitment to meditation is due to my recent diagnosis of a genetic disorder. I whole heartedly believe that meditation, relaxation, positive thought, etc can and do absolutely positively effect DNA, I would just really appreciate some more resources on the subject. The work of Dr. Bruce Lipton was my first introduction to this concept, and it’s great, and I would really appreciate some more.

Thanks!
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks, Christine! Sending love for lots of health and vibrancy in your life!!
http://www.facebook.com/debbiebounce Debbie Vingo

definitely sharing this. i’ve been so intimidated by meditation, but having suffered with severe anxiety for the past few years i know i need to begin a practice. thank you for explaining meditation as just another part of the day!
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Wonderful! Thrilled to hear, Debbie!!
Ritu Bhatia

I loved the way you explained this. I am always confused about ‘ How to do meditation’. First time I could understand few tips and i’ll definitely try that. Can you tell me on which website we I can search more about it?
Betsy

Thank You. You have no idea how much I needed this right now.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  That makes me so happy to hear, Betsy! Thanks for sharing and sending lots of love.
Lorraine Kay

Loved this! Thank you for making it simple and in a way that anyone can succeed!
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Yay! Thanks, Lorraine!
Mary

Great Job, Brian — Thanks for doing these so well {H}
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks, Mary!
http://www.facebook.com/gina.mcisaac Gina McIsaac

LOVE the info, but I had to only listen, due to the shaky camera. It was making me too dizzy. I kept trying to look, because I’m also visual, but I couldn’t.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  D’oh! Sorry about that, Gina :0 and thanks for sticking with it audio-wise!
Rodger Knight

Brian I really like this post on meditation and the one on fear.Thank you for your work.Yes 100 percent commitment is a no brainer and 99 percent slowly drifts into oblivion.Plus the part on making too big a deal of it at first makes absolute sense from my experience.Just show up,be patient and confident about the long term effect.PS.I have ADD and the paper moving or rather the camera moving and the pen actually sharpened my focus I think.Everyone is different but people like me seem to focus better when there is plenty of stimulation and I Ioved the delivery and the conversational tone.I was able to absorb it in so easily and I sure never picked up any vibe that made me feel anything other than an equal absorbing a passionate point.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks so much, Rodger! Appreciate your kind words and feedback and here’s to rockin’ it!!
Pia

The video is Awesome Brian, complicated things simplified. Hope i can commit now. Thanks for sharing!
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks, Pia! Good luck and have fun!
Sarah

I really appreciated your easy tips and approach. And I really like your point about committing to meditation 100%, I am going to apply that logic to everything that I’ve been doing 99% of. I really am inspired, thank you so very much!! =)
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thank you, Sarah!
Laura Wake

That was awsome! You are a great teacher! I am totally inspired all the way from Maui! I’m so glad I found you. Thanks for the lecture, my day just started the right way thanks to you. Very good job.
- http://twitter.com/_Brian_Johnson Brian Johnson
  
  Thanks, Laura!

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