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You've read the articles, watched Oprah, and heard from friends: Meditation is good for you. Meditation is good for body and soul, is used as aids healing in hospitals worldwide, is responsible for reducing stress and blood pressure, creativity increased, and a number of spiritual benefits. And while all this sounds good may be wondering: How can I learn to meditate when I can keep my body or mind still more than a few seconds?

The solution is an active meditation. When most people think of a person carrying pictures of meditation loose clothing earth tones, cross your legs on a rug in the middle of a forest, while the singing voice sounds for an hour. And while sat in this way and speaking a mantra is undoubtedly a common method of meditation known as Transcendental Meditation, is certainly not the only method. Meditation allows the active movement of the body actually requires some travel within the meditation process.

Tai Chi walking meditation, meditation and writing Japanese are all examples of practices that use simple body movements to achieve a state meditative. And while I personally enjoyed walking meditation and Tai Chi, my preferred method of active meditation is color. Any art form that is comfortable with the power of relaxation and meditation.

I have a friend who is an incredible artist and he told me that when he painted enters a state of total peace, she said everything about her becomes clearer, even the most mundane things, like colors the vessel which may be for years had become bright and vibrant. Is not it worth giving a chance for active meditation knowing that there is peace and happiness for you too?

Here are the basic steps necessary to color meditation. Even if you do not follow these steps exactly, you can enjoy the relaxation it provides coloring.

Step One: Gather your crayons or markers and a coloring book (or download coloring pages free), then choose a comfortable place where you can rest for about 30 minutes.

Step Two: Smile. The keeping a smile on your face will help you get in a state receptive mood for meditation. Do not skip this step just because it sounds a little silly. Science has shown that smiling, even when you're not satisfied, you can raise the level of endorphins (substances chemicals to improve mood) in your brain. So start smiling!

Step Three: Scroll a coloring book and choose the first design that peaks your interest. Do not think, accept your choice and progress.

Fourth Step: Choose your first pencil or marker and then begin to color. It is not necessary for the excess of color, in fact I am always surprised by the color combination I can thinking during meditation and how wonderful they are together. I'm often using colors that are normally ignored and love the result. Whenever possible let the colors chosen by them.

Step Five: Check the design to take life at every stroke. Let your car to experience the movements, hear the sounds of markers pencils on paper or felt, as they glide across the page. As thoughts or images in your mind (and they) recognize and simply turn their attention to color. The color will always take you back. With a little practice is more more easily achieved in a deeply relaxed, almost independent of the state.

Michelle Normand is a graphic designer and author of the 30-Minute Mandalas coloring book series including her latest installment; 30-Minute CELTIC Mandalas.

To learn more about the author and download some sample Celtic designs please visit the site https://www.30minutemandalas.com