<story><title>What Happens to the Brain When You Meditate</title><url>http://lifehacker.com/what-happens-to-the-brain-when-you-meditate-and-how-it-1202533314</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dodyg</author><text>You don&amp;#x27;t need no fucking App to start.&lt;p&gt;Sit down in comfortable position, close your eyes, &lt;i&gt;try&lt;/i&gt; to concentrate on your breathing in and out (your mind will start to wander - keep coming back to the breathing). Repeat everyday.&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#x27;ll have the chance to &amp;quot;optimize&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;improve&amp;quot; your meditation experience later on. First, build the habit.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>edf825</author><text>To add to this, one thing I found helpful was to count with every breath in or out, up to ten -- breathe in, one; breathe out, two -- All the way up to ten, then back to the beginning.&lt;p&gt;Having something so easy and menial, yet requiring constant attention helps immensely to keep the mind from wandering.</text></comment>
<story><title>What Happens to the Brain When You Meditate</title><url>http://lifehacker.com/what-happens-to-the-brain-when-you-meditate-and-how-it-1202533314</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>dodyg</author><text>You don&amp;#x27;t need no fucking App to start.&lt;p&gt;Sit down in comfortable position, close your eyes, &lt;i&gt;try&lt;/i&gt; to concentrate on your breathing in and out (your mind will start to wander - keep coming back to the breathing). Repeat everyday.&lt;p&gt;You&amp;#x27;ll have the chance to &amp;quot;optimize&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;improve&amp;quot; your meditation experience later on. First, build the habit.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>miloshadzic</author><text>Tip: Try to keep your eyes open. Closing your eyes makes it easier to become slouched, wander off and fall asleep.&lt;p&gt;I agree wholeheartedly with the rest of your post.</text></comment>