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Basic Meditation Practice To o start meditating, sit cross-legged placing your right leg over your left leg and your right hand over your left hand with the palms facing upward. Have the tip of your right index finger touch the tip of your left thumb. If you cannot sit in this position you can sit on a chair or sofa, but it is very im- portant to sit upright with your spine as straight as possible and your head up. Adjust your position un- til you find the posture that is comfortable and al- lows the blood to circulate freely. Remember, you may sit in this position for an hour or more without moving. Now close your eyes gently as if you are going to sleep. Then, take a deep breath two or three times, allow- ing the breathing to reach as far as it will go inside, and then breathe out slowly. When you breathe in, feel as if all the cells in your body are experienc- ing happiness and joy, and when you breathe out, 49