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If you’re serious about the interest, then I’ll honor it with a simple 3 part instruction:

Most of our parents already taught us how to meditate, whether they intended to or not; the instruction is the mostly the same:

1) SIT DOWN: This is the opposite of engaging in multiple things or plugging into distraction. When sitting still, there is absolutely no where to run. It implies a stillness, requires a certain bravery, and a deep dedication to connecting with life. The very act of sitting still, is in itself, the correct mind of meditation.

2) SHUT UP: The mind is always full of thoughts, and we are addicted to them; at this point many of us have forgotten what it’s even like to be unplugged. There is a deep silence can be found in the forests, while in the presence of oceans, in churches, and on the mountaintops; it’s in our most sacred places. It’s also in the mind and heart of a person, who embodies the vast open space within. Mind…the final frontier.

3) LISTEN: If we listen, truly listen, we contact that which is always right in front of us; the subtle truths that all our business and busyness keep us distracted from. In the quiet, the pulse of God, the pulse of your own heart, and the pulse of the living moment can be heard and felt; fully. In deep listening we learn to let go; as letting go is both the practice, and the goal.

On that note, exhales of breath are rather symbolic as tools of practice. . …and when you’re ready, even let go of the “you” that is doing the listening.

This is meditation.