Optimise your Vedic meditation practice

● Meditate on an empty tummy, ideally before drinking caffeine or alcohol.

● Meditate for 20 minutes, twice a day – no more, no less, unless you are travelling, pregnant, or recovering from an illness.

● Come out of your meditation slowly. Let go of the mantra, but keep your eyes closed for three minutes further.

● When you plan your meditations, they’re more likely to happen. So when you finish your morning meditation, decide where and when you will meditate that afternoon – and do the same during your afternoon meditation.

● Know you can meditate anywhere where you can sit comfortably and safely close your eyes – on trains or planes, at home or at work, in the loo or on a park bench.