Meditation is a practice that needs to be nurtured in order for you to gain the full benefit.
There are some things that you can do to make sure you stay on track.
Practice regularly, if you are not able to meditate every day, at least try to meditate several times a week.
Know why you meditate.
Buddhists seek enlightenment, you may meditate to gain clarity or relaxation.
A good motivation for meditation is to live to your full potential and to be of benefit to others.
Meditate the same time each day.
We are creatures of habit and by meditating the same time every day it will become part of our daily schedule.
Traditionally Yoga practitioners prefer to meditate at the hour of sunrise.
But you can find any part of your day where you can schedule time for meditation.
Meditate in the same place.
Set aside a space in your home where you can practice your mediation every day.
Your mind will begin to associate this space with meditation.
Choose a meditation posture and try to do it correctly.
Sit up straight in the correct posture, if you lie down your body will associate it with sleep and that may be exactly what will happen.
Select one meditation technique and stick with it.
To begin you may try a few different meditation techniques to find one that you like.
But once you settle on a technique stay with it.
In the beginning keep it short.
Don't try to meditate for long periods at a time in the beginning, you will be surprised to know that you can overmeditate.
If you start to drift into a comfortable space you are no longer meditating.
And finally keep your meditation experiences to yourself.
Meditation is the inner most secrets of your mind, the masters of meditation recommend silence on these matters.