Hello all :]

Im bi-polar I have deppression and Im also pretty sure I have an anxiety disorder. It makes it extremely hard to clear my mind and just not think. I was wondering if until Im able to do that if I just think about things that make me happy will it still have the same effect?

Thank you :]

Meditation is not about stopping the mind.  Meditation means...to think upon.  It means we are retraining our mind to a more peaceful place.  

The first step is to quiet the physical body.  Start with some really deep (right down to the diaphram) breathing exercises - 2 or 3 only.  Thinking about breathing in love and light and releasing any pent up stress or tension.  Visualization and thinking positive are good tools in meditation.

Open yourself at the crown - just above the head - to make a cord between yourself and your higher power.  On this cord will come any and all guides to aid your process in mediumship.  As the flow comes receive it as a cleansing light throughout the body - taking it deeper as it flows right to the spirit through the mind.

Pick a beautiful scene in nature - somewhere you have been or would like to go. Visualize this scene in your mind's eye - the forehead.  Sit in the middle of this peaceful place and allow the mind to return again and again when it is disturbed.  Blow a gentle breeze when a thought comes to allow it to enter and exit as you return to your peaceful scene.

I'm a bi-polar too... once have major depressive disorder and most of the time hypomanic state. And meditation really helps me to find balance... I mean the emotional balance.