God tells us to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. Our minds includes our brain, heart and gut. So there is no doubt that meditation is a God idea because the Kingdom of Heaven is within. Life is very much about what happens in us!

Meditation happens in our heads and hearts. Most people do this individually although you can do group meditations. It’s best to be undistracted and comfortable before you start. Start with slowing and deepening your breathing, then progress to meditating on the desired state, thing or question. Some people use music as they meditate, others candles. It’s an individual thing so try a few things to find what really works well for you.

You have options here but the more you soak in these emotions and scriptures, the quicker things change. For most of us it takes regular reminders of the feeling and belief we are trying to change, so some people wear a piece of jewelry that prompts them or puts a notification on their phone. Keeping our minds stayed on God / his desires for us to be happy, healthy, whole and free is the principal thing.

Some new age teaching is based straight out of the Bible. So if you base your meditation (which means becoming familiar with) on the scriptures you really want to believe, then you are seeking the Kingdom of Heaven. Do that as a priority in your life and all other things will be added. With the Kingdom being within us, and being based on emotions (peace and joy) we are in no doubt that Biblical meditation is how God intended for us to progress in life.

You only need to Google the question to find out there are numerous studies, research findings and people’s actual experiences to back up the enormous value of meditation. Meditation is simply the act of becoming familiar with a thought by focusing on it intensely. When we combine a clear focus with an activated emotion, it impacts our heart - which is where the issues of life flow from. So that’s a YES! Mediation actually does enormous good.