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Leoryll smiled at the younger woman. Meditation is a skill that will assist you in your studies here in many ways. She raised a hand and swept it around the room which still had a certain degree of activity though it was emptying quickly as people moved onto their tasks for the brightening, leaving most of the activity to come from the kitchen where various clanks and rattles indicated that it had switched from food preparation to clearing up.
Perhaps the most difficult thing with meditation is to understand what you need to do and to actually acheive the meditative state. Once you have learnt to do that, then it is a question of being able to acheive that state more quickly and in more difficult circumstances.
We should be able to acheive that here, and if we can then you will have passed a hurdle, but it may well be that we will have to retire to one of the private prayer rooms so that you are not distracted.
Leoryll shifted in her chair and leant her elbows on the table as she moved slightly forward.
To start, then we are looking for you to be able to concentrate your thoughts, calming the body and opening your mind to a new level of thought. We start by control of breathing and of your body, so sit back in your chair and straighten your back so that you are not slouching. When your body is comfortable, close your eyes and concentrate on your breathing. Think of nothing else, just feel and listen to the breath coming in and out. It is natural to breath deeply when you do this so you may find after a short while that your head is feeling a little light. If this happens slow your breathing until it goes away and if that doesn't help, just open your eyes and relax.
She waved her hand to indicate that Mara was to start.
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