There are numerous health benefits associated with meditation, and it is officially recognized as a legitimate complementary medicine for healing the body, mind and spirit. But for you to reap all these benefits, you have to master specific meditation techniques targeted at improving specific aspects of your life. But meditation is not always easy to master. Practice is required before you can achieve that peaceful state of being, and patience is, without question, a key component on our progress through meditation. Meditation techniques have existed in history since the first philosophies and religions appeared. A common misconception about meditation is that it only revolves around sitting in a certain posture and emptying your mind. In fact there are numerous meditation techniques involving physical and mental activity and others are even accompanied by some form of exercise. The goal of the book Meditation for Beginners: Basic Meditation Techniques is to provide various meditation techniques that a beginner can use to achieve certain objectives.