Want to learn how to meditate?

[Ray1990]

It all sounds like a lot of bother for nothing.

Depends what you're trying to achieve. I can attest to the visions and visuals using yoga nidra (comfy lay down technique) but the thing of real benefit I found was the full unlocking of human imagination. Something that has tremendous use.

I used it to witness memories, some traumatic. I found it to be an excellent tool to work on baggage and coming to an understanding with lingering bs that makes us poorer humans.

I just couldn't advise someone to do this kind of stuff without help or advice from people who know since those memories block things up. You best be prepared downriver when you go blowing up dams so to speak.

Anyway, meditation is fundamentally simple. Breathe in using your belly so the diaphragm is having a break, breath out. Simple. If that's proving to be troublesome imagine a box which will act as a track for the little blue light that symbolises your breathing.

First breathe in: top left to top right
First breathe out: top right to bottom right
Second breathe in: bottom right to bottom left
Second breathe out bottom left to top right
Repeat

Don't forget belly gets fat when breathing in.
Happy Bhuddaring?

At the minimum meditation brings endorphins, lessens stress and promotes wellbeing. Seems plenty could do with it.