There are only7 Ways to Meditate
Make your meditation amazing.
There are 100,000s of meditations — yet every single one is built from just seven mind-technologies. Learn how each works, and meditation finally makes sense.
A practical, step-by-step guide by Q.C. Ellis — for people who have tried meditation but haven’t yet received everything it promises.
“I’ve tried meditating… it doesn’t seem to work for me.”
You sit down, close your eyes, and your mind runs a marathon. Or you relax so much you fall asleep. Or you’ve practised for years and quietly wonder why the promised calm, clarity, and joy still feel out of reach.
It isn’t you. It’s that nobody ever showed you what meditation actually is — and what it is not. This book is packed with nuggets, gems, and insights so you skip the frustration:
- Exactly what meditation is — and is not.
- How to do it properly, for the best results.
- The 7 mind-technologies used in the 100,000s of meditations out there.
- How each of the 7 works, how best to use it — plus an example meditation for each.
- The mistakes that stop people progressing — and their solutions.
No religion. No jargon for jargon’s sake. Just a new framework for understanding meditation, based on ancient wisdom — and 23+ years of hard-won experience.
“More than a how-to meditate book — a realistic guide to what we can expect as we begin utilizing the seven different ways to meditate.” The International Review of Books — awarded their Gold Star, their highest accolade
The Seven Spheres of Meditation
Every meditation ever devised uses two or more of these seven mind-technologies. Once you can name them, you can choose what suits you, diagnose what isn’t working, and fix it. Tap each sphere to explore.
RA Restful Absorption
Read the whole of PART ONE — free
PART ONE sets the groundwork: what meditation is (and is not), the urban myths that quietly sabotage progress, and your introduction to the seven ways to meditate.
It opens right here in your browser as a beautiful page-turning book — no sign-up, no download, no catch. If it resonates, the paperback and eBook are waiting.
Raving reviews, real readers
“Outstanding! Finally a book that helps people like me who ‘get’ meditation but just don’t ‘get it right’.”Marianne M. — NetGalley
“Pretty concise, useful, and to the point — exactly the handbook on meditation I was desperately looking for, and almost gave up on ever finding.”Alya G. — NetGalley
“I struggle with rheumatoid arthritis and mental health, unable to relax and sleep. Tried this book and each of the steps and found an improvement.”Karen B. — NetGalley
“I was pleasantly surprised by the level of detail, openness and teachings… more detail than any other book on picking up meditation.”F. K. P. — Amazon
“One of the best meditation books out there! Very insightful and inspiring to both the beginner and more advanced meditator.”Julie R. — Amazon
“Follow him through his own inner journey and discover the bliss and pitfalls of meditation… learning to navigate the inner world with ease. Become an IntrAnaut!”Review by an ex-Buddhist monk
“I’m a Type-A personality — my mind is in perpetual overdrive.”
That’s a quote from the International Review of Books reviewer — who ended the review convinced: “this book shows me how I CAN and WILL meditate successfully!”
If you think you’re too stressed, too busy, or simply ‘not the meditating type’, PART ONE dismantles the myths that put that idea in your head. Skeptics welcome. Especially skeptics.
Colin — the meditation maverick
Colin (Q.C. Ellis) has been on meditation retreats in silence and solitude for longer than some monks. He has studied meditation for more than 23 years.
He teaches methods to awaken your body’s natural restorative abilities and fire up your inbuilt happiness. Keeping it real and grounded in personal experience, he is a Transformation Coach, Meditation Teacher, and founder of IntrAnaut™ Academy.
In person? More cheeky monk than motivational speaker — and he’d love to hear from you.
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