Does duration of meditation effect efficiency?

I feel like it all depends on what you want and need and I don’t think there is a right way or special number. I have had 5 minute sessions do as much as 15 minute ones before. I would say at least 5 minutes. I feel like it takes that long for the body to settle and focus. Aside from that do what feels right and that you have time for.

This is a hard one. To you, what does efficiency mean? Does it mean maximizing productivity or effect? Then the question may be in your way. What happens if you turn the question around? A single breath taken with full intention is the same as 200 or 1 Million, but you need practice to be able to take such a breath. So what happens if you see meditation as a cause without thinking too much about the effects it may have?

Short (<10minutes) meditation sessions work best for me. In a 10 minute meditation session I’m able to center my emotions & my “inner self.” I usually meditate 3 times/day. After a session I’m more clear about my central purpose in life & how the situations around me either contribute or take away from those things.

I don’t think so. It’s really about being in the moment, from moment to moment. I think longer duration allows the space to really get a break from the frantic quality of life and allows the body to rest.

Mediation is a great way to just get into one with your true self and just be you and really know what you and need and if you want be better and control yourself or free yourself from life I think it is a good thing every since I started it has helped me a lot less fights and everything and I’m focused on what really matters to me and I’ve found myself a little more

Yes. If you do it longer sessions, you can better concentrate on it and you will have more time to think about your purpose, goals, feelings

Duration effects efficiency, but the most important thing is the depth of meditation. More silence, more concentration and more inner awareness means more good quality of meditation.

I’m not sure efficiency is the best word to think of when meditating. It’s a long journey to understand how meditation helps your life. After 10 years I am still trying to understand the emotions that arise while meditating. The longer you meditate the easier it is to drop into a deeper place of feeling in my experience. So I guess you can say efficiency of getting into it happens with practice. However some days are easier than others. Good luck on your journey.

Yes. It will clean up your aura, organize your thoughts and amplify your energy. It is necessary. Is the only way of putting peace on your chest. I eat less when I meditate more often, meditation helps me to come down.

I find that 10 minutes is perfect for me, especially the “Gateway to Presence” meditation. Anything shorter is not enough, and longer I get bored and lose focus.