Meditation is the process of clearing out the attic of your subconscious mind. By focusing your mental energy with a mantra during meditation, there is no room for empty thoughts. Your focus is on the mantra which is a consciously chosen thought.

Specific amounts of processing times are needed to create certain desired effects:

3 Minutes:	Circulation and blood stability is affected
11 Minutes:	Pituitary and nerves begin to change
22 Minutes:	The three minds (negative, positive, neutral) balance and begin to work together
31 Minutes:	Affects your whole mind and all your bodies internal elements
62 Minutes:	Your subconscious mind and positive projection are integrated
2 1/2 Hours:	Holds the change of the subconscious mind throughout the day

Specific cycles of time are required to change old habits and develop new ones:

40 Days:	It takes 40 days to break a habit
90 Days:	It takes 90 days to confirm the new habit
120 Days:	The new habit is who you are
1,000 Days:	You have mastered the new habit