What is it I'm doing wrong?

I think one of the reasons I haven't been able to get a hold of breath meditation yet is cause I have a very weak and ragged breath (and most times either one of my nostrils appear to be not breathing or blocked for no apparent reason). Also I can't feel any air entering at all when I inhale though I can when I exhale. In such cases will it be alright if I consciously control my breath to make it smoother and more pronounced? Or it's not the air but something else that I should observe?
I try also to observe breath movements at my stomach or chest but even that is irregular (like while inhaling it seems smooth enough but at the closing edge of exhaling instead of a smooth settling down it just bumps in).

 

Just watch it. Irregular and ragged or aslow and measured... the idea is to become the witness.

 

Breathing meditation is advanced...? isnt that what your supposed to do to meditate its the way you breath?

Im only 15 and when i meditate I get into an almost drunk like state i get all laid back and sometimes i burst into laughter cause its so relaxing

 

Just for the sake of clarification here - There are different techniques of meditation that focus on the breath (as well as techniques which use other means).

There is the Buddhist Vipassana type of practice where the idea is just to watch the breath - to become the witness as Bhaskar says. The idea is not to try to control the breath or force it into any pattern, but just to be aware of it.

Quite different from this is the system of Pranayama, which comes from the traditions of Hatha and Kundalini Yogas.
Here, there is a definite discipline of controlled breathing techniques, combined usually with other things like Asanas and Mudras, as well as a suitable lifestyle.

Some of these techniques are quite advanced in the sense that they are not meant for beginners. Some say, and I would personally tend to agree, that for Pranayama a competent guru or teacher is an absolute necessity.

Just watching the breath though, with no attempt at control is pretty harmless and can be done by anyone without need for any complicated instruction.
So can simple breathing techniques such as establishing a rythmic pattern to the breathing.

There are also many other techniques which don't involve breath.

 

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ok people, there are soooooooooo many different ways of meditating..... and some work for some, and some work for others. There is no right and wrong way, just what works and what dosent.
I practice a meditation taken from Buddist and Hindu techniques and have been doing this for 12 years now.

The whole point of meditating for me. is to Relax! And when the body relaxes the mind follows! we are not going to get anywhere if we frustrate ourselves with trying to focus the Mind continuously. its almost impossible (esspecially at first)
from the day we were born our minds have been stimulated, through outside influences and our own reactions and thoughts to that. And these flow from conscious to the subconscious.

To ask it to try and focus on one thing for a periosd of time will just frustrate you. That is not the point of Meditation.

If your doing the breathing Meditation Megavan, dont pay attention to how much you are thinking, or how much your mind wanders from the breath itself. That is the whole point. by ALLOWING your mind to wander you are freeing the stresses and strains of the day and also deeper issues. you WILL naturally come back to the realisation of the breath.

We focus on the breath first.... Then the mind wanders.......then we realise we have been thinking...... and we start the cycle again.
Only when you realise you are thinking, or something distracts you.... then start to focus on your breath again.... and repeat this. in a cycle...

sometimes your mind will wander more, and sometimes you will stay with the breath more.

By worrying about how much you are thinking or breathing etc, you are only creating more stress on yourself.

Dont pay to much attention on this. Instead pay attention to how the meditation helps you in your daily life/activities, and you will start to notice the changes you are looking for....

much peace and good luck!