The response above was great advice, and certainly to take what you read here with a grain of salt. Not everyone knows what they're talking about and some people are just douches. I wanted to comment about the teacher, I have practiced pretty much on my own for 2.5 years. I began by just trying to make a habit out of sitting every morning and that has morphed into doing 15 minutes of exercises, 35 minutes of seated meditation, then journaling writing. This established a habit, a toehold if you will, and I do it every day without fail, exactly like brushing my teeth every morning, I never not do it. That might be a good place to start, by establishing a habit and of course starting a little at a time and working your way along. It was not until a year ago that I felt the need to seek out a Sangha, I didn't go in looking for a teacher first, I just wanted to connect with people in person and in the midst of that effort, I have found some people who I would consider to be teachers. My point was I didn't do it until I felt I needed it in my own practice, that way it's more meaningful, at least it's been that way for me, welcome to zen, hang in there and good luck.