Introduction - Purpose

The purpose of this blog is to define prayer for myself. I want to know what prayer is suppose to be for the Christian and how God sees prayer. I also want to know how to pray. Do I pray with my head down, with my hand clasped? Do I pray aloud?, etc. I am not sure if prayer is something that each individual believer has to find out on their own and in their own way?I just know that I struggle with prayer and that all that goes with prayer. I have read from and about some of the so-called masters of prayer. E.M. Bounds's story particularly intrigues me as he spent the last 17 years of his life studying prayer. His books are insightful and I am sure he is, with no doubt a Christian, but I want to know that the statements that he makes are biblical.
With all that said, the sole purpose of this blog is for me to define what prayer is, how I am suppose to pray, how much I am suppose to pray, when am I suppose to pray, and any other item I may find about prayer and include it. The only reference(s) that I am going to use is the Holy Bible (more than likely the King James version) and Strong's Exhaustive Concordance with the option of a Hebrew and/or Greek Dictionary. I will not use any other form of reference, even a Bible Dictionary, as anything else will have its slant depending on the denomination it may represent.
I will truly need God's guidance.