be calm... rise within...
The very essence of controlling the human body lies in Meditation. Known to control the emotional, physical and the mental self, Meditation can help you relax your body at any place and at any time. Meditation calms down the body, cuts on the unwanted physical activity, curbs useless thoughts, reduces stress, brings down your blood pressure and does a world of good to your body. With constant practise you can achieve inner peace and tranquility..
Below are 15 useful tips to follow to improve your quality of meditation,
Meditate Everyday.
Avoid Meditation when you're tired.
Meditate in a calm and quiet place, where you cannot be disturbed.
Start with a positive attitude.
Be comfortable, Put up an erect spine. You can do it on the floor or on a cushion.
Be completely relaxed before you set in.
Begin with slow and deep-breathing.
To enhance your concentration, you can use creative visualization too, like picturing a pleasant scene.
Progress by thinking about the benefits of meditation, about the positivity it will bring about in you and in the environment around you. Subsequently, the effects it will have on your family on friends.
Try, Though it's very difficult, To control your thoughts, wishes or other dreams at least when you're meditating.
Progress calmly but give it the fullest attention all the same. This way you'll be able to control unwanted thoughts.
As time progresses, beginners may get tensed and restless. My advice would be to stay calm and cool both physically and mentally.
Remember, to succeed, you gotta have patience and perseverance and self-control too.
Oh yeah, For a beginner, 10 minutes of practise per day would be sufficient. As time goes on, Increase the time period gradually within your limits.
On the top of all these, you need devotion and full attention to your meditation. Two simple tips would be, One to focus on your breathing, inspire and expire and Two an inspiring quote or an inspiring image maybe.
The most important thing about meditation is to attain the fullest self-control and subsequently, inner peace and tranquillity. Do feel free to share your experiences with me, I'd glad to help you, if you have any problems.
Below are 15 useful tips to follow to improve your quality of meditation,
Meditate Everyday.
Avoid Meditation when you're tired.
Meditate in a calm and quiet place, where you cannot be disturbed.
Start with a positive attitude.
Be comfortable, Put up an erect spine. You can do it on the floor or on a cushion.
Be completely relaxed before you set in.
Begin with slow and deep-breathing.
To enhance your concentration, you can use creative visualization too, like picturing a pleasant scene.
Progress by thinking about the benefits of meditation, about the positivity it will bring about in you and in the environment around you. Subsequently, the effects it will have on your family on friends.
Try, Though it's very difficult, To control your thoughts, wishes or other dreams at least when you're meditating.
Progress calmly but give it the fullest attention all the same. This way you'll be able to control unwanted thoughts.
As time progresses, beginners may get tensed and restless. My advice would be to stay calm and cool both physically and mentally.
Remember, to succeed, you gotta have patience and perseverance and self-control too.
Oh yeah, For a beginner, 10 minutes of practise per day would be sufficient. As time goes on, Increase the time period gradually within your limits.
On the top of all these, you need devotion and full attention to your meditation. Two simple tips would be, One to focus on your breathing, inspire and expire and Two an inspiring quote or an inspiring image maybe.
The most important thing about meditation is to attain the fullest self-control and subsequently, inner peace and tranquillity. Do feel free to share your experiences with me, I'd glad to help you, if you have any problems.
Meditations...
How to meditate, and what this does for you.
Meditation is a basic practice for self-realization. Basically, you sit straight and concentrate on a particular point in your body (usually the belly, or the breath). When you notice that your have drifted away from this point of concentration, you gently return to it.
What it does for you
This practice in a gradual way helps in lots of aspects of your life. It makes you more aware of the current moment, the here and now, giving you a sense of having more time to deal with situations. It develops concentration and awareness of the self and body. It balances energy and the chakras. It makes you calmer and more relaxed. It also helps reduce mental chatter, and grounds you in your body. This all helps making you more open to yourself and the world, to be your natural self.
How to meditate - the details
Most people meditate for 15 - 30 minutes at a time, once or twice per day. It is a good idea to meditate at least 20 minutes a day, for instance after you have woken up in the morning. You could use a clock or watch to keep time, but you'd need to check it every so often, which distracts from the practice. It's better to use an alarm of sorts, that you can set to a predetermined time.
It is best to focus on a point in the belly. There are also meditation traditions where focus is on the tip of the nose, sensing the subtle sensations of breath through the nose. However, focusing on the belly makes it easier to silence mental chatter and develop more body awareness than focusing on a point on the head does, where the chatter is happening.
You can focus on the upper part of the belly, on the movements of the breath. This is the point usually used in Zen meditation. Alternatively you can focus on the point called the Dantian or Kath, that is located 1½ thumb widths under the navel, 2 to 3 thumb widths inside of the body. The term Dantian originates in Chinese Martial Arts and Qigong. It is an important energy center, being located in the center of the body. The term Kath is used in the Diamond Approach, and originates in Sufism.
There is no need to focus on your meditation point to the exclusion of everything else. It is okay to also sense your body and feelings, as long as your meditation point is part of what you are sensing.
It is important to sit straight and relaxed, with a solid sense of stability. You can sit on a straight chair, but usually people meditate sitting in lotus position, with crossed legs on a meditation cushion, or with the legs folded and on their heels. The latter position can be aided by using a wooden bench that allows for this.
Depending on your sitting position, you can have your hands in your lap, or on your knees. You can hold your hands in a particular position (a mudra). If you hold them in your lap, keep your palms up, and on top of each other. Put your left hand underneath, its palm touching the back of the fingers of the right hand. This is like the mudra for the Sacral chakra. If you want to put your hands on your knees, let the backs of your hands touch your knees. Let either the tips of the middle finger and the thumb or the index finger and the thumb touch.
You can either keep your eyes closed, or look at the floor 1.5 meter (5 feet) in front of you. If you keep your eyes open, make sure that the space in front of you is not too distracting. Meditate in a quiet place.
It is inevitable that thoughts come up. There is nothing wrong with thoughts, except when there are so many thoughts that they make it hard to sense yourself and your situation, which is actually the case with most people. When you notice that you are thinking or fantasizing, gently return to your point of focus. Don't try to suppress thoughts, just gently return focus.
How to meditate, and what this does for you.
Meditation is a basic practice for self-realization. Basically, you sit straight and concentrate on a particular point in your body (usually the belly, or the breath). When you notice that your have drifted away from this point of concentration, you gently return to it.
What it does for you
This practice in a gradual way helps in lots of aspects of your life. It makes you more aware of the current moment, the here and now, giving you a sense of having more time to deal with situations. It develops concentration and awareness of the self and body. It balances energy and the chakras. It makes you calmer and more relaxed. It also helps reduce mental chatter, and grounds you in your body. This all helps making you more open to yourself and the world, to be your natural self.
How to meditate - the details
Most people meditate for 15 - 30 minutes at a time, once or twice per day. It is a good idea to meditate at least 20 minutes a day, for instance after you have woken up in the morning. You could use a clock or watch to keep time, but you'd need to check it every so often, which distracts from the practice. It's better to use an alarm of sorts, that you can set to a predetermined time.
It is best to focus on a point in the belly. There are also meditation traditions where focus is on the tip of the nose, sensing the subtle sensations of breath through the nose. However, focusing on the belly makes it easier to silence mental chatter and develop more body awareness than focusing on a point on the head does, where the chatter is happening.
You can focus on the upper part of the belly, on the movements of the breath. This is the point usually used in Zen meditation. Alternatively you can focus on the point called the Dantian or Kath, that is located 1½ thumb widths under the navel, 2 to 3 thumb widths inside of the body. The term Dantian originates in Chinese Martial Arts and Qigong. It is an important energy center, being located in the center of the body. The term Kath is used in the Diamond Approach, and originates in Sufism.
There is no need to focus on your meditation point to the exclusion of everything else. It is okay to also sense your body and feelings, as long as your meditation point is part of what you are sensing.
It is important to sit straight and relaxed, with a solid sense of stability. You can sit on a straight chair, but usually people meditate sitting in lotus position, with crossed legs on a meditation cushion, or with the legs folded and on their heels. The latter position can be aided by using a wooden bench that allows for this.
Depending on your sitting position, you can have your hands in your lap, or on your knees. You can hold your hands in a particular position (a mudra). If you hold them in your lap, keep your palms up, and on top of each other. Put your left hand underneath, its palm touching the back of the fingers of the right hand. This is like the mudra for the Sacral chakra. If you want to put your hands on your knees, let the backs of your hands touch your knees. Let either the tips of the middle finger and the thumb or the index finger and the thumb touch.
You can either keep your eyes closed, or look at the floor 1.5 meter (5 feet) in front of you. If you keep your eyes open, make sure that the space in front of you is not too distracting. Meditate in a quiet place.
It is inevitable that thoughts come up. There is nothing wrong with thoughts, except when there are so many thoughts that they make it hard to sense yourself and your situation, which is actually the case with most people. When you notice that you are thinking or fantasizing, gently return to your point of focus. Don't try to suppress thoughts, just gently return focus.
