Meditation

Meditation is a specific approach to training the mind, similar to how fitness approaches the training of the body. But there are so many different meditation techniques - how do you learn to do it, right? In the Buddhist tradition, the word "meditation" is the equivalent of the word "sport" in the Western world. This is a whole group of specific activities and not just one. And different meditation practices require different mental skills. It is challenging for a beginner to sit for hours in one position and not think about anything, or, as they say, have a "pure mind."

There are many specialized tools, for example, meditations explicitly designed for beginners or even devices like sensory headbands. Their goal is to help you in this process when you do not have your own experience. In general, it can be said that the easiest way to start meditating is by focusing on breathing. It serves as an example of one of the most common approaches to meditation - through concentration.

Concentration meditation

Meditation on concentration means focusing on one point. This may be followed by a proposal to monitor your breathing, repeat a word or mantra, watch, without stopping, at the flame of a candle, or listen to a repeating gong sound. Focusing on the mind is not an easy task, it may be enough for a beginner to meditate, literally, for several minutes, and then, over time, increase the duration.

With this form of meditation, you simply switch the focus of attention to the object of your choice each time you notice how your mind is distracted. Instead of clinging to random thoughts, you just let them go. Through this process, your ability to concentrate improves. 

 Mindfulness meditations

Mindfulness meditations challenge to observe wandering thoughts as they flow through your mind. The intention here is not to immerse yourself in these thoughts or evaluate them, you just need to be aware of every mental movement as they appear. Through mindfulness meditation, you will be able to see how your thoughts and emotions replace each other following familiar patterns. Over time, you will begin to notice a better human tendency to immediately evaluate an event as good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant. 

The benefits of meditation

Even though relaxation is not the immediate goal of meditation, it often becomes its result. The relaxation reaction is a spontaneous, uncontrolled reaction, leading to a decrease in the sympathetic nervous system's activity with the following short-term benefits:

  • Lowering blood pressure
  • Improving blood circulation
  • Reduced heart rate
  • Reduced sweating
  • Slow breathing rate
  • Decreased anxiety
  • Decreased blood cortisol levels
  • Increased sense of well-being
  • Less stress
  • Deeper relaxation

From Buddhist philosophy, the maximum benefit that meditation can bring is the liberation of the mind from devotion to things outside its sphere of control, such as external circumstances or strong internal emotions. A person who has attained liberation or enlightenment no longer follows his desires unnecessarily and does not focus on a specific experience. He merely consistently maintains a state of a calm mind and a sense of inner harmony. 

How to meditate - a simple guide for beginners

This meditation exercise is a great way to get to know the techniques of meditation:

  • Sit or lie down so that you are comfortable. If you want, you can even buy yourself a special chair or pillow for meditation.
  • Close your eyes. If you are lying, then you can use cooling eye masks or restoring eye pads.
  • No need to exert any effort to control breathing, breathe naturally
  • Focus on breathing and on what movements occur in the body with each inhales and exhale. Pay attention to the changes in your body. Observe what happens to your legs, stomach, chest, shoulders, and head. Just focus on breathing without trying to control its speed or intensity. If the mind is distracted, return attention to breathing.
  • To begin, do this meditation practice for two to three minutes, and then increase the duration.

Related posts

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

Chakras and Aura

Did you ever wonder what the contrasts are between chakras and aura? Or how do they work together? The concept of aura - the luminous energy shell of a person - was introduced by the ancient Indian sages. They believed that the aura could tell about a person's sensual or spiritual thoughts and say about his state of health and that all beliefs are imprinted on his shell. The aura was represented as a field of energy - information that everyone has and through which is a connection with the outside world.

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

Water and Feng Shui

Water is the foundation of everything. Without water, life on our planet is impossible; therefore, the Water Element is fundamental in Feng Shui.

Feng Shui is an ancient Chinese art and science that is more than 3000 years old. Feng Shui science came to America about fifteen years ago, to Europe - about ten, and information about it began to penetrate Russia only in recent years. 
Feng Shui is a study of the environment, place, person, space, and time, studying the interaction and harmony of the energies of these factors to improve the quality of human life. Translated from Chinese, Feng means "wind," Shui means "water." Feng Shui is not about interior, but about the Universe. Feng Shui explores the specific effects of nature on human health, family life, and work, aimed at creating harmony and beauty.

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

About depression

Depression is not just frequent mood changes and short-term emotional reactions to problems. Depression can be a severe health problem, especially if it is delayed and takes a moderate or severe form. It can lead to a person's significant suffering and his poor functioning at work, at school, and in the family.

HOME | INSPIRATION

Be happy now!

Anyone wants to be happy. Since the days of Aristotle, happiness has been believed to be the pleasure of a good life. From this, there is our eternal striving for happiness.

Happiness is the accumulation of moments. Attaching your satisfaction to achieving a single goal makes it impossible for you to see the joy in the little things. The fact is that happiness does not arise from completing an only goal, but from daily events. Anchoring your happiness to a single future goal prevents you from experiencing the joy that is present in other moments in your life.

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

Karma and Reincarnation

Karma - a central element in India's various religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism), is a universal law of cause and effect. According to karma, all events in our lives are determined by our past actions – each of them has a consequence. The past predetermines the way we live now, but at the same time, we shape our future with our actions.
Reincarnation – the rebirth of the soul, when it returns to the physical realm in a new body.

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

Well-being

Well-being is the involvement of joy and thriving. It incorporates having great mental wellbeing, great life fulfillment, a sense of meaning or reason, and the capacity to oversee stretch. More, by and large, well-being is good feeling well.

Well-being is something looked for by almost about everybody, since it incorporates such numerous positive things — feeling cheerful, healthy, socially associated, and intentional. Unfortunately, well-being shows up to decrease. And expanding your well-being can be intense without knowing what to do and how to do i

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

Healthy living

The ancients said: You are what you eat. Modern research confirms this statement. Alas in this century people are less likely to distinguish proper nutrition from diets. However, many of the latter have no relation to a healthy diet, but can also seriously harm health. A balanced menu will help not only bring the weight back to normal but also significantly improve well-being.

HOME | INSPIRATION

Live in harmony with Nature

The justice of Nature is not always visible, and sometimes it may seem that people who commit evil deeds are quite successful. However, you should not oversimplify and limit yourself to considering only one of the reasons. To predict the future, it is necessary to analyze many reasons, interrelated and influencing each other.

HOME | INSPIRATIONNEW

First-year student

Farewell to school and entrance exams were left behind. This means that all worries and worries too. If you managed to choose a higher educational institution for admission and successfully pass the entrance exams, you can relax and start enjoying life.

Don't worry ahead of time. We have some tips for you to help even the most taciturn and fearful cowards make friends in college/institute/university.

Latest video

Crown Chakra Healing and Balancing 9-minute Guided Meditation

28.10.2020

Our products

Product #1

£ 29.99

Months on ye at by esteem desire warmth former. Sure that that way gave any fond now. His boy middleton sir nor engrossed affection excellent. Dissimilar compliment cultivated preference eat...

learn more

Product #2

£ 29.99

Months on ye at by esteem desire warmth former. Sure that that way gave any fond now. His boy middleton sir nor engrossed affection excellent. Dissimilar compliment cultivated preference eat...

learn more

Product #3

£ 29.99

Months on ye at by esteem desire warmth former. Sure that that way gave any fond now. His boy middleton sir nor engrossed affection excellent. Dissimilar compliment cultivated preference eat...

learn more

Product #4

£ 29.99

Months on ye at by esteem desire warmth former. Sure that that way gave any fond now. His boy middleton sir nor engrossed affection excellent. Dissimilar compliment cultivated preference eat...

learn more