When we start meditating we feel more relaxed, our stress level becomes lower, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. But the first time mediator finds difficulty to sit in silence, to sit with their innermost thoughts and feelings, to sit and not to think about anything. It's not easy but by practice, it becomes better and better.
To get started here are some simple tips and guide for beginners to get started with your meditation practice.
What is Meditation:
Meditation is working for the mind as an exercise works for our physical health. Meditation is a practice that involves relaxation, focus, and awareness. Meditation is a technique that encourages and develops concentration, clarity, emotional positivity, and a calm seeing of the true nature of things.
How to start mediation:
Reducing stress and feel more relaxed is the very specific goal for the peoples who starts meditating. And this is a really good tool which works best. But the bonus with that is after start mediating you start to see the bigger picture of every situation, you find yourself calmer and more focused. You feel a greater, more natural sense of balance. Meditation can also help you to connect with your spiritual side and find yourself more positive.
At the starting level begin to meditate by learning one simple technique and practicing it every day. Here are some techniques to get started. Try this basic how-to technique to get started your meditation practice.
1. Start with two minutes of practice:
When you start practicing meditation strat with daily two minutes. This seems very easy to just meditate only for two minutes. Try two minutes of meditation for a week. And after you feel comfortable increase the time slowly. You can try meditation for 10 minutes a day in the 2nd month. Just remember don't force too much strat with small.
2. Make it a habit:
It's easy to decide "I will meditate" but very difficult to practice it daily. So make it a habit and try to do this every morning without any excuses. It's better to set a reminder that helps you to remind about your mediation practice.
3. Observe how you feel:
Once you start mediation and going into that zone. Try to see how you feel? Tired? How does your body feel? Do you feel anxious? What is the state of your mind? Take everything to bring to this mediation session is completely ok and continue your practice.
4. Focus on your breath:
Once you settle into the meditation, try to pay attention to your breath. Place your attention towards your breath how it comes. Follow your breath through your nose all the way down to your lungs. Count from one when you start observing your breath. Then two on the next.
5. Come back after your mind wandering:
It's normal while you try to sit calm and try to not think about something your mind starts getting wandering. Once you notice that your mind starts wandering, smile and gently get back your focus to breathing. You might feel frustrated but it's perfectly all right to not focused. We are practicing it and we will not become perfect in just a little while.
6. Stop trying to clear your mind:
This is not the goal of mediation to clear your mind and stopping all thoughts. Remember that our mind is full of thoughts and it is not possible to shut them down. And whenever you practice meditation if you have thoughts then it's completely normal. And instead of trying to clear your mind, it's better to focus your attention and practice some more when your mind wanders.
7. Smile when you did it:
Smile and show gratitude after finishing two minutes of practice of meditation. Be grateful because you did that, you stuck with your commitment, you are trustworthy with yourself. This becomes an amazing two minutes of your life.
Meditation has lots of benefits. I know it's not easy to do it but by practice, we can have better control over our minds. By practicing we feel more relaxed more focused. So start practicing it and make it a part of your life and adopt this habit for a lifetime.
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