“ The Mind is Everything. What you think you become.”
Meditation is a practice where an individual uses a technique which could be mindfulness or focusing on a particular thought, object or activity to train attention and awareness to obtain a mentally clear and emotionally calm state of mind.
Meditation is one of those magical health revolutions, that is going to take over the world. There is no fixed way or any specific Technique of doing Meditation and that is why it is so beautiful. All you need to remember is you just need to start meditating, sit down for 15-20 minutes and just close your eyes that’s the minimum thing one can do. But how does a person optimise his or her meditation, most people think that motivation is about having no thoughts in your head and keeping your mind empty. Now that is the end goal of meditation, but it is not easy to achieve and we as humans have a monkey brain. There will be no way that a person can keep his or her mind empty, there will be thoughts about your day, life, worries.
But one thing to remember is the fact that Meditation is about being self-aware, be aware of what is going inside your brain, delete the bad things and give fuel to the good things.
Meditation Techniques :
Concentrate Meditation
This type of Meditation focuses on a single point this could be enchanting a particular prayer, this could be focusing on following the breath, repeating a particular mantra that can help to bring in positivity or listening to a repetitive gong, or counting beads on a mala. This involves a lot of focus which can be initially difficult for someone who has just started meditating. Therefore a beginner might meditate for a few minutes, in comparison to a person who has been meditating for a long time, he or she can meditate for long hours. The power of concentration improves immensely if Concentration meditation is followed properly.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation motivates the practitioner, to observe wandering thoughts as they drift through an individual’s mind. The purpose of Mindfulness Meditation is never to judge or get involved with the thoughts but simply to let go of the random thoughts. If Mindfulness Meditation is practiced, one can see how the thoughts and feelings tend to move in a particular pattern. A person becomes more aware of the human tendency to quickly determine an instance as good or bad, pleasant or unpleasant.
Benefits of Meditation:
1.Reduces stress from the mind of an individual drastically
2. Helps in creating more feelings of well being.
3. It also helps in controlling anxiety.
4. Decreases Depression.
5. Lengthens Attention Span.
6. Generate Kindness.
7. Can also fight addictions and helps in controlling food cravings, controlling emotions.
8. Improves Sleep
9. Helps Control Pain
10. Meditation also reduces blood Pressure.
Meditation can be performed and done anywhere, to improve mental as well as emotional health. Several kinds of research and studies have proved that regular Meditation practice yields, long term practices and it leads to positive effects on the brain and immune function of an Individual. Although the overall purpose of Meditation is not to achieve these benefits. The goal of Meditation is no goal, it’s simply to be present and be at peace with your own self.