Like anything new, we tend to complicate things and starting meditation is no exception.
There's all the background information absorb and the worry of whether or not we're meditating correctly.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
Meditation can be simple - here are 3 simple meditation techniques that you can start right away.
Breathing Meditation At its simplest, this lets you focus on your breathing.
Begin by noticing the feeling of the air as it travels through your nostrils, down your wind pipe and begins to fill your lungs with fresh, life giving, air.
Maybe hold your breath for a short time - if it's comfortable to do that - and then exhale.
Again, notice the feeling of the air as it leaves your lungs and then your body.
Maybe visualize all the impurities and toxins in your body leaving at the same time as the exhaled air.
There are a number of pre-recorded tracks available that will help you take your breathing meditation techniques to a higher level but when you're starting out, just follow the instructions I've just given and you'll be well on your way to using breathing meditation to help you to relax.
Walking Meditation This is another simple meditation.
Whereas the breathing meditation can be performed with your eyes open or closed, you will need your eyes open for a walking meditation! It doesn't matter where you choose to walk - it could be a busy city street or a tranquil park or area of countryside.
What matters is that you concentrate on the experience.
Begin by noticing the feeling of walking.
Because we've walked for years, chances are that we no longer pay attention to the feelings and sensations that we experience whilst we walk.
Take time out to notice the effects of walking on different parts of your body.
Can you notice the feeling of the ground below your feet? Maybe it's hard and unforgiving (like a pavement) or maybe there's some "give" in the ground (walking on the grass in the park).
The more you pay attention to these sensations, the more you'll find that you notice.
Also take some time to notice other things around you as you walk.
All the scenery that normally bypasses you because it's just "there".
Begin to notice the different things that you are passing - the buildings, the trees, the sounds and colors.
Again, the more attention you pay to these the more you'll notice.
Likely including things that are blindingly obvious but that you've never seen over the months or years you've been following the same route.
Binaural Beats Meditation This one is the modern way of meditating, specially designed for people who "don't have the time" to learn other meditation techniques.
Modern technology takes your brainwaves down to a deep meditative state - one that would otherwise take years of practice - and lets you reach meditative levels that would normally be unachievable for a mere Westerner.
Specially recorded binaural beats meditation tracks are designed to allow you to reach deep levels of meditation simply by listening to a pre-recorded MP3 file.
For people like me who don't want to spare the time to learn complicated meditation methods, this is ideal.
There's all the background information absorb and the worry of whether or not we're meditating correctly.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
Meditation can be simple - here are 3 simple meditation techniques that you can start right away.
Breathing Meditation At its simplest, this lets you focus on your breathing.
Begin by noticing the feeling of the air as it travels through your nostrils, down your wind pipe and begins to fill your lungs with fresh, life giving, air.
Maybe hold your breath for a short time - if it's comfortable to do that - and then exhale.
Again, notice the feeling of the air as it leaves your lungs and then your body.
Maybe visualize all the impurities and toxins in your body leaving at the same time as the exhaled air.
There are a number of pre-recorded tracks available that will help you take your breathing meditation techniques to a higher level but when you're starting out, just follow the instructions I've just given and you'll be well on your way to using breathing meditation to help you to relax.
Walking Meditation This is another simple meditation.
Whereas the breathing meditation can be performed with your eyes open or closed, you will need your eyes open for a walking meditation! It doesn't matter where you choose to walk - it could be a busy city street or a tranquil park or area of countryside.
What matters is that you concentrate on the experience.
Begin by noticing the feeling of walking.
Because we've walked for years, chances are that we no longer pay attention to the feelings and sensations that we experience whilst we walk.
Take time out to notice the effects of walking on different parts of your body.
Can you notice the feeling of the ground below your feet? Maybe it's hard and unforgiving (like a pavement) or maybe there's some "give" in the ground (walking on the grass in the park).
The more you pay attention to these sensations, the more you'll find that you notice.
Also take some time to notice other things around you as you walk.
All the scenery that normally bypasses you because it's just "there".
Begin to notice the different things that you are passing - the buildings, the trees, the sounds and colors.
Again, the more attention you pay to these the more you'll notice.
Likely including things that are blindingly obvious but that you've never seen over the months or years you've been following the same route.
Binaural Beats Meditation This one is the modern way of meditating, specially designed for people who "don't have the time" to learn other meditation techniques.
Modern technology takes your brainwaves down to a deep meditative state - one that would otherwise take years of practice - and lets you reach meditative levels that would normally be unachievable for a mere Westerner.
Specially recorded binaural beats meditation tracks are designed to allow you to reach deep levels of meditation simply by listening to a pre-recorded MP3 file.
For people like me who don't want to spare the time to learn complicated meditation methods, this is ideal.
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