Meditation
Meditation is bringing awareness to the present moment through different methods. There are a variety of techniques used for meditation, which are called anchors, to bring awareness to what’s happening in the here and now. For instance observing the breathing, focusing on the sensations at a particular part of the body, repeating a mantra or a loving-kindness statement or simply focusing on the sounds or a music. These practices uses these elements as tools to bring one's attention back to the present moment.
Meditation is not “thoughtlessness,” a state which is impossible to achieve by our very human nature and the way our brains are wired. Meditation techniques simply help us to cultivate the ability to observe our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the world around us. You’ll often feel calmer, more focused, and less stressed as a result of this practice.
Cultivating awareness and compassion through meditation and focused attention can help open up space for observing thoughts and feelings. This might sound tricky at first, but there are plenty of techniques that can help you begin your practice with ease.
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Meditation For Sleep
Sleep is a crucial part of our lives even though it doesn’t necessarily require much of our effort. In some cases or for some people, this effortless activity can be difficult.
Morning Meditation
Your alarm buzzes. You snooze the alarm a few times, feeling your face on the pillow, your neck aching a bit from sleeping in a strange position.
Meditation Music
Do you like listening to music? How do you feel when you hear music? It can be such a big part of our lives, affecting our mood and sometimes accompanying us while walking, driving, cooking, sleeping, studying, and yes, even while meditating.
Daily Meditation
Life can sometimes feel like it’s flying by, right? Days turn into weeks, months into years. With each New Year’s celebration, we’re astonished by how quickly an entire year has passed.
How to Relax
Relaxing isn’t always easy, especially when we’re stressed or anxious. Our minds run at a fast speed, and negative thoughts appear more often, repetitively.
Benefits of Meditation
One study using data from the National Health Interview Survey shows that around 90% of the population interviewed in the US find meditation beneficial, practicing it mostly as a way to reduce stress.
Guided Imagery
Do you have a happy place in your mind that you visit in difficult moments? For most of us, imagining a place, activity or a person soothes us creating a sense of safety and familiarity.
Breathing Exercises
Meditation and breathing exercises are two separate practices, with a slight difference between them. Breathing exercises focus on manipulating and changing the breath whereas in meditation, depending on the type, there’s no strict pattern the breath must follow.
Meditation for Anxiety
Like other feelings, anxiety is a part of our lives and, on the surface, it does serve a purpose when it comes to basic survival. Anxiety alerts our system to threats, changes, or uncertainties.
Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness meditation is a practice that we cultivate to become more aware of the present moment, of our surroundings, and of our own bodily sensations and thoughts.
Guided Meditation
Guided meditations are any meditations that are led by a teacher or an experienced meditator. The instructions of a guided meditation include verbal guidance and they can take place through audio or audio-visual mediums and in physical settings.
