Meditation for beginners

Meditation for beginner's should be easy to understand

Modern, western societies seem to be especially affected by stress. People are always in a rush, yet they're always late. People look almost guilty when they have to slow down. If you had a nice day at work, you come home and get bombarded by all the negativity presented on the evening news. It seems like aside our own burdens, we also carry those of the world. Daily we are being told by the news anchormen how bad things are and how worst they are going to get, and yet the closing line is always: "Have a good evening". How can we? You just told us about floods, murders and job losses. And then you told us how hundreds of kids died, as a result of a military operation in the Middle East. Terrorist threat alert is another barometer of collective psychosis. Basically we are being told: Don't analyze what you are told, just drive yourself crazy, while we fulfill our agendas. While we can't heal the world in one day, we have to start by healing ourselves - today.

Learning how to meditate is very important; stress does not only affect our psychological well-being, but takes a toll on our overall health. Stress decreases our quality of life and can affect interpersonal relationships as well. Endless diseases can be developed, because stress cripples our immune system and prevents it from fighting viruses and bacteria. As well depressions, chronic fatigues, back pains, headaches etc. often derive from stress build up. Thus every person needs to learn how to meditate, in order to cure or prevent such symptoms. You can also improve the meditation process by using audio aids such as Zen Meditation .Click on the link, to download the free trial.

Buddhist meditation puts emphasis on altering your negative thoughts to positive ones. And the importance of centering your attention on your inner self. Daily, we receive all kind of damaging cues from the outside world: through media, personal life events and stories we hear from friends and family. If we do not evacuate this type of info, it will accumulate and breed more negative vibes within.

How to meditate?

• Find a quiet place. You can either lay down, or sit in a comfortable position. Avoid crossing arms or legs, unless you are sitting in a lotus position.
• Close your eyes.
• With your eyes shut, direct your internal attention to the middle of your forehead; this is where the 3rd eye is said to be located.
• Inhale through the nose and expand your diaphragm and belly while you do. Exhale through the mouth.
• Now shift your attention to your breathing. Notice how deep each grasp of air goes, and how pleasantly it comes out.

First pillar of meditation is proper breathing. When random thoughts come to your mind, acknowledge them and chase them away. It is only normal that you will get distracted by other thoughts, but bring your attention back to your breathing. Continue this exercise for approximately 20 minutes. Do not open your eyes or get up abruptly. Rather, acknowledge the outside noises or smells before you open your eyes. Get up calmly, so the shift between meditation and back to reality is not harsh on your psyche. I read in a meditation book that if you feel "dreamy" or "sleepy" when you open your eyes- it is only a sign that a deep level of relaxation was achieved. By the way, if you want a good meditation book I suggest you get . Whatever your sensations are, 20 minutes of meditation will bring more benefits than you could ever imagine.

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