How To Clear Your Mind For Meditation
How To Clear Your Mind For Meditation
How To Clear Your Mind For Meditation
Meditation, Meditation, Meditation!
OK, I get it. I need to start. It's good for me. Everybody is doing it. But I can't get it together. I get antsy and distracted. It's not working.
Does this sound familiar? Have you tried and tried to Meditate but just can't sit that long? Well, you are not alone.
I am aware that it can be frustrating to have all your good intentions end up in restlessness, or feelings of unrest, even agitation.
Not to worry. It's not ADD and you can still achieve the magical meditations you are hoping to experience. There is just this one tiny missing link you need to discover. It's how you prepare yourself for the meditation, before you actually begin.
The preparation is important. It's hard to cook a delicious meal without the proper planning and preparing, and the same is true for a Meditation.
In order to be able to sit in a Meditation long enough to reap the rewards one must be relaxed. In order to be relaxed, one must learn to breathe. The breath is the missing link mentioned earlier. Regardless of your physical or emotional state at the moment you decide to sit in a meditation, it cannot compare to how relaxed you will be at the end.
Where you physically place yourself is part of the preparation. Pick the same spot each time. The energies build up, and the area becomes pleasant and inviting. Be comfortable, choose nice music, candles, incense, fresh flowers, open the window for fresh air... Some experts suggest showering and a clean outfit as an option. The area must be clean and uncluttered and quiet. All of the above promotes relaxation, and you haven't even started yet.
Now sit. Next close your eyes. Take one long, slow deep breath. And another. And another. Keep up the slow inhale and exhale for as long as you feel you can, or want to. It's the breathing that keeps the mind still. While you are connected to you breath, the sound, the feel, your thoughts cannot come in. You can add a count to the breath. for example, start with 4 counts on the inhale and 4 on the exhale. Eventually you move to 5 and 6.
You will find the breathing becomes slower naturally, and you can stop counting.
I know that when I reach the point of not wanting to ever leave that chair, I am at "alpha" level, the brain state of light meditation.
Dedicate yourself to daily Meditations, by repeating the process each and every time.
Once you are able to reach the alpha state, you can choose what to do next. You may decide to just continue the breathing, which is highly beneficial and relaxing.
You can introduce healing techniques, visualization, guided meditations.. the list is endless. But for the beginning, practice quieting the mind and staying there as long as you want.
By just relaxing the mind daily, you relax the body and all the healing and balance you create will stay with you throughout he day.
Happy Meditating to you all.
I am a Holistic Therapist currently living and practicing Healing in Tel Aviv, Israel. I teach Meditation in order to help people heal themselves. This ability is one of the greatest gifts I have experienced. And it's yours as well. Once you believe that you can heal yourself of any issue, life becomes lighter and easier. The Universe offers all the Healing Energy needed. You only need to tap into the vast world of love and light to benefit. Once you start on the path of Self Healing, and it is a process that you will need to learn, your life will change 360 degrees, if not more.
Feel free to check out my site on Meditation and Healing: http://meditateforhealing.com You are welcome to contact me by email with any questions or comments. eliya7@yahoo.com
All good things,
Eliya
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