Meditation for letting go to relax
You know that after a long day, you just want to be able to relax. However, for one reason or another, not all of us are able to unwind easily and let go.
Meditation benefits me in a variety of ways and I am going to tell you about how meditation can help with stress and anxiety.
How can we learn?
How can we learn? Do we learn by listening to others discuss meditation techniques? Perhaps, that is where our attention was drawn, at least in part. We discover there may be a benefit, and so we Google it!
Sometimes when starting we may find it difficult, but in contrast to our thinking that it is hard and difficult to practice meditation; it is quite easy. Meditation revolves around bringing your thoughts to focus or to a focal point over a persistent time period.
Our minds become able to rest in this way and our stressful thoughts definitely are diverted somewhere else. Our bodies and brains strengthen and become relaxed through meditation.
As we become aware during meditation, our breathing slows down, and our blood pressure is also reduced. Therefore, It also brings forth a peaceful feeling and the following results, which keep us more focused on our daily routine.
In addition, when you have a good feeling from meditation, it can help increase your self-esteem and self-confidence.
Meditation is great for the following benefits:
• Helps lower blood pressure.
• Reduces stress.
• Balances emotions.
• Improves mental clarity and focus.
• Increases energy levels.
• Boosts your immune system.
The goal of meditation
The goal of meditation is to concentrate on one thing. It’s the most active approach versus hypnosis. The subject of meditation must focus.
Set a timer
Set a timer for 15-30 minutes of meditation practice, Make sure you are in a quiet place, in a comfortable sitting position. Choose the meditation posture according to your comfort.
Point of focus
Anything we choose
In meditation, our point of focus can be anything we choose. Our breathing, music, pictures, or anything else. The most important thing to remember in any meditation practice is to bring awareness back to focus. Thoughts that may distract us, let them come and let them go.
Wandering thoughts
Focus is an issue that most of us when we first start out with meditation have struggled with, but no worries! Those who struggle to keep their wandering thoughts together, just keep practicing, it gets easier. Only time will help you perfect your meditation practice and you will notice a difference in your life.
The next level
In addition, if you have been practicing meditation for a long time now and are looking to take it to the next level, you can learn about your personal chakras to bring it to the next level.
More on Chakras
Chakras of the Human Body: 7 Main Chakras
Exercises for Relaxation
Techniques for stress reduction and relaxation.
Tension & Relaxation:
Clench your fists and pull your forearms against your upper arms firmly.
Keep all your muscles tight including leg muscles and jaw muscles.
Now breathe deeply for at least 5 seconds, And then relax your body as you exhale.
You will feel the tension-releasing sensations.
Now shake your hands and feet.
You will notice that they feel cold and numb and you can move them easily.
The same will apply to the whole body.
This exercise can be done for 15 minutes regularly twice a day, and if possible before going to bed.
Heavy and Warm:
This can be done by feeling heaviness and warmth in your feet and legs.
You can do so by imagining that you are on a beach feeling warm hot heavy sand on top of your feet and legs, or whatever you like that relaxes you.
In this technique, you are required to feel warmth and heaviness spreading in your body.
Cold then Warm:
Close your eyes and imagine that you are standing in the snow with water dropping on your body.Feel the cold sensation in your body.
Now imagine that your body is getting warm and you are sweating profusely.
You can feel the warmth in your body now.
Heavy and Cold:
This technique can be done by imagining that you are carrying a very heavy load.
A person with better imagination can imagine any object like an elephant.
Now you are required to feel the heaviness spreading in your whole body and think that there is snow all over your heavy objects.
You can feel the coldness in your whole body.
Warmth:
As we know, water is hot and snow is cold.
You can imagine that you are standing waist-deep in a natural hot spring and imagine that you are taking a handful of water.
Feel the warmth spreading in your body.
Relaxation Place:
In this meditation exercise, you have to close your eyes and build up a supreme relaxation spot in your mind.
Select a place and furnish it according to your personal style.
Now imagine you are going there after wearing comfortable clothes.
Create a mellow sense of being at your relaxation place.
In the above meditation exercises, you may have the feeling that you are going to fall asleep, if that’s the case you may be in need of rest and if you have time make yourself comfortable.
It is important to meditate on a regular basis, on a daily basis if possible, that way you form a good healthy habit.
I hope you enjoyed reading,
Peacefully Yours!