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Stilling Mind & Body Meditation
It is very important for you to
understand that the first way to do this is to learn the technique of
stillness meditation. The stillness meditation is one of
the easiest meditation techniques that anybody can master and be
benefited. The great thing about this technique is that you can practice
this without meditation music and still achieve the desired level of
inner peace and pleasure.
What Is Stilling Mind & Body?
More and more people are now realizing
the magical power of meditation, and they are being benefited by
practicing the same. When you try to meditate, the first thing that you
have to do is to regulate and control your thoughts in an efficient
manner. Controlling and regulating your thoughts is not an easy thing to
do because the human mind cannot stop thinking. Whether consciously or
unconsciously, you always think about something. That is the reason why
control of thoughts is considered as one of the biggest challenges of a
successful meditation. However, even if you are a beginner, you can
still learn the technique of clearing your mind and keeping it clear
through stillness meditation.
Meditation Method
As said earlier, it is a very simple technique. Therefore, even for
the beginners, it will not take much time to understand the method and
practice the same. All you have to do is just to follow the following
simple steps.
- Make sure that the place to practice this meditation technique is comfortable, peaceful, and safe.
- Before you begin meditating, a few stretching exercises are recommended.
- You can sit in a chair or on the floor or wherever you find it comfortable.
- Close your eyes.
- Now, inhale a deeply,
but while you do so, you have to tense all the muscles in your body,
including your shoulders, arms, hand, neck, face, legs, feet and even
fingers.
- Now, while you exhale, release the tension from the muscles.
Here, it is very important for you to understand that you do not have to regulate or control your breath in the stillness
meditation. You just have to breathe as you do naturally. Now, try to
imagine that water is going down the drain. The stronger this perception
will be, the sooner you will be able to clear your mind with all sorts
of thoughts. You just have to concentrate on stillness. It means during
your inhalation and exhalation, you do not have to move your body. The
stillness here means the stillness of your body as well as mind. Soon,
you will start feeling a unique sense of calm.
You are recommended to begin practicing the stillness meditation for 10 minutes per day. Do not practice it for hours. It will have adverse effects.
Mindfully count your inhales. Clear your mind while
exhaling. Walk slowly. Feel your footsteps upon the
ground. Breathe in the air. This is good for us
multi-taskers who can't sit still.
Listen and be aware of all sounds you hear. This increases awareness of many
things we miss when we are thinking too much.
Let
your mind drift, as if you are on a boat on a lake. Allow it to drift,
but do not dwell on any thoughts. Be the
observer, not the problem solver, or solution person. JUST BE.
Hold a flower and notice all details. Observe all. Careful practice slows you
down and helps your dreams become more vivid.
GOLDEN SILENCE
Spend
a or hour where you cannot speak, read words, write words, or worry.
Practice several exercises. After the hour,
record your results. Which exercises were easier for you, which ones
were more
difficult. I'll admit, this one was VERY hard
for me!
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