If unfamiliar with meditation, doubts concerning an ability to do it can surface, raising questions like "How do I think about nothing?" or thoughts like "I can't do that." It can seem odd to try to release ourselves from the pending negative issues in life by a what may seem a simple act of doing nothing, especially when strong emotional struggles can fog our mind.
It can be difficult to clear your head when so much pressure from the outside world seems to be pulling you down, but is even more necessary during these stressful phases in life. Once I started meditating, a new perspective on life overcame me. These are just a few suggestions from an eager novice that might help someone begin a rewarding practice of meditation and self awareness.
Counting through breaths. One practice …show more content…
Another practice that can be employed to facilitate meditation is to focus on a single object. The object can be anything. I most commonly picture a single candle lit in a dark room with nothing else around. I watch it flicker as thoughts pass through my mind, aware of them but paying no attention. As I understand it, this type of meditation has actually been used to assist in healing specific parts of the body.
Use audio for meditating. Not necessary, but something that has helped me out a great deal, playing an audio can assist in "timing " sessions, freeing me of thinking about how long I've been meditating. Sometimes the use of audio can get you deeper, faster, but really, I have a houseful with five children, so putting on headphones and hiding for twenty minutes is sometimes the only way for me to practice meditating.
Practice every day. The more and more you do something, the easier and easier it gets. This holds true for meditation, too. Doing it every day develops a healthy habit of taking a necessary time out and acknowledging the present, too easily forgotten with our busy schedules in today's world. Practice every day and see what opens up for
It can be difficult to clear your head when so much pressure from the outside world seems to be pulling you down, but is even more necessary during these stressful phases in life. Once I started meditating, a new perspective on life overcame me. These are just a few suggestions from an eager novice that might help someone begin a rewarding practice of meditation and self awareness.
Counting through breaths. One practice …show more content…
Another practice that can be employed to facilitate meditation is to focus on a single object. The object can be anything. I most commonly picture a single candle lit in a dark room with nothing else around. I watch it flicker as thoughts pass through my mind, aware of them but paying no attention. As I understand it, this type of meditation has actually been used to assist in healing specific parts of the body.
Use audio for meditating. Not necessary, but something that has helped me out a great deal, playing an audio can assist in "timing " sessions, freeing me of thinking about how long I've been meditating. Sometimes the use of audio can get you deeper, faster, but really, I have a houseful with five children, so putting on headphones and hiding for twenty minutes is sometimes the only way for me to practice meditating.
Practice every day. The more and more you do something, the easier and easier it gets. This holds true for meditation, too. Doing it every day develops a healthy habit of taking a necessary time out and acknowledging the present, too easily forgotten with our busy schedules in today's world. Practice every day and see what opens up for