Mind tends to wander and it is fairly pure for ideas to come back and go. The thoughts is conditioned from early on to deal with this move of ideas. However, when ideas take over the psychological area utterly and assault with a fierce depth, thoughts finds it tough to deal with them. As this continues one might really feel mentally exhausted. Meditation disciplines the thoughts and prepares it to face up to any storm. With a relaxed way of thinking, one can sort out any problem at hand and expertise peace. World Meditation Day is widely known yearly on May 21 to create consciousness about this historic follow and the various advantages that include it. (Also learn: 5 effective meditation techniques for beginners to promote inner peace)

“Meditation is a practise that can have a powerful impact on your life. You won’t be able to experience meditation’s benefits if you try to force it or start doing it abruptly. Just like learning anything else, meditation should also be taught by an expert. Only when meditation is practised in a thorough step by step manner can the practise be declared as wholesome. By learning all the right techniques, you will be able to ease into the meditation process as easily as you can when you sit down to practise it. Your meditation practise will be more comprehensive the more easily you enter into it,” says Himalayan Siddhaa Akshar, Founder of Akshar Yoga Institutions.

“Meditation is the key to spiritual enlightenment. If we seek enlightenment, we must meditate, every day. Meditation helps us focus, remove our mental clutter, give our thoughts the most needed rest and takes us in a deep restful state, where we can attain peace. Peace is the foundation of happiness and thus meditation, not only helps us progress in our spiritual journey to attain enlightenment and realisation of the truth of life but it also gives our body and mind, peace, happiness and contentment,” says AiR Atman in Ravi, Spiritual Leader and Founder of AiR Institute of Realization and AiR Center of Enlightenment.

“The best way to meditate is to first, unlearn whatever you have learnt about meditation because that will disturb you from truly meditating. The world doesn’t know what true meditation is. We all have a pre-conceived notions that for meditation, one has to sit on the floor with their legs folded and their back straight, close their eyes and remove all the thoughts from the mind. One cannot force the thoughts out of the mind and hence, they struggle to meditate. We should understand that to practice meditation, the atmosphere must be relaxed and we can sit in a relaxed and comfortable position, even on a chair, to practice meditation. The goal is to still the mind and not force the thoughts out of it,” says AiR.

SIMPLE TIPS TO MEDITATE

Yoga guru Akshar shares tricks to meditate for novices and superior learners.

These are a couple of methods for making meditation easy. As you advance in your follow, you may also begin practising methods like Prakat Jyothi Dhyan, Tratak Dhyan and lots of extra.

1. Understand it utterly

Understand the meditation course of and the entire processes required. This consists of the mandatory posture, respiratory, and different parts of meditation.

2. Prioritise it

Meditation shouldn’t be used as a diversion or time filler. In order for it to develop into a easy process, it should be given the significance it requires.

3. Practise with dedication and dedication

Regularly practising meditation requires complete dedication and sincere devotion. Only with this consistency will you be capable to make it appear easy.

4. Discover the artwork of meditation

Just like the whole lot else, being a grasp in meditation requires a sure technique and talent. To be taught meditation and put it into practise in your life, ensure you go to the proper coaching supply.

Easy Meditation Techniques

Yoga knowledgeable Akshar additionally shares efficient meditation methods.

1. Swaas Dhyan – Breath Meditation

Formation

– Sit in a cushty posture – Sukhasana, Ardha Padmasana or Padmasana.

– Place your palms in your knees in Prapthi Mudra.

– Straighten your again and shut your eyes.

– Focus in your breath getting into after which leaving your nostrils as you inhale and exhale.

2. Sthiti Dhyan – State Meditation

– Sit in any snug posture similar to Sukhasana.

– Look forward for five seconds, behind you for an additional 5 seconds and on proper and left sides for 5 seconds every.

– Now shut your eyes and recollect as many particulars that you simply noticed as potential.

3. Aarambh Dhyan- Seed Meditation

Formation

• Choose any snug sitting posture.

• Visualise and picture two holes in entrance of you, one black and one white.

• Take a breath in and draw energy from the white gap. This power will come within the form of recent views, modern ideas, and growth-promoting behaviours or habits.

• As you exhale, ship your whole unfavorable feelings—ache, doubt, guilt, humiliation, trauma, rage, grief, envy—into the black gap you have imagined.

4. Aakaash Ganga Dhyan – Galaxy Meditation

When utilizing the meditation or visualisation method often known as Aakash Ganga Dhyan, you should envision oneself as an earthen pot. Imagine your self as a container that’s enabling the complete cosmos to pour into you as you meditate. As you sense these energies getting into you, settle for them.

5. Mantra Meditation

Mansi Gulati, Yoga knowledgeable, Manasvani says that mantra meditation is an efficient technique to cut back stress and is beneficial for everybody.

“It is a great way to reduce stress. When you repeat a word, phrase, or sound in a melodic way, you are providing yourself a focus point. This helps to steady your mind and body so you can regulate your breathing and calm yourself down. This type of meditation is especially good for those who struggle with distractions. You can use mantra meditation at any point of the day. Many people choose to use this type of meditating when they find it difficult to concentrate. Chanting provides the extra activity to allow us to focus subconsciously. This white noise is similar to having music playing softly in the background as you work. It provides a soothing, repetitive action as you reach a meditative state. Your only focus now is on the mantra and regulating breathing. If you are someone who is dealing with extreme levels of stress, this would be a good form of meditation for you to try. Make sure that you have chosen your word, phrase, or sound beforehand so you know what you are going to chant during the process. Your chant can really be anything you want it to be as long as it speaks to you, it is brief, and you can remember it,” says Gulati.

6. Watch the thoughts

AiR Atman in Ravi says that one technique to meditate is to develop into an observer of your thoughts. He says that as one retains watching the thoughts, the MTR or the psychological thought price will cut back.

“The mind is like a thought factory where thoughts pop out as they pop out of the popcorn vending machine. Our mind is said to have a Mental Thought Rate or MTR of 50 thoughts per minute, which amounts to an overwhelming 50,000 thoughts in a day. When we observe the mind, the mental thought rate starts slowing down and the popping of thoughts gradually quietens. Slowly, from a whopping fifty thoughts per minute, we would reach a state of thoughts coming in, one by one. This is the state of mindfulness or consciousness where our intellect is activated and we are able to discriminate between the thoughts, discriminate between the right and wrong. It all starts with a conscious effort to observe the mind and observe the bombarding thoughts,” the religious chief says.

7. Stay nonetheless and silent

AiR Atman in Ravi says the fourth manner of meditation is to be nonetheless and silent. “When you are still and silent, you will find peace. It is one of the best ways to meditate,” he says.

8. Tame the 5 senses

“Finally, if you really want to meditate, you must first tame the five horses of your life chariot – the five senses. These five horses drive your life in various directions depending on their desires and cravings. If you are able to tame these five horses, if you are able to overcome the desires of the body, mind and ego, you would be able to still the mind and reach that state of Consciousness, where desires, thoughts and cravings don’t bombard and overwhelm you. In this state, thoughts are not completely eliminated, rather, they come one by one, just like lone fishes drifting in a vast ocean. That is the state of meditation,” says AiR.

“Meditation may seem tough to practice at first. Hence, it is recommended to start with 10-12 minutes every day and slowly increase the duration. Regular practice of meditation greatly improves concentration and focus. It brings harmony in thoughts and also activates our intellect, memory power and power of discrimination, which are essential to lead to a peaceful, content, balanced and happy life,” concludes the religious guru.