Meditation has been used for thousands of years and has recently become popular for relaxation and stress reduction. Anyone can practice meditation, it’s simple, inexpensive, and doesn’t require any special equipment. It can give you a sense of calm, peace, and balance which can help you get through the day. The whole basis for meditation is to focus your energy and attention on one thing and not let your thoughts or anything else enter your mind to distract you. It can help you emotionally to reduce stress by gaining a new perspective on stressful situations, building skills to manage your stress, increase your self-awareness, focus on the present, and can help reduce negative emotions.
There are many variations of meditation, but they all focus around four main elements. These elements include focusing your attention, relaxed breathing, a quiet location, and a comfortable position. You can do the traditional form of meditation, similar to the picture above, or learn to use the same principles to create a form suitable for you. As long as you are focusing your attention on one thing and not letting outside distractions or your thoughts get the best of you, then you are doing meditation. For me personally I use crocheting as a way to reduce my stress. Whenever I am feeling stressed out I take a few minutes just to sit in my room and only focus on my crocheting. I have also used coloring and drawing to help control stress. I still use the traditional form of meditation before bed to help me clear my head and help me relax. To learn more about meditation please click the following links...
http://www.how-to-meditate.org/
http://www.how-to-meditate.org/
If you like your eyes open then leave your eyes open. If you want to pay attention to your breathing then do so. If you want to lie down then lie down.
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