Mediation

                                       Mediation

Meditation is growing in popularity and receiving praise from all directions from occupational therapists to mainstream media, people from myriad different backgrounds are talking about the benefits of meditative work. But to the uninitiated, meditation practice can appear daunting, time-consuming and difficult to get to grips with. I personally avoided it for many years for these exact reasons.Like many people, I planned to meditate but never quite got round to it. When I finally began, I found it awkward and wasn't sure if I was doing it right, or if it was working. My practice was inconsistent and I struggled to see how it could be of benefit to me. Once ! looked deeper into it, however, I realized that I hadn't understood meditation as well as I'd thought. I'd overcomplicated it.

After a year of practising for 15 minutes a day, I noticed incredible changes within myself. Significantly, I found myself feeling angry far less often - something that had troubled me in the past. My rage was absent during situations identical to earlier events that had provoked an intense emotional response.I also noticed a new ability to remain calm and at peace in the midst of chaos. I had more conscious control over my thoughts. As a result, I felt more joyful more often.

I couldn't ignore these changes.Meditation eases the resistance that your ego creates. This brings a sense of calm, clarity and enhanced patience. I learn profound lessons from intuitive thoughts during my practice, and this access to my inner wisdom illuminates answers to any questions I've been struggling with. When I need to raise my vibration, I know that meditation will restore good feelings.

Meditation is far from being complicated. Buddhist master Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche claims that to meditate you need only to be aware of your breath: when you breathe with awareness, you're meditating. It's as simple as that - and that's why you can meditate anywhere, at any time.

Try it for 15 minutes a day, for 30 consecutive days. If that seem too much, start with five minutes and build up gradually.

Breathing is such an important part of our life. I mean, really - 3 we don't breathe, we don't live. We inhale and life starts, and as lit, ends, we exhale. That's why it's said that with every breath there's transformation occurring within us. We die and are reborn with every breath that we take.

It's through breath that we reinforce our vital force, our life energy - often referred as mana, prana, chi or ki, among numerous other names, depending on the spiritual tradition. With each breath, we're allowing life force energy to enter every cell of our body so it can vibrate with new life. As we take fuller and more controlled breaths, this enables our nervous system to calm us down, increasing our vibration

Meditation breaks down the walls of our conditioned mind and gives us an opportunity to become more authentic. As you meditate more often, you'll gain perspective on the restricting thoughts you've been playing over in your mind.

Thank You!!