Daily meditation allows the mind to rest, relax, release stress, and be still.
Lots of people suffer from incessant thinking so acquiring the discipline to take a conscious break from the mind’s chatter can bring clarity, focus and greater confidence in life.
With meditation little and often is better than big doses every now and then. A bit like eating, you wouldn’t eat your whole week’s worth of food in just 2 days, you’d spread it out in digestible instalments over time.
Probably the most important times to meditate are first thing in the morning as you rise, and last thing at night before sleep. At the end of the day it’s important to empty the mind and allow the emotional body to settle otherwise unwanted and extraneous thoughts and feelings can be carried into the sleep space. How many times how you laid in bed unable to sleep because thoughts are running through your head? These are more than likely to be superficial thoughts that haven’t been cleared from the mind and have then gathered momentum as you sleep and have grown until they’re out of control.
This can be largely eliminated by getting into the simple habit of sitting in meditation for as little as 15 minures before sleep. This can put a much needed break in the chain of thought and stop the thoughts, feelings and events of the day being carried over to the next. It will also help you into move into a much deeper sleep space letting you experience an enhanced quality of sleep. As such you will probably need less time to sleep.
Probably the next most important time is first thing as soon as you awake in the morning. This is important because it will clear any mental and emotional energies that have arisen during sleep time and prevent them from being carried into the new day. It will also get the mind fresh and alert for the day ahead.
Evening Meditation
For the evening meditation find a firm but comfortable cushion and sit cross-legged in the floor with your hands on your knees and your back straight (or as straight as possible). Keep your head up and facing forward with your eyes closed. Then, breathing from your diaphragm, simply watch and experience your thoughts and feelings without giving them any credence or getting involved. This can be quite challenging at first especially if you’ve been used living from mental-emotional perspective. We can sometimes make the easy mistake of thinking that we are our thoughts and emotions, and our attachment to them can be such that when we start letting them we think that we’re somehow losing a valuable part of who we are. However, what you really are, beneath the superficial thoughts and emotions can and will never be lost, and when awareness of this deeper self increases we experience stillness, knowingness, and peace.
You may want to start by accompanying your meditation with some relaxing music and a candle or for light. After a bit of practice and you’re feeling the benefit from it aim to do the meditation in the dark and in silence for the full 15 minutes. The difference between the two methods is the first relaxes the mind letting it unwind, whereas the clarifies, focuses and strengthens it, putting it under your control (not the other way round, as can so often be the case).
Morning Meditation
As with the evening meditation sit and experience your thoughts and emotions without investing too much energy in them. Remember, you lose nothing by letting them go, and instead you’ll win a heightened awareness and perception of yourself and the day that lies ahead.
If you can, do this meditation with the curtains drawn facing into the light of the new day. Let the rays evaporate any mental and emotional shadows that may have surfaced from the subconscious during sleep-time.
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If you would like private, one-on-one tuition in the art of meditation please get in touch.
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Lots of people suffer from incessant thinking so acquiring the discipline to take a conscious break from the mind’s chatter can bring clarity, focus and greater confidence in life.
With meditation little and often is better than big doses every now and then. A bit like eating, you wouldn’t eat your whole week’s worth of food in just 2 days, you’d spread it out in digestible instalments over time.
Probably the most important times to meditate are first thing in the morning as you rise, and last thing at night before sleep. At the end of the day it’s important to empty the mind and allow the emotional body to settle otherwise unwanted and extraneous thoughts and feelings can be carried into the sleep space. How many times how you laid in bed unable to sleep because thoughts are running through your head? These are more than likely to be superficial thoughts that haven’t been cleared from the mind and have then gathered momentum as you sleep and have grown until they’re out of control.
This can be largely eliminated by getting into the simple habit of sitting in meditation for as little as 15 minures before sleep. This can put a much needed break in the chain of thought and stop the thoughts, feelings and events of the day being carried over to the next. It will also help you into move into a much deeper sleep space letting you experience an enhanced quality of sleep. As such you will probably need less time to sleep.
Probably the next most important time is first thing as soon as you awake in the morning. This is important because it will clear any mental and emotional energies that have arisen during sleep time and prevent them from being carried into the new day. It will also get the mind fresh and alert for the day ahead.
Evening Meditation
For the evening meditation find a firm but comfortable cushion and sit cross-legged in the floor with your hands on your knees and your back straight (or as straight as possible). Keep your head up and facing forward with your eyes closed. Then, breathing from your diaphragm, simply watch and experience your thoughts and feelings without giving them any credence or getting involved. This can be quite challenging at first especially if you’ve been used living from mental-emotional perspective. We can sometimes make the easy mistake of thinking that we are our thoughts and emotions, and our attachment to them can be such that when we start letting them we think that we’re somehow losing a valuable part of who we are. However, what you really are, beneath the superficial thoughts and emotions can and will never be lost, and when awareness of this deeper self increases we experience stillness, knowingness, and peace.
You may want to start by accompanying your meditation with some relaxing music and a candle or for light. After a bit of practice and you’re feeling the benefit from it aim to do the meditation in the dark and in silence for the full 15 minutes. The difference between the two methods is the first relaxes the mind letting it unwind, whereas the clarifies, focuses and strengthens it, putting it under your control (not the other way round, as can so often be the case).
Morning Meditation
As with the evening meditation sit and experience your thoughts and emotions without investing too much energy in them. Remember, you lose nothing by letting them go, and instead you’ll win a heightened awareness and perception of yourself and the day that lies ahead.
If you can, do this meditation with the curtains drawn facing into the light of the new day. Let the rays evaporate any mental and emotional shadows that may have surfaced from the subconscious during sleep-time.
Private Tuition
If you would like private, one-on-one tuition in the art of meditation please get in touch.
To find out more visit the Personal Services page.
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