MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

 

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION

“Inhale the future, exhale the past”

INTRODUCTION

 

               Meditation is a powerful tool for cultivation of positive energy and emotional balance.  In present world, most of the person are facing problem like stress, anxiety, emotional disbalance and depression.  One of the root cause of these lifestyle problems is insecurity about future.  On focusing on present moment with positiveness, we can reduce our stress, anxiety, and depression.  In addition to this, it will also help us in boosting mood and overall energy level.  In Simple words, on focus and living in present moment is known as mindfulness.  To achieve this stage of mindfulness, we require a lot of focus, training and practice session which is called meditation.

 

CLARITY ABOUT MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

         Mindfulness- In simple words, Mindfulness is an art to live entirely in present. It means to observe and understand the thoughts, feelings, observations and emotions as it is without reacting or understand the situations on the basis of our past experiences and future predictions.

              Meditation- The practice and training to achieve the stage of mindfulness is called meditation. It starts from focusing on our breathes, then control our thoughts, emotions, past experiences and finally achieve a state  of stillness and awareness in present moment. 

                It means mindfulness is a state of meditation, where we live in present moment.

BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS AND MEDITATION

1.           Enhance Focus and Concentration.           Meditaiton is a structured training to train the brain to live in pressent moment and focus on a pin point through contolling breath, music, senstaions, mantras.  During these practice session, we can attain a stage where we can control on our thoughts, full focus on our work, enhance productivity, memory and decision taking abilities. 

2.           Enhance in Memory.             Regular practice of mindfulness improves our memory and help us in reducing memory loss in old age.

3.           Increase in Adaptablity.      Regular practice of mindfulness and meditation help us to adjutst and adapt the changing environment smoothly.  It is also helping us to shift our attention frequently as per situation irrespective of age group.

4.           Increase in Self-Awarenss.               Mindfulness and meditation help us to enhance self-awareness which finally lead to increase our compassion, enthusiasm and empathy.

5.           Emotional Balance.                Through regular practice of mindfulness, we can develop a better understanding and stability in emotional balances, which finally help us to make good relations in our personal and professional life.

6.           Control Over Stress and Anxiety.     Mindfulness enable us to develop skills to manage stress and anxiety. It also control stress and anxieties about insecurity of future and motivate to focus and enjoy in present moment.

7.           Control Over Depression.        Meditation and mindfulness based therapies are helping in reduction of depression level.

8.           Reduction in Chronic Pains.             Mindfulness help to manage Chronic pain.

9.           Boost Up Immune System.               Mindfulness help us to strengthen our immune system by reducing stress, balancing emotions and increase of antibodies production.

10.        Balance in Blood Pressure.               Blood Pressure control from our brain.  Once the brain get slow through the mindfulness, it is easy to control Blood Pressure, which is cause of most of the ageing ailments. 

11.        Improvement in Sleep.         Mindfulness help us to in reduction of habit of overthink about future and tune our brain to live and enjoy in present moment.  So, it can help in improve quality of sleep, which is one of the most important factor in reducing stress level and maintain peace of mind.

12.        Increase in Creativity.           Mindfulness develop a new way to look the things and help us to increase creativity.  Creative ideas induces a new enthusiasm and boost up our positive energy, which finally motivates us to learn new things  even in  in any age group.

13.        Increase our Patience level.            Mindfulness creates calmness and humbleness in our nature which help us to be more patience and matured.

14.        Reducing Negativity.               Practice of mindfulness develop a sense to forget and forgiveness about the past, which help us in reducing negativity in our brain and character. 

 

5 PILLARS OF MINDFULNESS (5 R′s)

1.         Recognize     -           Recognize and accept your thoughts,  when you caught by self in fear and negative based thinking. 

2.         Relax              -           Find out ways to slow down, focus on your breath, relax your brain and body.  Think let it go.

3.         Review           -           Review the situation from fresh approach.

4.         Respond        -           Respond as with your values and wisdom.

5.         Return            -           Return back to your present moment.

  

SIMPLE WAYS TO START MINDFULNESS

 

      There are no specific requirement to sit in silence for hours to get benefits of mindfulness.  Some simple ways to practice it into your daily routine are as under:-                    

1.         Make a habit to spare few moments and focus on your breath.  Observe your breathe (inhale and exhale) and how your body feels.  Even 60 seconds     of mindful breathing have power to reset your mental state.

2.         Practice mindfulness in park and present with the people and nature around you.  Leave your digital devices for some time.  Observe your feelings       and notice how you happy you are feeling in the fragrance of  flowers and soil.

3.         Go for a walk.  Pay your attention to each step, try to feel rhythm of your each movement.  Try to connect your body with environment and think about     your fitness and tunning of your body with nature with each step.

4.         Even eating is also a part of meditation.  Start your food with paying gratitude to God for gracing food on time.  Take your food at ease.  Enjoy and focus on every bite. Observe and enjoy the flavours and sensation of body on each bite.  This practice can improve digestion system and prevent overeating.

ITS TIME TO ACTION

 

FINAL THOUGHT

            Mindfulness and meditation are not new concepts.  It is an ancient art and developed by our fore fathers.  It takes time to get excellence and have power to transformation in an individual.  So as a beginner, start with your journey with patience, stay motivated and self-disciplined.  Your progress is not counted by how quiet is your mind becomes, but how gentle and kindness your achieved on return to the present.  Take a deep breath, and let the journey of mindfulness starts.

 

″Quiet the mind and the soul will speak″