EIGHT TIPS FOR MEDITATION TO BEGINNERS.
How to Get Started with Meditation?
Do you want to know, how to meditate?
Are you looking for meditation for beginners?
Yes, It is natural to seek profound experiences in meditation, especially when you have just begun meditating. Did you know that just by ensuring a few simple things before you start meditating, you can actually have a deeper experience in meditation?
The usual beginner questions are ‘how to meditate’ and ‘how to meditate at home’ and the answer lies in following the 8 simple pre-meditation techniques.
Follow these 8 tips for Good Meditation.
1. Choose a convenient time
Mediation time
Meditation is essentially relaxation, so it should be done entirely at your convenience. Choose a time when you know you are not likely to be disturbed and have the freedom to relax and enjoy. The hours of sunrise and sunset are also ideal for meditation. These hours are the time when there is a serene calm at home too, which will help you to meditate easily.
2. Choose a quiet place
Place for Meditation
Just like a convenient hour, choose a quiet and peaceful surrounding where you are not likely to be disturbed. Such a place can make meditation for a beginner more enjoyable and relaxing.
3. Sit in a comfortable posture
Comfortable posture
Your posture makes a difference too. Be relaxed, sit comfortably and easily and as much as possible be steady. Sit straight with your spine erect, keep your shoulders and neck relaxed, and eyes closed throughout the process.
Keep in mind: It is a myth that one has to sit in padmasana (lotus position) to meditate.
4. Keep a relatively empty stomach:
Be it at home or in office, it is recommended to meditate on a relatively empty stomach. The reason to meditate before a meal is simple - you might doze off while meditating after a meal.
When you are hungry, the hunger cramps may keep you from meditating. In fact, your mind may even keep thinking about food the whole time! It is advisable to meditate two hours after a meal.
Keep in mind: Do not force yourself to meditate when you are very hungry.
5. Start with warm Up Exercises
A few warm-up exercises or sukshma yoga (subtle yoga exercises) before starting the meditation helps improve circulation, removes inertia and restlessness and makes the body feel lighter. This is an important step in ‘how to meditate’ as it will enable you to sit steadily for a longer time.
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6. Take a few deep breaths:
Deep breaths
This is another important tip for easy meditation. Deep breaths and even nadi shodhan pranayama before the meditation is always a good idea. It helps to steady the rhythm of the breath and leads the mind into a peaceful meditative state.
7. Keep a gentle smile on your face
Smile on your face
This is unmissable and non-negotiable! A gentle smile keeps you relaxed, peaceful and enhances the meditation experience. Give it a try, we say.
8. Open your eyes slowly and gently
Open your eyes slowly
As you come close to the end of the meditation, don't be in a hurry to open your eyes or move the body immediately. Open your eyes gradually and take time to become aware of yourself and your surroundings. Then slowly move your body and there, you are ready for the day!
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