| Learning to meditate can help someone if they | | | | This is concerned with concentrating. You do this |
| feel like they are going to get out of control. | | | | by concentrating to the point that is in the middle |
| Some research has indicated that it could be easy | | | | of your eyebrows. By keeping the mind and |
| to find a way to relax yourself, if you just center | | | | energy focused and internalized. You should |
| yourself and look out the window, as distracting | | | | continue to do this for about five minutes, and |
| yourself from the situation may help you relax. | | | | finish with a prayer. Practicing this kind of tense |
| So, by taking your eyes towards a landscape can | | | | and relax exercise can release the tension that |
| reduce you heart rate in a stressful situation. | | | | you have build up in your body, together with the |
| However there are also some other techniques | | | | breathing exercises. It can be helpful to include a |
| for meditation. | | | | pray in your meditation, this will make you |
| The first one is to sit up straight. Sit up straight | | | | remember why you are meditating in the first |
| away from you chair to get a nice straight line in | | | | place. |
| your back. Put your fit, firmly on the floor, (if you | | | | Practicing a form of meditation requires you to |
| can) and put the arms and palms turned facing | | | | stay still as you want to keep the energy |
| upward towards you, and place them at the joint | | | | centered. To stop your self from moving, think of |
| of your thighs, close to your stomach. | | | | the body as a solid rock. Your eye position should |
| Then relax your body, by inhaling through the | | | | always be steady and closed, with your eyes |
| nose, with one long inhalation and one short one, | | | | looking ahead. You should let your breath flow |
| so a double breath. It is probably best to do a | | | | naturally after the breathing exercises, as you |
| short breath first. Hold the breath and the tension | | | | may notice that the pauses between them will be |
| in your body for about five seconds, then exhale | | | | longer. |
| via the mouth with a double breath, as you do | | | | It is up to you how long you want to meditate |
| this it will then throw the tension out of your | | | | for. However it is best to meditate where there |
| body, and repeat this about seven times. | | | | are no distractions. So, a small room or some |
| Following this, breath in slowly and count to eight. | | | | where in your bedroom. Keep it simple, you only |
| Then hold it for another 8 seconds, then exhale | | | | need a chair and a cushion to sit on. |
| with the same count. Continue without pausing, by | | | | Meditation can be quite helpful in times of stress. |
| inhaling, holding and exhaling by the count of eight. | | | | Every meditation technique that you do may be |
| This is known as the measure breathing exercise. | | | | different, the choice is always yours. You do have |
| You repeat this exercise from at least three to | | | | to feel comfortable. Learning how to practice |
| six times. | | | | meditation can go a long way in helping you to |
| Another form of meditation is meditation proper. | | | | relax and de-stress. |