| There are many meditation techniques in the | | | | moment and circumventing the constant stream |
| world, and many vary from religion to religion | | | | of commentary from your conscious mind, and |
| though the core concept is the same. Meditation | | | | allowing yourself to slip into an altered state of |
| can help your life to an extraordinary degree. | | | | consciousness. |
| However, you don't need to be a Buddhist to | | | | Activity-Oriented Meditation Techniques: With |
| meditate. Meditation can put you in touch with the | | | | this type of meditation, you engage in a repetitive |
| real you, we are spirit and we can realize this and | | | | activity, or one where you can get ‘in the |
| link deep within ourselves. | | | | zone’ and experience ‘flow.’ Again, |
| What is meditation? We think that we are in | | | | this quiets the mind, and allows your brain to shift. |
| control of our mind but that's not the truth. Most | | | | Activities like yoga can all be effective forms of |
| of the time our mind is in total control. That's why | | | | meditation. |
| it makes us depressed, angry or jealous even | | | | Mindfulness Techniques: Mindfulness can be a form |
| though we don't like those feelings. That's because | | | | of meditation that, like activity-oriented meditation, |
| we are used to conditional thinking. If we are in | | | | doesn’t really look like meditation. It simply |
| control of our mind we should be able to be | | | | involved staying in the present moment rather |
| happy regardless of what ever happens in out | | | | than thinking about the future or the past. (Again, |
| side world, right? To achieve that deep mental | | | | this is more difficult than it seems!) |
| relaxation we need to practice our mind. Its not | | | | Focusing on sensations you feel in your body is |
| easy, but its worth trying. | | | | one way to stay ‘in the now;’ focusing |
| Meditation is used by almost all psychics, | | | | on emotions and where you feel them in your |
| clairvoyants and medium readers. All mediums are | | | | body (not examining why you feel them, but just |
| psychic and move to the level of being mediums | | | | experiencing them as sensations) is another. |
| by raising their consciousness to a higher level, | | | | Spiritual Meditating: Meditation can also be a |
| thereby linking into messages from spirit, practice, | | | | spiritual practice. Many people experience |
| practice, and practice with any spiritual subject | | | | meditation as a form of prayer -- the form |
| and the results will show for themselves. | | | | where God 'speaks,' rather than just listening. |
| Types of Meditative Techniques: | | | | That’s right; many people experience |
| There are many different ways to meditate. Here | | | | ‘guidance’ or inner wisdom once the mind |
| I’ll mention some basic categories of | | | | is quiet, and meditate for this purpose. You can |
| meditation techniques so you can understand | | | | meditate on a singular question until an answer |
| some of the main options and how they differ | | | | comes (though some would say this is engaging |
| from one another. This is not an exhaustive list, | | | | your thinking mind too much), or meditate to |
| but it can give you some ideas. | | | | clear their mind and accept whatever comes that |
| Basic Meditation Techniques: This involves sitting | | | | day. |
| in a comfortable position and just trying to quiet | | | | Some of the Benefits of Meditation are: |
| your mind by thinking of nothing. It’s not | | | | 1. Improved concentration 2. Reduction of stress |
| always easy to do this if you don’t have | | | | 3. Mental relaxation 4. Being able to control anger |
| practice with it. But a good way to begin is to | | | | stress/jealousy 5. Cheerful attitudes 6. A |
| think of yourself as an ‘observer of your | | | | distraction from the outside world becomes |
| thoughts,’ just noticing what the narrative | | | | insignificant 7. Positive attitude towards life 8. |
| voice in your head says, but not engaging it. As | | | | Decreased metabolic rate, lower heart rate 9. |
| thoughts materialize in your mind, just let them | | | | reduction of free radicals, reduce tissue damage |
| go. That’s the basic idea. | | | | 10. Slows down of aging process. 11. Decreased |
| Focused Meditation Techniques: With this | | | | irritability and moodiness. |
| technique, you focus on something intently, but | | | | As can be seen there are many benefits, free |
| don’t engage your thoughts about it. You can | | | | from emotional baggage and with more positivist |
| focus on something visual, like a statue; | | | | this should in most cases increase a life span. |
| something auditory, like a metronome or tape of | | | | Search online and you will find many guides to |
| ocean waves; something constant, like | | | | both basic meditation and also more advanced |
| ‘unconditional compassion’. Some people | | | | versions, of which can be used for advancement |
| find it easier to do this than to focus on nothing, | | | | of & also uncovering of your own psychic |
| but the idea is the same -- staying in the present | | | | abilities. |