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Article #6: Six Steps To Unleashing The Peace Within

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Six Steps To Unleashing The Peace Within conjucent to helping you find that inner
We live in a hectic and uncertain world, peace. Baroque music is built on 60 beats
with violence and chaos surrounding us per minute, which funnily enough is the
every minute of the day. We are getting same as what our hearts should be doing.
busier and busier and being bombarded What some research has shown is that
with commercialism and adverts from every listening to music that has 60 beats per
angle. Just like many of us I have been minute actually increases the alpha waves
looking for a way to break the constant that cause calmness on both the left and
information overload to help give my mind right side of the brain. The outcome of
a chance to relax and after many years of this is that you will becom calm and
studying and test trying the art of relax, similar to if you whistled a tune.
meditation by many of the great religions Research has also shown that this "alpha
like Budhism I have found a simple six state" can help in your learning process,
step formula that helps me to unleash the creativity and more importantly becoming
inner peace that really wishes to come more calm.
out. Step 4 - Focus on Your Breathing. Breath
Step 1 - Find a cool quiet place In and Out
The first step in unleashing your inner Now that we have the elements we need to
peace is to find somewhere that will meditate, it is now time for you to try .
allow you to feel safe whilst meditating My preferred way to sit when I meditate
and undisturbed. Some of the sorts of is to cross my legs and to place my hands
places you might consider are sitting on on my knees with my open palms up. If you
the ground in the garden, near a river, can not cross your legs simply sit with
or if you are like me and bound to the your legs layed out flat. If you are
city, simply sitting in your lounge room sitting in a chair, simply spread your
will suffice. There are though a few key leg apart a little and place your hands
things that you must consider - on your knees.
There should be little traffic noise The next step in the path towards peaces
There is Nothing worse than to just start is to close your eyes and to breath in
meditating to hear the sound of the air deeply and then slowly exhail the air.
brakes on a truck going off or an You need to consistently repeat this
ambulance or police car going past. process but whilst you are doing this,
Be Free From Distractions there are a few important things to
When you first start meditating you will remember. When you first start to
find it maybe difficult to get started meditate you will find that as you relax,
but with a little practice, and that is the things that bothered you during the
the fun part, you will find over time day will start to resurface and come to
that you will get better at it but in the the forefront of your mind and we need to
early stages a little distraction from stop this during your meditation period
your children or noise can make it very because if you do not, you can end up
difficult. being more stressed then when you
You Must Feel Safe started. Whilst you are breathing, simply
With todays society being the way that it look into the depths of the darkness and
is, you must have a sense of well being clear you mind.
before starting your meditation. If you If you are finding it difficult to let
have a sense of insecurity you will find go, try this technique. Whilst breathing
that it is very difficult to release your in slowly, concentrate in your minds eye
anxieties and most importantly your on the number one and focus on the number
thoughts. as you exhail. Then as you take your
Be Comfortable second breath, change the number one to a
Most meditation periods usually will last number two and then focus on the number
around 20 minutes. When you first start two and maintain that focus as you
off you may find that it takes a good 10 exhail. With each new breath, focus on
minutes to get to a point of being the next number. However, if at any time
relaxed so make sure that you sit on a your focus gets away from you and you
comfortable surface before starting the start thinking about making dinner or
meditation process. I am a great believer what you are going to do tomorrow, then
in sitting on the floor however if you simply restart from the number one. You
find it difficult to sit upright for any will find that after a while using this
period of time, simply sit against the process will really help you to maintain
wall. Doing this can also help you with that focus and start to bring out that
your sense of feeling safe. If you find inner peace a lot quicker.
it more comfortable sitting in a chair, If you are having difficulty sleeping I
try your meditation that way. I do not find that using the counting process and
recommend sitting on a couch simply the breathing process really helps a lot.
because you run the risk that you may Once again it does take time to master
fall asleep and whilst that is great the technique but the more you practice
before going to bed, it is not the better you will get at it.
recommended as the outcome to the Step 5 - Clear Your Mind
meditation process. Once you have mastered the process of
Step 2 - Use a Light Incense breathing and getting into a relaxed
Depending on where you are, you may find state, the next stage is to clear your
that a light incense will help you break mind. This can take a little bit of work
through the barriers when you first start and will take a while to conquer but when
meditating. If you are like me and are you do conquer it, you will really no
constantly on the rush and stressed, when what inner peace is. To clear your mind,
you first stop you might find that it is you will simply not think of anything but
really difficult to focus on your just exhist. The key to clearing your
meditation because of the buzz running mind is to focus on the space around you
through your blood so using a light (whilst your eyes are closed) without
incense like lavendar can certainly help. thinking about a thing.
You can purchase incense from any number When you do this, an overwhelming sense
of stores like chinese food stores, of peace will come over your. You will
oriental food stores or even some of the find that the endorphins will give you a
mystics stores and there are certainly tingling feeling through out your body
many places on the web where you can and you will be extremely calm. You will
purchase a light incense. Be warned find as time goes on that you can in fact
though that it is illegal in some turn the tingling on at your own will but
countries to buy incense via mail order that comes with practice.
and more so only buy from a reputable Step 6 - Feel the Rush of Peace
dealer as you never know what you could The Budhists talk of meditating to reach
be importing. enlightenment and whilst it can take a
Step 3 - Put some quiet music on life time or two to achieve that, I can
The saying, "Music Soothes the Savage certainly say that when you do get to
Beast" is never a more truer statement that point where you have let go of your
then when trying to find your inner world surroundings and you are at peace its
of peace. Playing some quiet music will certainly feels like a whole new world.
certainly help soothe the buzz you have At the very least, not being stressed and
after a hard day but be very cautious on feeling that constant buzz caused by the
the type of music you choose. You need to pressures of our day-to-day lives, will
ensure you choose music that will slow certainly give you a new definition of
you down rather than increase your heart normal.
rate. When you feel that your time for
Many meditation gurus will recommend meditation is over, slowly allow your
music like flowing water, a rushing mind to start to think. You will find
stream or the sounds of the great that its actually a lot easier than you
outdoors, which will all certainly be think. Then slowly open your eyes and
suitable for this process but what I find become more aware of your surroundings.
the most useful is music from the Baroque Give yourself a good five minutes before
period. you rush to get up but when you do, you
The music from this period has particular should feel a sense of calm and peace
elements that make it suitable and more around your body, mind and soul.






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