For thousands of years meditation has settled the minds of countless people, you can get a huge range of benefits, reduce your stress and sleep better. Here are some tips to get you started:
1. Find a method that works for you
So many people tend to get a bit confused with all the options when it comes to meditating. It is transcendental better than vipassana. Or would a guided meditation on tape be better than a class where you get in touch with your spirit guide?
It’s all a bit confusing, especially if you’ve never done any kind of meditation before, so the best place to start is somewhere you feel comfortable. If you are not completely comfortable with what you are doing then it will limit the benefit you get.
Take a look and do some research and see what suits you. But don’t use this as an excuse to do nothing! The health and psychological benefits of meditation are undeniable, so keep in mind that either type will give you most, if not all, of the benefits you’re looking for.
2. Set a specific time and place
This is something that many people overlook and it makes a big difference in your meditation practice. By having a time and a place, it’s much easier to develop the habit of doing it daily, and you can find a time when you’re unlikely to be interrupted and a place where you shouldn’t be disturbed. After all, not many people can see someone sitting quietly with their eyes closed without reaching out and asking what the heck they’re doing!
And it’s not like you need to have an entire room set aside for meditation (although that’s great if possible), often a good compromise is to have a corner of a generally quiet room and if you have a mat or something to meditate on. turned on, set it there. Even if you can only use the space while you’re meditating and can’t claim it all day, just having a spot makes it easier to meditate and will help you be in a relaxed state as your mind knows what’s going to happen when you sit here. .
A good time to meditate is early in the morning, it’s quiet and there aren’t as many interruptions. It’s also a great way to start the day with a nice, calm outlook, making it easier to deal with the stress of the day. On the other hand, meditation just before going to sleep is a great way to relax and unwind, and fall asleep in no time. About the only place you really don’t want to have your meditation space is on your lazy boy, in front of the TV, that’s just asking for trouble!
3. Some physical exercise before
This one isn’t essential, but it can really help. If you’ve ever done a yoga session and meditated at the end, you’ve probably noticed that your mind tends to be much quieter than normal. Part of this effect is simply that you have been focusing on your body, not having random thoughts. Going for a jog before meditating can help give you greater calm and make room for your meditation.
4. Don’t get frustrated by an apparent lack of progress.
Often we start meditating and it feels great for a while, but then we feel like we stopped and we don’t move. This is a very common and normal experience and the trick is to be aware of what it is and that it doesn’t matter. Every time you meditate from the first time, you are doing good things. Your mind quiets and your body relaxes. Even if you’ve had a horrible day, a meditation session will do wonders for you.
Progress in terms of calming the mind and spiritual awakening is a subtle process and often has plateaus followed by bursts of rapid development. It seems like the work is often happening far below the level of your awareness and then a big bubble pops up and you realize that the constant effort has been paying huge dividends, even if you weren’t aware of it.
5. Use technology with binaural audio
Now, a lot of purists would have trouble taking the technology down to something as low as meditation, but to their own, I say. Why not take advantage of the availability of advanced brainwave research to combat the onslaught of stressful situations that are also present in our daily lives? The world has changed and not all of us can spend our lives as hermits and spend 5 hours a day meditating. Although this would be great, few people have the slightest chance to do it in our modern world.
So if you can only spend half an hour at night after the kids go to bed, wouldn’t it make sense to make the most of that time? And a little trick that has been researched and is obvious from personal experience is that when you use these technologies, your meditations unaided improve!
The brain gets used to being at a certain level of activity and when you are meditating in the normal sense it is easier to get into a deep meditative state if you have been at that level before. So, philosophical arguments aside, there’s no denying that there’s no real downside to using binaural audio to give you a deeper meditative experience.
Quieting your mind with meditation is an incredibly effective way to sleep better. Stop the thoughts that keep you up at night and find peace in your everyday life. I hope these tips will help you sleep soundly from now on.