Choose a convenient time
Meditation is very essential for today’s environment. It should be done fully
at your convenience. Choose a time wisely. The hours of sunrise i.e. early morning
(4 AM to 6 AM), and sunset (6 PM to 7 PM), while nature transitions between day
and night, are also ideal for the practice of meditation.
Choose a calm place
The place of meditation is very important. It should be very calm. Just like a
convenient time, choose a place where you not likely to be disturbed. Quiet and
peaceful environment make the meditation experience more relaxing and enjoyable.
Sit in a relaxed posture
Your posture also makes a huge difference. Make sure you are not emotional, relaxed,
steady and comfortable. First you have to sit straight with your spine erect. You
always keep shoulders and neck relaxed, and the eyes should be closed throughout
the process. You may choose Padmasana or Vajrasana for meditation, which is the
best meditation posture.
Keep a relatively empty stomach
A good time to meditate is before having a food. After having the food you should
not meditate, but you can meditate after 3 hours after having the meal. If you are
hungry, you should not meditate, because hunger cramps you may even keep thinking
about food.
Start with few warm-ups (yoga)
Sukshma yoga exercises or few warm-ups is recommended before sitting to meditate
which will helps to improve your blood circulation, and it removes restlessness
and makes your body feel lighter. So you can sit steadily for a longer time.
Take a few deep breaths
Before doing meditation you should take some deep breaths or Nadi Shoothi, or
Pranayama is always a good idea. It leads the mind in to a peaceful.
Meditate
Now, this is the stage of meditation. For beginners initially you should meditate
atleast 10 to 15 minutes. During the meditation process you should not think anything;
you should concentrate on your breath process i.e, inhale and exhale. This breath
process should be natural. You can also extend your meditation time for more than
hour.
Open your eyes gently and slowly
Now you come close to the end of the meditation process. Now, open your eyes gradually
and take some time for an active. Now you can feel your mind will be tranquilize
and very calm. Meditation is a life changing process.
Benefits of meditation
- Helps to improve your knowledge, skill
- Helps to know why are you here, what you are doing
- Helps to improve your memory
- You can become genius
- You can invent and discover many things
- Helps to take rational decision
- Helps to control anger
- Lowers you high blood pressure
- Helps to improves your immune system
- It will increase your enthusiastic level
- Improves your behavior and habits
- Helps to decrease tension, headaches, ulcers, muscle and joint problems, insomnia
etc.
- Reducing anxiety
- Emotional stability improves
- Creativity and Innovation increases
- Helps to increase your happy
- You intuition will develops
- You can gain clarity and peace of mind
- You can achieve your goal very easily
- Helps to solve the problem