MEDITATION FOR BEGINNERS | Online Meditation Training Courses

In this article, you will find step by step information on meditation which would help beginners to start their meditation journey.

Points covered in this article:

·       Are you interested to learn meditation?

·       What is the necessity of meditation in our daily life?

·       What does meditation mean for a beginner?

·       What is Meditation?

·       Components of Meditation Practice

·       7 Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners

 

Are you interested to learn meditation?

If yes, then this is a perfect place to start your meditation journey with us. We are glad to support in your meditation journey, learn meditation from the starting point, and find right balance and peace in your life through meditation. In this article, we will give you the basic idea of what meditation is, need of meditation in daily life, 7 easy step by step meditation techniques for beginners.

What is the necessity of meditation in our daily life?

Meditation is an activity of silencing our mind and to remove unnecessary thoughts which disrupts our peace. As we need physical exercises to keep our body healthy, similarly our mind & emotions need meditation to be healthy, peaceful and focused. Meditation is a very powerful tool to integrate our body, mind & heart.

Meaning of Meditation for Beginners:

Meditation means sitting silently with closed eyes, watching incoming & outgoing breath, this is the meaning of meditation for beginners.

After few minutes of sitting in meditation, our body and mind struggles to stay calm, quiet, in few minutes our body develops high state of restlessness and surfacing of negative thoughts.

Due to this, one develops a wrong conception that he/she cannot do meditation; meditation is not their cup of tea. To avoid these misconceptions, one can learn meditation by understanding the following topics.

What is Meditation?

Meditation is considered as a state of deep relaxation & a state of deep restfulness:

Meditation refers to a deep relaxed, restful, and aware state where we experience a deep presence of ourselves and surroundings.

Meditation is considered as A State of Pure Silence & Stillness:

Meditation can be often termed as a state of no thoughts, no-mind or a state of complete silence with no thoughts.

COMPONENTS OF MEDITATION PRACTICE

There are two major components of meditation practice.

i) “Structural Aspect”

This is the Body of the meditation practice, contains different forms of yogic activities at the physical level.

ii) “Psychological Aspect”

This is the Spirit of the meditation. This aspect becomes Mindfulness component of the yogic activities that are being done in meditation as it is related to the mind.

7 Mindfulness Practices for Beginners:

The below mindfulness meditation practices are simple and is suitable for modern lifestyle and for beginners. The below techniques will help you to learn simple ways to reduce stress & anxiety.

 

1) Deep Breathing Meditation

It is a deep, relaxed, mindful breathing activity which helps you to reduce stress, anxiety from your body, mind. This activity heals and rejuvenates the body, mind.

Instructions:

Anytime during the day, when you get time, take a deep relaxed breath and then have a prolong exhalation by slightly opening up the lips. Repeat this mindful breathing at different timings in a day.

2) STOP! Meditation

Georg Gurdjieff, a powerful mindfulness master from Russia, developed this meditation technique. This meditation practice helps one to stay more present, mindful & less tensed while performing the daily activities.

Instructions:

Whenever you remember, STOP suddenly. Be still, silent for a moment, remain watchful of your body & breath. After a min of 30 seconds, continue your work. This sudden STOP! of your body and being mindful of the body & breath provides greater balance and peace to your mind. You can apply this meditation practice in any day-to-day activities.

3) ᾹNᾹPᾹNᾹSATI Meditation

Gautam Buddha developed this meditation technique for the mindfulness & meditation. To know more about this meditation technique, please visit our blog article Anapanasati Yog Meditation

4) Mindful Walking Meditation

This is a mindfulness practice, it can be easily integrated with your morning or evening walk.

Instructions:

Start this meditation practice by walking is a slow pace, gradually bringing the whole awareness to the lower body and aware of your incoming & outgoing breath.

 

5) Mantra Meditation

It is an effective meditation practice to calm the mind. As our mind works without any break, this continuous repetition of mantra gives a sudden break to the thought process and helps your find to calm & relax.

Instructions:

To know more about this meditation technique, please visit our blog article Mantra Meditation

6) Mindfulness Meditation of 5 Senses

One can practice mindfulness through 5 senses. While performing your daily routine activities become mindful of your 5 senses.

·       Mindful Eating

·       Mindful Looking

·       Mindful Listening

·       Mindful Touching

·       Mindful Smelling

7) Sudden Pause of Breath

This sudden pause of breath helps to controlling high thought process & negative emotions.

Instructions:

Whenever you get 2-3 minutes, during the day. Have a sudden pause of breath, stay restful and become aware, pause your breath as long as you can without suffocating yourself, this sudden pause will break the flow of thoughts and helps you to become aware & mindful.

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