How do I meditate?
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First off, get yourself in an area where you can be calm and not disturbed. Meditation is more of a mental thing yes, but it takes skill to do with distractions around. Just be by yourself at first, then try in public when you need to.
Now, just close your eyes, sit up straight (preferably cross legged) and breathe. From what it sounds like, all of that stress needs to go somewhere. Breathing helps you feel a lot better, especially starting off. Take deep breaths and try to exist in the moment. This sounds a little mystical, I agree, but try to feel time passing by. Feel each second pass by in a transient flash. All while breathing and sitting up straight.
That should do for starters. I will say that there are many different ways to meditate, but you really need to find what works for you. What works for me? A sort of death meditation I say. It's really me just me actively trying to deny everything around me. It's much, much harder than it sounds, trust me.
If you have any more questions, just quote me and I'll try to get back as fast possible.
Now, just close your eyes, sit up straight (preferably cross legged) and breathe. From what it sounds like, all of that stress needs to go somewhere. Breathing helps you feel a lot better, especially starting off. Take deep breaths and try to exist in the moment. This sounds a little mystical, I agree, but try to feel time passing by. Feel each second pass by in a transient flash. All while breathing and sitting up straight.
That should do for starters. I will say that there are many different ways to meditate, but you really need to find what works for you. What works for me? A sort of death meditation I say. It's really me just me actively trying to deny everything around me. It's much, much harder than it sounds, trust me.
If you have any more questions, just quote me and I'll try to get back as fast possible.
I did this with my drama class and half of them nearly fell asleep xD
First go into a dimly lit room, or a dark room with lit candles. Sit on the floor in a position you're comfortable in, it's best to sit crossed legs with your hands on your knees. Sit upright, no slouching, it'll hurt your back.
I use music, calming music. Find some slow orchestral peaceful music or go to rainymood.com and play it while you're meditating.
Close your eyes. Your eyes are the window into your mind so you must keep them closed to keep all other unnecessary thoughts out.
Breathe in slowly, drawing yourself up to your highest position hold for a second and breathe out. Let your body relax as you breathe out, let your shoulders be released of all the tension. Repeat this. Clear your mind, concentrate on the music. Quietly hum if you can't keep your mind off things, you'll be too focused on the humming to think of anything else.
When you feel calm, get up very slowly in your own time, it might be one body limb at a time but don't jump straight up.
I used to give my limbs a little shake and imagine all the stress and tension was flying out my body.
Follow this up with a nice bubble bath, you should be calm in no time ^_^
First go into a dimly lit room, or a dark room with lit candles. Sit on the floor in a position you're comfortable in, it's best to sit crossed legs with your hands on your knees. Sit upright, no slouching, it'll hurt your back.
I use music, calming music. Find some slow orchestral peaceful music or go to rainymood.com and play it while you're meditating.
Close your eyes. Your eyes are the window into your mind so you must keep them closed to keep all other unnecessary thoughts out.
Breathe in slowly, drawing yourself up to your highest position hold for a second and breathe out. Let your body relax as you breathe out, let your shoulders be released of all the tension. Repeat this. Clear your mind, concentrate on the music. Quietly hum if you can't keep your mind off things, you'll be too focused on the humming to think of anything else.
When you feel calm, get up very slowly in your own time, it might be one body limb at a time but don't jump straight up.
I used to give my limbs a little shake and imagine all the stress and tension was flying out my body.
Follow this up with a nice bubble bath, you should be calm in no time ^_^
I like to do breathing - in through the nose, out through the mouth. Long and slow. Picture something as well. It could be a beach, a field, your pet, a bed, painting a wall, painting... That's how I calm down. Regulate my breathing and picture a scene in which I'm comfortable. If I'm upset and need to calm down... fill in every detail of the picture, down to the patterns on the ground or walls or whatever. If I just want to relax, let it be foggy at the edges and kind of float through it.
That whole 'clear your mind of everything' doesn't work. So just don't hold on to any thoughts that come through.
That whole 'clear your mind of everything' doesn't work. So just don't hold on to any thoughts that come through.
It's something you learn by degrees. It'll be very hard to feel like you're in the right state at first, but with time, you'll find yourself becoming totally calm after just a few minutes.
I recommend doing it outside, in your backyard if you have one. Don't resist sound distractions. What I do, is when I hear cars and birds and whatnot, I don't picture the source of the sound. I just picture sound vibrations reaching my ears.
Keep that in mind, and don't think about anything other than breathing. Breathe slowly and calmly, and try to breathe in through your stomach, like how you see babies breathe. If you have distracting thoughts, don't actively try to shut them out. Just don't hold on to them. You'll find a thought will flicker and then just disappear.
Do this a few times a week, and after a while you should notice that as soon as you sit down and take a few deep breaths, you'll be calm. After that you can start adding things, like visualizations, humming, music. Remember though - you're not meditating to reach some deep insight. The only purpose is to bring yourself one hundred percent into the moment - for just a few minutes, you need to stop thinking about the future and the past.
I recommend doing it outside, in your backyard if you have one. Don't resist sound distractions. What I do, is when I hear cars and birds and whatnot, I don't picture the source of the sound. I just picture sound vibrations reaching my ears.
Keep that in mind, and don't think about anything other than breathing. Breathe slowly and calmly, and try to breathe in through your stomach, like how you see babies breathe. If you have distracting thoughts, don't actively try to shut them out. Just don't hold on to them. You'll find a thought will flicker and then just disappear.
Do this a few times a week, and after a while you should notice that as soon as you sit down and take a few deep breaths, you'll be calm. After that you can start adding things, like visualizations, humming, music. Remember though - you're not meditating to reach some deep insight. The only purpose is to bring yourself one hundred percent into the moment - for just a few minutes, you need to stop thinking about the future and the past.