Why You Should Learn To Meditate
Spiritual meditation at its very basic level is primarily focused on being present, or mindful, in the current moment. Also, perhaps more importantly, it is about focusing on your breath. You will begin by focusing on your breath which will initially feel rather boring. Remember, it is important to master the technique of mindfulness as well as your breathing techniques.
Meditation can help you to:
- reduce stress and be more relaxed, therefore enjoy life more,
- achieve more mental clarity, better memory and recall,
- increase creativity and improve problem-solving ability
- bring your body into balance, improve overall health, normalise blood pressure, etc.
- improve your overall physical appearance, skin tone, muscle relaxation, etc.
- be (and appear) more confident, calm, and thus in control
- …and lots more wonderful stuff.
And, if you’re interested in going a little deeper, meditation can also help you to become more in touch with who you really are. In other words, it can help you find and know who you really are. Not what the world has told you – or is telling you – that you are… or what others think, believe or want you to be. But, who you really, truly are.
You get to connect with your essence. And, as such, you start to align more with your true purpose, and with life itself.
Ultimately, you don’t really need a reason to meditate. Or rather, you shouldn’t need a reason. However, if a reason is what you need to motivate you to do it regularly, so that you can enjoy all the amazing benefits, then that’s just fine. Nothing wrong with that at all.
The reason why people meditate and adopt the practice into their daily life will range in the reason given from person to person. The reason why someone wants to begin in meditation may very well be different from the reason why they continue meditation. To keep things simple we will start with the basic benefits that meditation will bring to you.
Mindfulness meditation has been known to have the biological effect of reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Science has named this effect Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR). It is said that with being mindful and present we are able to redirect our attention and focus away from negative thought patterns into healthy and rehabilitative thought processes.
Another benefit of practicing spiritual meditation consistently are more basic things like improving your focus, concentration, and discipline. You will be more apt to making quick decisions, and less apt to change your mind. You will be more sure of what you want to do and how you want to do it because you will be more sure of what you want.
Breathing Techniques:
Practising this meditative breathing technique will become the foundation of many other meditation techniques. As you advance you will find that the breath is at the core of all meditation techniques like White Light Meditation.
To practice, you will first want to sit in your preferred meditation posture. Ensure that you are in a quiet, safe space where you won´t be disturbed. You will then just breathe and focus your attention into your breath. You do not need to try and force the breath out faster or try and breath in deeper.
Just breathe, naturally. Experience your breath.
Allow the breath to come in and fill the expanses of your lungs and then release. Allow your lungs to completely empty before taking your next breath.
Paying attention to yourself in this way will help grow your focus and concentration. It is also a strong form of self-love that encourages and opens up deeper gateways into the realms of your consciousness and awareness.