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Meditation Techniques for Beginners: 5 Easy Tips
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Benefits of meditation
...include stress reduction, sharpened concentration, and improved circulation to start.
Once you begin to practice, you'll soon experience a quieter mind, a more open heart, and a sense of inner freedom.
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Be comfortable in a quiet place
To get started, it doesn't matter whether you sit or lay down as long as you are comfortable.
You can sit cross-legged, on the floor, or on a chair. Then have the palms of your hands face the sky.
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Become "present"
Become totally aware of your current surroundings. What do you hear? How does it feel to sit? Do you feel tension? Where are your thoughts?
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Focus on your breath
As you take long and deep breaths, feel your breath move from your lungs and out through your nostrils or your throat.
Try your best to be as focused as possible.
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Feel your body
Once you're focused, take notice of your body and how each body part feels. Start with the toes and work your way up to your head. If your mind continues to wonder then bring your thoughts back to your breath.
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“Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally. And then I sometimes add, in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.”
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- Awareness: Focus on developing awareness.
- Non-Judgement: Witnessing an experience or sensation without attachment or criticism.
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Concentration meditation
Concentration meditation involves focusing on a single point.
In this form of meditation, you simply refocus your awareness on the chosen object of attention each time you notice your mind wandering. Through this process, your ability to concentrate improves.
Mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness meditation encourages the practitioner to observe wandering thoughts as they drift through the mind.
Through mindfulness meditation, you can see how your thoughts and feelings tend to move in particular patterns.