Mindfulness Meditation Beginners Introduction
Mindfulness meditation a beginners guide to taking the right steps to meditate. Let’s talk about mediation!
MEDITATION
If I mention the word “meditation”, the first thing a lot of people think is: it must be something to do with religion – especially Buddhism – or it’s something hippies used to do in the 1960’s.
However, these are misconceptions. While meditation does form part of Buddhist rituals, it’s not something directly linked to that faith – or any faith when it comes to it. Meditation is certainly not “new age”; in fact it’s quite ancient.
MOST COMMON
Probably the most common type of meditation is known as “mindfulness”.
Basically, the goal with Mindfulness is to be “aware” and to be “present” of your own thoughts and to reflect on them.
This form of meditation doesn’t encourage you to try and empty your mind like some other forms of meditation; which is good, because this can be very difficult for beginners, and is often the reason why people give up on meditation. Instead, the objective with mindfulness is simply to let your thoughts “drift by like clouds in the sky”.
AWARENESS
Mindfulness mediating allows you to become more aware of what thoughts you actually tend to have.
Making it easier to spot negative thought patterns that might be causing problems. This type of meditation has also been shown to reduce anxiety. This method of mediation is almost as effectively as anxiety-reducing drugs.
OTHER TYPES
There are many types of meditation, such as Transcendental/Potential /Healing /Serenity.
That DO require you to empty your mind of thoughts. When thoughts start to creep in, you can revert to mindfulness and still reap the benefits.
Audios and Books an also be found on the various methods of meditation and the benefits
POVERTY TO FREEDOM
