Meditation is not a technique but a way of life. Meditation means ‘a cessation of the thought process’. It describes a state of consciousness, when the mind is free of scattered thoughts and various patterns. The observer realizes that all the activity of the mind is reduced to one.
Health Benefits Of Meditation:
- Reduces anxiety attacks by lowering the levels of blood lactate.
- Decreases muscle tension and headaches.
- Builds self-confidence.
- It increases serotonin production which influences mood and behavior. Low levels of serotonin are associated with depression, obesity, insomnia and headaches.
- Helps in chronic diseases like allergies, arthritis etc.
- Enhances the immune system.
- Also reduces the activity of viruses and emotional distress.
TRATAK MEDITATION:
TRATAKA means steady gazing. It is a very simple and beautiful Meditation Technique.
BENEFITS:
- It improves the optic function, both external and internal, such as poor eyesight and visualization abilities.
- It helps develop concentration and mental resolve.
WATER FALL MEDITATION
Plug the ears with the palm (by making its cup as in Yoni mudra) and concentrate on the internal body sounds. At first the sounds will be faint and will progressively become louder. By listening to this sound mind becomes internally focused.
Omkar Meditation: Mantra meditation is the easiest and safest form of meditation and can be practiced by anyone at any time and under any conditions, eg. AUM chanting.
AUM is a root of all mantras. “mantras” is a typical combination of words which affects the surrounding and human beings through the vibrations. These mantras are to be chanted for enormous number of times to get the results. The results are miraculous. AUM is composed of three elements, ‘a’, ‘u’, and ‘m’. the fusion of these three elements is AUM or OM. The three alphabets are pronounced in series.
AUM can be seen through the eyes, listened to via ears and chanted via tongue. It is somewhat similar to concentrate on the above three sense organs, so it is easy to concentrate the mind directly on the object. This is achieved by fixing AUM as a target for meditation on which three sense organs are focused. In addition to this the chanting of AUM has tranquilizing effect on the mind, which helps to concentrate easily.
- The “A” stands for the state of wakefulness, where are sense organs are active.
- The “U” stands for state, in which inward experiences are available.
- The “M” represents deep sleep, when the mind is without desire.
