Practice for a happier Life.

Mediation is not mystical or inaccessible as some of you may have realized. Meditation is very down to earth and practical and it is available to anyone and everyone. And meditation is regardless to your current religious practices. You can meeditatie for any religion. Although many of the meditations are inspired by ancient and modern spirituality practices... None of tthem require a faith!

If you have no spiritual practice or do not believe in a god or higher Power(s) trying meditations with motivation of simply to create a happier life for yourself. You can meditate by simply creating a special time c0nsciously to focus your mind positive and helpful ways. But it helps to have some direction and guidance as to how to do this.

All the techniques in meditations fall in the four basic categorize -

•     Focusing
•     Thinking
•     Visualizing
•     Experience

Focusing

In the first meditation technique you focus your mind on an object.  The object can be external- A candle, image of your deity, a flower or it can be internal such as your breath or heart beat. The purpose of this technique is to quiet your mind of its constant thinking and attain peace. Focusing on an object helps you calm and center yourself and stabilize your mind.

As a side benefit because you will find it difficult to stop thinking totally you will observe patterns in your thinking process and your emotions. Which will help you learn more about yourself. Focusing during meditation help you focus on whatever you want in the rest of your life. What type of focusing do you do in your daily life?





Thinking

Instead of avoiding thoughts in order to calm, stabilize and focus your mind in these meditations you think about a topic. You might be asking to think about a problem you are current having or an issue such as Anger or a lose of someone. As well as virtues you wish to have or develop. Such as kindness or Patience as well as Unconditional Love. You may meditate on a topic by thinking of it of how to make yourself more positive change yourself. In this way you train your mind to be more positive.




 Visualizing

Many of the meditation will ask you to visualizing something to create a picture in your mind. Visualizing helps you create your reality, manifest your desires and intentions, change your behavior and even alter your body processes.

For example one of my favorite meditations is Tara meditation you visualizing is a very powerful meditation to remove fear and heal illnesses. Visualizing is a very is a very powerful tool in the mediators tool kit. Do not worry if you feel like you are having an issue visiualizing anything .. With a little practice your visiualizing skills will improve over time.





Experience

In some meditation it is requested you to request for whatever comes to you. Like one meditation I will teach you all is of dealing with another person. This meditation is to break barriers between your friendship and intimacy. Or to experience on one of your sense's as well. I love these types because they can make you feel so greatful for things you have.

Each meditation will contain more or one technique may it be of experience or of Focus or Visualizing and thinking. Meditation is great and must be done with constancy preferred.

But you must learn to use meditation to better yourself. Before meditating always set a motive. Before meditating I often suggest someone speaking to themselves out-loud or not about what they wish to accomplish with the meditation

Example

"I wish to do the Tara meditation to get over my fears of Losing love ones."

Emotional Mind

Sometime meditating.. Our emotions take the best of us.
As such our thoughts or external distractions can make your meditation off track on what you are trying to accomplish.
Labeling our emotions will help us see a pattern thus help us see what we are doing and how we react and how we should react.
Before you begin with this meditation-
Take extra care to ensure that your meditation space is a silent and as comfortable as possible. Review yourself with emotions you are currently aware of as you sit down to meditate.

-Steps-
Sit cross Legged on a cushion with your bottom slightly raised. If you cannot sit cross legged, sit on a chair. Keep your back straight. Your shoulders level and relaxed and your chin parallel to the floor. Lower your eyes and focus about three feet away in front of you. Rest your hands gently on your knees.
Breathe normally through the nose, using your abdomen rather than your chest. Check your posture. And relax any part of your body that is tense.
Lower your eyes and focus about three feet away in front of you. Rest your hands gently on your knees.
Begin counting your breath on each exhale and when you reach to ten begin again.
Notice what emotions arise when thoughts occur. Label the emotion such as Happiness or fear and return to focusing on your breath.
As you meditate accept any emotions taht arise. Begin to notice how emotions can be as ephemeral as your thoughts.
Meditate this way for a week. Notice if you become more aware of your emotions. In your day to day life. See if it becomes easier to accept your emtions perhaps not to be cared away by them.