Would You Trade Five Minutes Of Your Day For Peace?
Would you trade five minutes of your day for peace? Meditation
might seem scary and unapproachable or perhaps you don't even
know how to meditate. The very fact is that you meditate already
without even knowing it. Have you spent more than two minutes in
a row stressing about your job and focusing all your attention
to that stress? That is a form of unconscious mediation. Have
you lain in bed trying to fall asleep only to find yourself
worrying about tomorrow? That is a form of unconscious
mediation. There is no right or wrong way to meditate when it is
conscious and it leaves you with peace and creative energy. It
is time to redirect your negative unconscious mediation into
positive meditation. There are simple, yet effective ways for
the beginner to spend as little as five minutes a day to gain
more peace in their life. This is the most simple.
Try meditating because it is easier than you think it is.
1. Find a quiet place. Turn off all your phones, pagers,
televisions, radios, and any other device that will interrupt
this five-minutes or more of peace. Sit upright or lay down
which ever you prefer. You do not want to be so comfortable that
you fall gently asleep though.
2. Gently close your eyes in a natural manner, do not force them
closed. Notice your breathing. As you notice your breathing you
may notice it slow down and deepen or in some cases this maybe
your first time and you may notice your breathing speed up.
Either fast or slow is fine, what matters is that you are
noticing you're breathing and being conscious of it. If thoughts
come that distract you that's ok to, but redirect your attention
back to your breathing. Just notice your breathing.
3. For additional focusing ability you can try focusing on a
phrase or a word. Choose one that brings thoughts of peace and
happiness. Some examples would be " I am in Beauty" or "Peace is
with me". Do the same as the breathing so if your thoughts
wonder back to your life stress, that's ok, simply redirect your
thoughts back to the words and phrases that you chose.
4. Do this as often or as long as you want. For the beginners,
just try doing this five minutes a day at regular intervals,
such as before work and after work. Once you get more
comfortable and you aren't trying to force anything, feel free
to meditate for longer periods.
Once you have built up a comfort level and found more peace
coming through your life feel free to explore for more ways to
meditate. There are countless forms and ways that will help you
realize the peace that is within you. Remember, you can be
conscious and meditate for peace or unconscious and meditate
about all the problems in your life. The choice is simple.