Meditation - Easy Tools for Success
Do you want to learn how to meditate? Have you tried to meditate
but you keep falling asleep? Or you're not sure you are doing it
right? Do you keep thinking about other things while you are
trying to "clear your mind"?
First you need to decide what type of meditation you want to do.
There are basically two types of meditation - active and
passive. Passive meditation is clearing the mind of all
thoughts. You can then allow your "inner voice" or "minds eye"
to speak to you. Passive meditation is good for reducing stress,
increasing creativity, or just getting in some quiet time.
Active meditation is when you keep your mind active by working
on a particular problem in your life or focusing on
accomplishing certain goals you have set. Using affirmations
while meditating are particularly helpful in this area.
There are many simple techniques to help you meditate. You may
have read about them already. They include breathing techniques,
repeating mantras, sitting up so you don't fall asleep and
visualizing certain objects. These are all good techniques and
will help you accomplish reaching that alpha brain wave level
necessary for meditation.
However, for a beginner, it can be frustrating, especially if
you are not sure that you are reaching the alpha level. There
are tools available that can help you. The easiest way to get
started is with guided meditation cds. These recordings may have
background music or binaural beats designed to help your brain
get to the alpha level. Most of them will have a relaxation
exercise. These are useful for passive meditation.
More advanced techniques for active meditation will have
subliminal messages and/or auditory affirmations depending upon
what goals you would like to accomplish. Some are called
self-hypnosis cds but they really are the same as guided
meditations. These are helpful in keeping you on track during
your meditation. It is very easy to lose your focus when you
meditate and have your thoughts drift off to other areas.
Concentrating on listening to the cds will help you maintain
your focus.
Where can you get these cds and how much do they cost? Believe
it or not, some of them are free! More advanced cds with
subliminal or auditory affirmations are usually less than $25.
There are even guided meditations you can download from music
sites. Some of the cds require a good set of headphones.
Remember, meditation is all about relaxing and de-stressing. If
you find yourself getting stressed out about relaxing, it may be
helpful to use one of these meditation aids to get started.
To find out more about these meditation tools, you can do a
search on google or c
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