Stress is ubiquitous in contemporary life. Our lives, our relationships, our jobs, all demand more from us than we can possibly give them. Even people who’ve always been good with stress are overwhelmed. Meditation, however, has a way of smoothing out all the rough spots. In meditation, your mind and body relax at the same time.
You gain a kind of perspective that makes it easier to see past the irritations and problems of everyday life. Meditation, in short, may help you find more satisfaction in ordinary things. That’s one reason meditation has become so popular. Even people who usually don’t like meditation are giving it a try. People at prestigious universities and medical schools, for example, are discovering the benefits that meditation can bring to their study. So, if you’re wondering how meditation can help you, here are a few suggestions:
- Find a comfortable place to sit. A chair is good, but an upright cross-legged or sitting on the floor position is also okay.
- Don’t expect to get anything right away. Meditation is like a muscle: the more you use it, the stronger it gets. * Keep your mind focused on the present. Don’t think about past or future.
- Don’t judge yourself. Meditation is not about self-improvement or self-improvement. It is about not making yourself crazy.
- Be careful not to slip into thinking, “oh, this works!” or “this doesn’t work.” All experience, even unpleasant experience, can be turned to meditation.
- Don’t expect to learn anything. Meditation is not an intellectual process. It is a way of training your brain to pay attention, and to do that, you have to relax it. Don’t try too hard. Meditation is not like gym workouts. Try to relax as well when practicing meditation
