How to Practice Mindful Mediation

Mediation is a great way of relieving stress. It offers you a way out of your head and out of your stressed out life for a few moments. It offers you a chance to decompress from the stresses of everyday life. It also offers you a chance to just plain relax.

Yet, it can be hard to turn off your mind. It can be hard to learn how to practice any form of mediation, especially one that is called mindful mediation.

What exactly is mindful mediation?

Mindful mediation is a form of mediation that is used to help the practice to gain insight. In this form of mediation, every aspect of the mediation is to be appreciated.

What is the best way to practice this type of mediation?

• Begin by trying your best to concentrate on one object. Focus your eyes onto that object or picture it in your mind.
• Now as you try to relax, slowly begin to only focus on the things that are happening right in the given moment. For example, be aware of the sound of the clicking clock in the room. If there is a breeze blowing in the room, allow yourself to completely feel the breeze.
• Try your best not to think about any of your worries. If they pop into your head, try to push them aside as you begin to pay closer attention to the ticking clock or the object that you are suppose to be focusing on whether it is in your mind's eyes or with your own sight. (Although most people prefers to mediate with their eyes closed.)
• Make sure you are in a position that is comfortable for you. You can mediate sitting on the floor on a yoga mat, sitting in a chair or even lying down on your sofa or bed. The idea is that you are comfortable.
• If your mind begins to wander, don't berate yourself. Just bring your thoughts back to the present. Begin to concentrate on the sounds around you or your own breathing. If suddenly you feel overwhelmed with thoughts or feelings you have been pushing away for some time or haven't dealt with from the past, allow those feelings or emotions to rise to the surface. It may be an indicator that you are now ready to deal with them. However, if the thoughts are too much for you right now, once again concentrate on your breathing and soon you should find yourself under control.
• Once you are done mediating. Slowly, open your eyes. Look around you. Do you feel different? Does your setting look different?

Hopefully, you feel more at centered and more at peace. Continue practicing mindful mediation on a regular basis and soon you may feel more in control of your own self.