What is Meditation?

 Meditation(Dhyana) is the seventh limb of Ashtanga Yoga and it is an exercise to your mind which promotes mental growth.

 Meditation is cutting off your thoughts while cultivating a deep connection with your breath.

 The brain slows down when you focus all of your attention on your breathing while you meditate, since there is nothing else to distract it, and subsequently, it becomes one with your inner soul.

 With practice, you can master meditation just like any other art.

 What happens when you master Meditation?

 The persistent practice of meditation activates your third eye(Agya Chakra) which induces cognitive thinking. Meditation deepens your spirituality and transforms you into a beautiful human being inside out. The highest level one can achieve through meditation is to reach Sahasrara Chakra which unites them with supreme power. This is the final step of Ashtanga Yoga where you attain Samadhi, a state of ecstasy.





Tips for beginners-

 Here are some ways to start with meditation:

 

  1. Use something as a focal point, be it a dot on the wall, your favorite God's idol or anything else that grabs your attention for a bit longer.
  2. Try chanting "Om", concentrating on how the sound travels from your navel to your mouth.
  3. You can simply scan your body from toe to head and observe every sensation you are feeling.

 

Gradually shift your focus on how you breathe in and how it travels through your body and how you breathe out.

 

Sitting posture for meditation-

 

Most of the time, people wonder what sitting posture is best for them, which posture will give less distraction, and which posture will not give them backache if practiced for a longer time. Remember, your comfort is the top priority.

 

Sit comfortably in any posture. If you want to meditate without fussing much about posture, try these comfortable meditation chairs.

 

Benefits of Meditation-

 

Meditation offers plenty of physical, psychological, and emotional benefits. Here are just a few of them

 

For better physical health:

 

●     Boosts immunity

●     Helps fight alcohol addiction

●     Helps in pain management

●     Aids in getting better sleep

●     Helps BP patients and heart patients

●     Helps chronic disease patients

 

For mental health:

 

●     Reduces Stress

●     Increases patience and endurance

●     Increases mindfulness

●     Improves self-awareness

●     Improves listening skills and empathy

●     Induces positive thinking

●     Improves memory and concentration

●     Improves communication skills

●     Makes you more disciplined

 

 For emotional benefits:

 

●     Balances mood swings

●     Helps with anger management

●     Helps fight depression and anxiety

●     Guides you towards spirituality

●     Increases emotional stability

 

Where to do meditation-

 You can choose

 

●     A room which is free of bad odor, pollution and noise.

●     A place close to nature.

●     A temple or ashram

 

 

A lot of people prefer to meditate outdoors like on a grassy or forested area, or on a mountain top, or on the beach, so they end up either getting wet or dirty or uncomfortable with a not-so-good floor. Try these easy-to-carry, flexible, easily foldable, sturdy, washable cushion feel meditation chairs with recliners. These chairs are perfect for pranayama, meditation, sitting breathing exercises, chakra healing, Mudra healing, relaxation, outdoor camping, etc in addition to giving comforts of household chairs. These chairs are a very good investment if you want to fall in love with meditation.

 

How to enhance meditation-

 

●     Light a scented candle, and get immersed in the pleasant smell and concentrate on the candle flame.

●     Play relaxation music and put complete focus on music.

 

How to deepen meditation-

 

●     Do meditation along with pranayama to get benefits of both.

●     Do meditation with mudras to get desired results.

●     Do meditation by chanting prayers to attain spirituality

 

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