What Is Meditation?

All of us do face a constant state of anxiety, fear, and tension due to numerous situations that we might be dealing with everyday. Just try to remember when was the last time when you were sitting alone ideally. We might not realise that spending some alone time every day plays a huge role in our overall development. Always getting indulged in social media or watching a movie in our free time greatly affects our biological clock. You might start getting anxiety attacks if you do not unplug yourself from this toxic technology. One of the most productive ways to achieve this task is meditation.

Meditation is a technique through which an unimaginable state of awareness and attention is achieved. After consistently indulging yourself in methodical meditation you will be able to achieve a higher level of concentration. Do you know, meditation is a technique that has been passed on for many generations? Through this process, you can change your consciousness to unimaginable levels. There is a brand new state of well-being that you might embark upon if you indulge in meditation.

 

Prominent features of meditation

You might have heard about the term meditation a lot of times in your life. Let's go through some of the important features that meditation has:

• Meditation has been there in existence for not hundreds but thousands of years. 

• Almost every major religion in the world including Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity has their own form of meditative practice. 

• You do not need to follow a religious philosophy to start doing meditation. Meditation is an art that does not require you to follow any specific religious activity. 

• There is one more technique that is used in meditation. You might not be familiar with it. It is called the psychotherapeutic technique.

• There are various forms of indulging in meditative practice. 

Major types of meditation

Majorly speaking you should be aware of two types of meditation. We will try to uncover these meditations:

Concentrative meditation

This type of meditation might be difficult for you as in this you have to focus on a specific thing. You should also try to tune out everything else that might be going around you. The only goal that you are trying to accomplish in this meditation is to energize your focus. This can be done by concentrating on any mantra, specific word, or breath. 

Mindful meditation

The target of this type of meditation is to resolve issues that you might be facing which might include depression. This meditation is a state of being aware and involving yourself in the present moment. You should try to make yourself more open, accepting, and aware. 

How to practice meditation efficiently?

Following are some of the prominent methods that are also recommended by a dietician in order to improve your nutrition intake. The following steps will guide you toward achieving the state of most efficient meditation:

1. Pick a spot that is free of any distractions. Try to turn off all of the devices around you. Even if you want some type of instrument then you can play calm and repetitive music. 

2. Do not go through meditation for a prolonged period. Only try to do meditation for a period of 5 to 10 minutes. This will keep you consistent in meditation. 

3. Try to pay attention to the movements of your body and then get comfortable. Get comfortable in any position you want. Your major focus should be to keep your back straight. 

4. The task consisting of 90% of meditation is to focus on your breath. Pay attention to the feeling of each breath. 

5.  You cannot stop your thoughts even during meditation. The only thing that you should try to do is to bring your attention back.