Meditation is the art of focusing all of your attention in one area. The practice comes with a myriad of well publicized health benefits, including increased concentration, decreased anxiety and a general feeling of happiness. Although a great number of people try meditation at some point in their lives, a small percentage actually stick with it for the long term. This is unfortunate and a possible reason is that many beginners do not begin with a mindset needed to make the practice sustainable. The purpose of this video is to provide some practical recommendations to help beginners get past the initial hurdles and integrate meditation over the long term. It's important to make it a formal practice.

You will only get to the next level in meditation by setting aside specific time, preferably to start two times a week. To be still start with the breath. Breathing deep slows the heart rate relaxes the muscles focuses the mind isn't an ideal way to begin practice. Stretch first, stretching loosens the muscles and tendons allowing you to sit or lie more comfortably. Additionally, stretching starts the process of going inward and brings added attention to the body. The practice that people nowadays referred to as Yoga is actually known in the West as Asana.

Yoga is more of a way of life that incorporates eight different practices that one should encompass within their lives. Meditate with purpose, beginners must understand that meditation is an active process. The Art of focusing your attention to a single point is hard work and you have to be purposefully engaged Notice frustration creep up on you. This is very common for beginners is we think, hey, what am I doing here? Or why can't I just quiet my damn mind already. When this happens really focus in on your breath and let the frustrated feelings go.

Experiment. Although many of us think of effective meditation as a yogi sitting cross legged beneath the Bodhi tree, beginners should be more experimental and try different types of meditation. Try sitting try line, eyes open, eyes closed, etc. Feel your body parts. A great practice for beginning meditators is to take notice of the body when a meditative state starts to take hold. Once the mind quiets, put all your attention to the feet, and then slowly move your way up the body.

You can include your internal organs This is a video healthy and indicative way that you know you are on the right path. Pick a specific room in your home to meditate. Try to make it a room where you do not work, exercise or sleep. If that is not possible dedicate an area within a room to make it your quiet space. Place candles and other spiritual paraphernalia in the room to help you feel at ease. Read a book or two on meditation, preferably an instructional guide and one that describes the benefits of deep meditative states.

This will get you motivated Jon Kabat Zinn wherever you go, there you are. Nolan Levine, Sharon Salzberg. They're all great for beginners. Commit for the long haul meditation is a lifelong practice and you will benefit most by not examining the results of your daily practice. Just do the best You can every day and then let it go. You can listen to an instructional CD if you have one of those or you can look up stuff on YouTube.

You can input times and what it is you're looking for and even types of meditations generate moments of awareness during the day, finding your breath and being present. While not informal practice is a wonderful way to evolve your meditation habits. Make sure you will not be disturbed. One of the biggest mistakes beginners make is not ensuring peaceful practice conditions. If you have it in the back of your mind that your phone might ring or your kids might wake or your coffee pot might whistle when you will not be able to obtain a state of deep relaxation. Notice small adjustments for beginning meditators.

The slightest physical movements can transform a meditative practice from one Frustration to one of renewal. These adjustments may be barely noticeable to an observer, but they can mean everything for your practice. Use a candle. meditating with eyes closed can be challenging for a beginner. Lighting a candle and using it as your point of focus allows you to strengthen your attention with a visual cue. And this can be very powerful.

Do not stress. This may be the most important tip for beginners and the hardest to implement. No matter what happens during your meditation practice do not stress about it. This includes being nervous before meditating and angry after meditation is what it is and just do the best you can at the time. An important note on this is that I am a total yoga Ranger. And I remember reading one time that it is not yoga or meditation.

If that makes you angry, it's actually yoga and meditation. That brings the awareness that there's anger in your body. So when you feel those things, if you start to like, try to hold it down, it's unfortunate because you'll hold on to it. But if you recognize, well, I'm angry right now that actually acknowledges it, letting it go. Do it with someone. meditating with a partner, a loved one can have many wonderful benefits and can improve your practice.

However, it is necessary to make sure that you set agreed upon ground rules before you begin. Meditate early in the morning without a doubt early morning is an ideal time to practice is quieter, your mind is not filled with the usual clutter and there's less chance you will be disturbed. Make it a habit to get up half an hour earlier to meditate. This being said if you will not set aside that time in the morning, man attaining at any time is better than meditating, not meditating. Be grateful at the end once your practice is through spend two to three minutes feeling appreciative of the opportunity to practice and your minds ability to focus. Notice when your interest in meditation begins to wane, meditation is hard work and you will inevitably come to a point where it seemingly does not fit into the picture anymore.

This is when you need your practice the most. And I recommend you go back to the books or YouTube and become reinvigorated with your practice. Chances are that losing the ability to focus on meditation is parallel with your inability to focus in other areas of your life. Meditation is an absolutely wonderful practice that can be very difficult in the beginning. Use the tips describe to get to the next level.