MEDITATION
Meditation is state of mind wherein a person reaches out to his sub conscious self. Our day today life is filled with stress and strains. We tend to forget the importance of inner peace and health of our mind. Meditation is very helpful to attain the state of inner peace.Yoga Course in Rishikesh is great opportunity to learn the principles
and practices of meditation.
Some of the meditations which are popular are ‘Om’ meditation, kaya sthyryam, ‘So ham’ meditation, Mantrameditation, and Kundalini or Chakra meditation, Nirvishaya dhyana.etc.
RULES FOR MEDITATION PRACTISE:
To experience meditation in better way one has to follow certain rules and preparations. Some important of them are as below.
TIME:
The best period of the day for the practise of meditation is early morning. From two-hour twenty-four minuets before sunrise, till the time of sunrise, called as Brahmi muhurta is very good to experience meditation. In this time the body and mind and body are in relaxed state. So for all type of meditation practises this time is good.
DURATION:
Every day one has to practise at least 15 minutes meditation. And regularity is very important to get progress in practice.
SITTING POSTION:
The best postures for the practise of meditations are Padmasana, Vajrasana, swastikasana, siddasana. But in beginning days you may feel difficult any of these postures, just sit with crossed legs.
Never sit in the cold floor, Place a blanket beneath you. Traditionally the deer or tigers skin was using for meditation purpose.
CLOTHING:
The clothing for mediation is depends on climatic condition. But one should wear comfortable flexible cloths.
DIRECTION:
Sitting facing towards East is good, one should not sit facing towards south for meditation, and all other directions are allowed.
SEQUENCE:
If you are doing mediation as a part of Yoga session every day, meditation has to do at the last of practise; first one has to do postures, then breathing exercise, at last meditation. If one follows these sequences its effect will be surely more.
BENEFITS:
2. Meditational practices are excellent methods of confronting problems, conflicts, and other disturbances hidden in the normally in accessible recesses of the mind.
3. Most of present day’s health problems roots are in mind, lot of hidden stress, tensions are there in mind, we are not aware of them. The regular practice of meditation is the only solution to overcome from these problems.
4. Meditation reduces the anxiety, increases the tolerance power of the follower.
5. Regular practice of meditation build-up self-confidence, decreases muscle tension in the body.
6. Good to overcome from pre menstrual syndrome in ladies.
7. Reduces the emotional distress.
8. For pregnant ladies also meditation very helpful to get self-confidence, overcome from fear of delivery, so very good to prepare mentally to face delivery.
9. Enhances the immune system of the body, even found useful in treating cancer, AIDS.
10. Increases the serotonin production in Brain, which influences the mood, behaviour, found useful in all stress related disorders. In general for getting a good mental and physical health meditation is an ultimate solution.
RULES FOR MEDITATION PRACTISE:
To experience meditation in better way one has to follow certain rules and preparations. Some important of them are as below.
TIME:
The best period of the day for the practise of meditation is early morning. From two-hour twenty-four minuets before sunrise, till the time of sunrise, called as Brahmi muhurta is very good to experience meditation. In this time the body and mind and body are in relaxed state. So for all type of meditation practises this time is good.
DURATION:
Every day one has to practise at least 15 minutes meditation. And regularity is very important to get progress in practice.
SITTING POSTION:
The best postures for the practise of meditations are Padmasana, Vajrasana, swastikasana, siddasana. But in beginning days you may feel difficult any of these postures, just sit with crossed legs.
Never sit in the cold floor, Place a blanket beneath you. Traditionally the deer or tigers skin was using for meditation purpose.
CLOTHING:
The clothing for mediation is depends on climatic condition. But one should wear comfortable flexible cloths.
DIRECTION:
Sitting facing towards East is good, one should not sit facing towards south for meditation, and all other directions are allowed.
SEQUENCE:
If you are doing mediation as a part of Yoga session every day, meditation has to do at the last of practise; first one has to do postures, then breathing exercise, at last meditation. If one follows these sequences its effect will be surely more.
BENEFITS:
MeditationTechniques are useful for the prevention and management of many of the
psychosomatic diseases. The ultimate benefit of meditation is supreme bliss or
enlightenment; it’s an experience, so difficult to express the enjoyments of
meditation in words. Other than this there are some general benefits, they are
as below.
1. Meditation is very good to attain inner peace and happiness.
2. Meditational practices are excellent methods of confronting problems, conflicts, and other disturbances hidden in the normally in accessible recesses of the mind.
3. Most of present day’s health problems roots are in mind, lot of hidden stress, tensions are there in mind, we are not aware of them. The regular practice of meditation is the only solution to overcome from these problems.
4. Meditation reduces the anxiety, increases the tolerance power of the follower.
5. Regular practice of meditation build-up self-confidence, decreases muscle tension in the body.
6. Good to overcome from pre menstrual syndrome in ladies.
7. Reduces the emotional distress.
8. For pregnant ladies also meditation very helpful to get self-confidence, overcome from fear of delivery, so very good to prepare mentally to face delivery.
9. Enhances the immune system of the body, even found useful in treating cancer, AIDS.
10. Increases the serotonin production in Brain, which influences the mood, behaviour, found useful in all stress related disorders. In general for getting a good mental and physical health meditation is an ultimate solution.
