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7 Benefits of Meditation – Day 7

Benefits of meditation are unknown untill you decide to sit with your own thoughts leaving everything aside. In my last blog, I spoke about few frequently asked questions which will help you clear your thoughts about meditation

7 Benefits of Meditation

Benefits of meditation are unknown untill you decide to sit with your own thoughts leaving everything aside. In my last blog, I spoke about few frequently asked questions which will help you clear your thoughts about meditation

Common FAQs Related To Meditation – Day 6

Hi,

This is the 6th Blog of my 21 day Meditation and wellness series. In my last post I tried explaining about few types of Meditation, which we can try. I had also mentioned steps to follow. In this post, I will try to address few frequently asked questions and confusions about meditation.

By the way, did you meditate today?

FAQs Related To Meditation

1. What is the right way of meditation?

Getting lost in thoughts, losing concentration and geting distracted, noticing it, and returning to your rhythm of breathes, is how it’s done. If you are following this, you are doing it right.

2. How to take mindfulness meditaiton?

Mindfulness can be practiced alone, anytime, or with like-minded friends. There are professional ways and many resources, to tap into.  Daily guided meditations are also available by smartphone app, or you can practice in person at a meditation center. 

3. Should I practise everyday?

The more you do it the more you master it,the more you incline with your soul.  You can surely practise it daily, for minimum 5-8 minutes, alter on you can increase the time depending upon your comfort.

4. How does meditation work?

Meditation helps us to connect with self, rewire within. It helps to move from higher frequency brain waves to lower frequency, which activates different centers in the brain.

5. Can we do yoga/exercise along with meditaiton?

Yes, that would be double bonanza. Especially if you include some breathing exercise (Pranayama) it will relax your tensed muscles. You can also work out and do yoga, then meditate at any time of your ease. 

I hope you find these faqs related to meditation helpful and it gives you all a better clarity to take that first step towards your mental wellness. Please take out few minutes daily and focus on your breath.

Please stay home and stay safe.

Love,Priyanka.

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Day 5 – List Five Things You are Grateful For

What are you grateful for?

What is that one thing which keeps you going?

Do you pay attention to your breaths which are continuous source of your life, a never ending, abundant supply of life to your soul? Are you thankful for each breath you breathe, each moment you live, each day you wake up to life?

It feels like we have come back to square one of humanity, as in this situation of lockdown we are so isolated with the outside world that we we can actually use this time to be grateful for little things in our life? Like we used to do in the pre-internet era.

The era in which we believed in more personal connection, when we used to pay attention to little things on our life and appreciate it’s presence around us.

It could be as little as being grateful for the daily cup of tea your mom gives you without asking for it, it could be that uninterrupted wifi connection, it could be your child’s love, it could be the fragrance of the flowers in your garden. It could be even the food you eat in the given scenario, it is just few days since we are under lockdown and in coming days we have no clue what all we would witness.

We hardly pause and reflect, we hardly pay attention to things available to us for free and in abundance, we lack compassion and empathy, just shift your focus and turn within, trust me you will enjoy being there.

So, on the 5th day of offical lockdown in India , I would request to you that besides you meditate or exercise, please list done five things you are grateful for and express your sincere gratitude to it.

Please stay home, stay safe. Take care.

Love,Priyanka

 

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Day 4- Types of Meditation

Types of meditation and its importance. Meditation could help you heal and act as a part of therapeutic process leading to spiritual growth and development.

Own your breath and make it count, in the present scenario when we cannot go outside, I thought of turning inside. I personally follow Nicherin Buddhism, I practise and chant in groups. It has helped me discover a new dimension of human revolution and it doesn’t restricts you from following other things.

Meditation is like that silent prayer you say for yourself and allow yourself to repair from inside, spend sometime with your own body and focus on the rhythms of your breaths. 

Types of Meditation

I have discovered like 25 types of meditation in last one year, some through friends who practise them and some via blogging world. I have always known two-three types of meditation and have found that every type has its own beauty and significance.

I am sharing here five types of meditation which is most commonly adapted as a counter measure to stress and improving concentration, you can add to the list or you can pick anyone of these which suits your need.

Five types of meditation to regain your balance

Sources say that meditaion is one of the most effective method to deal with stress and anxiety. Even if you do not have any stress issues, you can still make meditation a part of your life for a healthy mindset and productive life.

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1. Beginner’s meditation

A best way to getting started is introducing yourself to the practise of meditation and forming a connection with your body. Start with these basic preparation mentioned below:

Sit or lie down or if you have any injury you can also use a chair.
Make yourself comfortable and close your eyes.
Breathe but don’t try to force yourself.
Let breaths come and go naturally.
Fous on your breathing pattern, as you inhale the air and exhale it, try to form rhythm.
if you lose concentration, return gently to your breath.
Do this for 5 minutes per day at the outset and gradually increase your time.

2. Guided Meditation

Guided meditation means meditating under guidance by a trainer following their instructions step by step. Nowadays there are vaious apps available where in you can listen to your favourite kind and follow the instructions. 

You can look into meditation apps available for download in your phones.
You can also access various guided meditations on YouTube. 
Follow guided meditation instructions for few days and once you get into the practise you can do it individually.

3.) Gazing meditation

First ever kind of meditation , I got introduced to at an early age by my dad for better concentration and focus. Also known as yogic meditation, it is usually done focusing on a candle in a dark room and focus on the flame in front of you. All you have to do is:

Sit comfortably with your gaze focused on a single object, such as a candle, waterfall or symbol. For as long as you’re able, don’t blink; maintain relaxation.
Maintain focus until your eyes begin to feel uncomfortable and then close your eyes.
Keep the afterimage of the object in your mind’s eye for several minutes, then open your eyes and start again.

4. Mindfulness meditation

Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. Very important for teh present scenario.

You can actually remodel your brain when you train yourself to be mindful and it has proven life changing impact on individuals. When you try to be aware of your senses or your thoughts you are being mindful. You can start by:

Sitting comfortably,closing your eyes.
Focus on your breathing.
As distracting thoughts enter your consciousness, don’t judge them. Acknowledge them and return back to your rhythm of breaths.
Treat all physical sensations and feelings in the same way you do thoughts: register them, then let them go, returning to breathing.
Extend this practice to everyday activity, remaining “in the moment” of the body’s activity with each new breath.

5. Vipassana

Vipassana is a traditional Buddhist meditation practice from which Western practitioners derived mindfulness. Like mindfulness and other meditations, it starts with the breath.

You need to sit on a cushion, back erect, spine straight and legs crossed.
Concentrate on breathing and the movement of breath through the nostrils; or concentrate on the rise and falling of the abdomen.
As emotions, sensations, thoughts and sounds arise, let them do so without paying attention to them. 
If a perception does capture your attention, note it and label it. For example, a barking dog is “voice.” A car’s honk is “traffic.” A thought about something sad in your life is “thinking.”
After you’ve labeled something, let it go and return to your breath.

Also Read: Day 1- 21 Days Meditation Challenge

So these are the types of meditation I know and in the end, you have to choose what works for you the best. Meditation helps release you from your tendency to brood and dwell on negative thoughts. It increases your discipline, improves your focus and observation skills, decreases anxiety and helps increase awareness of your body, thoughts and surroundings.

Whichever meditation technique you choose, repeated practice will move you closer to liberation, mindfulness and enlightenment.

Please stay at home and stay safe,take care.

 

Love,Priyanka

Fact source: Lifehack

 

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21 Days Meditation Challenge – Day 3

Hi everyone,

Hope you all are doing fine. We are on the 3rd day of lockdown in India. Things are becoming difficult day by day and these are real testing times for human kind as well.

Being a humanity promoter, I wanted to contribute little something via virtual world so I just created this set of episodes whoch will be including some information about meditation, self-awareness exercise and some me time.

In today’s video I am trting to guide you to the meditation process, step by step. I hope it helps someone, please try it, you have nothing to lose and it won’t take more than 5-10 minutes.

Please stay at home and stay safe.

Love,Priyanka

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21 Days Meditation Challenge – Day 2

Hi everyone,

In continuation to my last post, this is my attempt to guide you to start meditaion and connect with your innerself. My videos are in Hindi Language.

In this video, I am trying to prepare you for meditation. Things to be noted before we get started.

21 Days Meditation Challenge – Day 1

Hello everyone,

I hope you all are doing fine and staying home, staying safe. India is officially lockdown for 21 days, it is a tough time for all us, worldwide.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic this is the most difficult time we are witnessing as humans, this whole hting is not only creating havoc but instilling fear inside everyone with each passing day.

Being a mental health blogger and promoter, I wqanted to contribute, although I am not keeping well form quite sometime but as a society this is the time we should come forward and contribute in any way possible. Atleast we can help each other by being there for each other.

With this thought, I have initiated a very small attempt to spread wellness from my end. I am not a professional but I believe that meditation, Yoga, and Pranayam do help to gain inner strength and that is all we need at this moment of lockdown.

I am going to post some videos, some blogs, quotes and tasks for whole 21 days as a contribution from my end. I pray for all of you.

Please stay at home and stay safe. take care.

Love, Priyanka

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21 Day Meditation Challenge

Hi everyone,

So we are locked down for next 21 days, I am sure everyone is taking all the necessary steps to stay safe. Meanwhile, I thought of being a little helpful in saving your sanity by this 21 days Meditation Challenge. I will be sharing some tips and daily tasks until the next 21 days starting from tomorrow.


This is not a test but it is said that if you practice something for 21 days it becomes a habit. So let’s help each other in this tough time.

I will be sharing a post daily on my Instagram handle and will try to post here as well. So lets make the most out of this time.

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Are you going to join me?

Blog Prompts For Itchy Fingers

Hi,

This blog is a list of blog prompts for itchy fingers, who want to write but when they sit to write they fall short of topics or cannot decide what they should write about.

I have been blogging over three years now and have tried my hands on many topics untill I discovered mental health and wellness as my true niche.

Before entering into professional blogging with my brainchild Sanity Daily, I have been blogging on various topics. this blog is still my happy place to be as I can write anything here without adhereing to any niche or SEO parameters.

I will try to curate a list of atleast 35 topics for a blog and also provide with some useful tips to keep in mind while writing a blog/article.

Blog Prompt for beginners: Can’t decide what to write?

Let me help you a little