Meditation- Best Way To Relieve Stress
Written by James Davis
One of the best ways to naturally relieve your stress is
meditation. One of the beneficial techniques, in meditation is
learning how to breathe correctly. It can produce feelings of
relaxation and peace by helping to calm your mind and many
other physical benefits to your health.
Meditation is usually thought of with religious and spiritual
connotations but doesn’t have to be. It is a natural way to
disperse anxiety and stress from your mind and body. You do not
have to be Hindu or Buddhist on a spiritual quest, you just need
the desire to reduce stress and achieve a more calm state of
mind and body.
The goal is to reach a state of balance with your body, mind
and spirit. First off you should find a nice, quiet place all
to yourself. Get yourself comfortable, there are no rules for
physical positioning in meditation but the lotus position is
the most popular. The lotus position is just sitting relaxed
with your legs crossed, your spine straight. Keeping your back
straight is very important, it improves circulation and lets
you take in deeper breathes which is also very important in
achieving relaxation and a major part of meditation.
When you have found that nice, quiet place and are seated
comfortably it is time to start your relaxation and calming
breathing therapy. You can choose to be quiet or sing or hum as
long as your mind is clear of all the outside stimuli.
To achieve a calm and relaxed state you must have all the parts
of your body, even if you must do it mentally one by one, relax
as you take in slow, deep breaths. These breaths are called
cleansing breaths, they cleanse the body with oxygen and help
you to clear your thoughts and mind. After that breathe
normally, holding all exhales while counting to eight, and
inhales to the count of four. This will keep your mind occupied
and clear of other intruding thoughts.
You can use meditation as often as you like unlike chemical and
synthetic medications there are no side effects to worry about.
Your mind and body can even benefit with just a minute or two
of meditation, but 20-30 minutes or so is recommended and the
popular allotment of time to achieve long lasting results for
your health.
Meditation has been proven in studies to aid in reducing heart
rate, blood pressure and producing positive brain waves. It is
an all natural technique to relieve stress as opposed to
medication that can overall cause damage to your body in the
long run.
Mediation is even used commonly in many hospitals to reduce
stress of terminally ill patients or those with chronic
illness, stress is a contributor to many health related issues.
Dr. James Austin, a neurophysiologist, in a report that was
later confirmed with brain imaging, that meditation does cause
certain beneficial effects in brain circuitry.
Many studies and much research have confirmed that there is a
direct link between good health and reducing stress. Meditation
and breathing techniques cause changes in your body chemistry,
blood pressure, metabolism and so much more.
You many just want to try what many health care experts and
people like you all ready know, that meditation and proper
breathing techniques are a great way to improve your overall
health and state of mind.
About The Author: James Davis is a staff writer at
http://www.ultimate-relaxation.com and is an occasional
contributor to several other websites, including
http://www.fitness-digest.com.
