Tranquillity and Meditation
Daily routines often make our minds and bodies tired. Other activities can also be affected, such as sleeping and eating patterns. One way to overcome this is by meditation.
Meditation has been practised for 1000 years with the intention of understanding and inspiring life. According to Tara Brach, a renowned meditation trainer in Washington, D.C., meditation is an activity to train our attention to cultivating awareness. For some people, meditation is considered a difficult thing to do and is associated with a belief. However, meditation can be practised by everyone, anytime, anywhere, with ease.
Meditation is not just a matter of sitting up straight in a quiet room because meditation has various types and techniques. Here are some examples of the kinds of meditation.
Guided meditation
This type of meditation uses instructions from both the trainer and the app. Beginners usually use guided meditation to do meditation activities. The usual thing for instructors to do is to explain the mind and then guide how to do meditation and apply it daily.
Calming meditation
Calming meditation is used to make the mind calmer and more concentrated. This method is usually done by focusing on an object and recalling the object when we feel disturbed. This type involves breathing, visual abilities, even physical sensations in practice.
mantra meditation
This meditation uses a matrix repetition technique in the form of words or phrases that contain positive things to increase calm, confidence and prevent disturbing thoughts. This method requires focus and good breathing.
Mindfulness Meditation
According to Tara Brach, mindfulness is the awareness we have about what is happening right now without making any judgments. During this meditation, we focus on our thoughts and emotions at the moment and then let them pass without judgment.
Reflection
This type uses the technique of asking yourself. The use of the second person pronoun will narrow the rational answer that we give.
While there are many different types of techniques, meditation has some common elements:
- Focused mind
Focus is one of the most important and fundamental things when doing meditation. Focusing on the mind will help reduce distractions that can hurt us. This can be done by imagining an object and feeling our heartbeat.
- Relaxing breathing
Inhaling deeply and slowly exhaling can make more oxygen enter the lungs so that the body becomes more relaxed and the mind becomes stable.
- Tranquility
Calmness helps in the meditation process, especially for beginners, because there are not many distractions.
- Comfortable position
Doing meditation is limited to sitting tense and can be in various positions as long as it is comfortable. It would be better to pay attention to your posture still, so you don't get sore later.
Meditation provides various benefits to our bodies, both physically and psychologically. Physically alone, meditation can help lower blood pressure and heart, boost the immune system, improve sleep quality, reduce pain and headaches, and help manage asthma. However, you should still consult the doctor who treats us because meditation can worsen the condition. While the benefits of meditation that can be felt psychologically are, reducing stress, anxiety, and depression, helping to regulate emotions, increasing focus and concentration, increasing creativity, and increasing patience.