What is Meditation?

You might have seen people sitting quietly, in an upright position, with their eyes closed and breathing deeply. Well, this practice is a lot more than it seems to be. Meditation is not just about sitting with eyes closed; it is a practice that goes on within the body. It involves the mind, soul, and your physical form. This is an ancient practice that was used to attain good mental health. As mental and physical health are all correlated, meditation was used to attain overall well-being. Earlier, the lifestyle was not so sedentary, but Meditation was used as a holistic practice. The advent of modern medicine took away the light from the effective holistic practices. People started drawing back the time they could give to their health and switched to modern medicines for instant relief without knowing how harmful they could be in the long run. A limited Medication is okay, but relying on modern chemical medications even for a small headache is not a good choice. What to do? Now, after trying and testing harmful approaches to living, the human race finally went back to its roots and started using the ancient holistic practices once again. So, Meditation is one of those rare old practices that has tremendous healthy effects on human health.

The Meaning of Meditation

Meditation is a practice in which you clear your mind and thoughts using various physical and mental techniques. It uses various methods to remove stress from your mind, which is a great source of illness. It simplifies your thoughts and enhances the working and power of your brain. It also strengthens your soul and helps your physical health in various holistic ways.

Types of Meditations

There are various techniques used in different communities for Meditation. There are different forms of Meditation coming from different corners of the world. But every Meditation is as effective as the other. Different medications can be used for healing different ailments. Let's dive into some important types of meditation:

1- Body Centred Practice: This is the first type of Meditation practice widely practised. The aim is to scan your whole body and inner self. Here you go through the bothersome and toxic thoughts within you, breathing consciously to let them flow and attain a calm mental and physical state.

2- Contemplation Technique: Here, you are challenging your mind by putting up a question or contradiction. Now, while you are exhaling and inhaling and sitting with your eyes closed, you do not have to let any external factor or thought disturb you or make your mind wander from the goal. This helps you in gaining better concentration and improving your brain power, which in turn strengthens your body as well.

3- Emotional Practice: In this type of Meditation, you need to practice on any of your emotions, like how you can be kind to others. How can you be more loving, or how can you control your anger? This helps you to strengthen emotions and become a strong and self-controlled human. Winning over your weaknesses also makes your mind work nicely, leading to better physical health.

4- Mantra Chanting: You can practice this Meditation to cleanse your inner self and fill yourself with positive energy. Here, you chant the mantra loudly, focusing on every word, every vibration of the sound you are producing, you are at the same time understanding nd acknowledging the emanation of that mantra. This awakens you spiritually, enhances yourfocusm removes stress and anxiety and connects you to the higher self. The glow of too much positivity within you reflects on your ooterself ensuring a great aura and health.

5-Movement Meditation: In this type of Meditation, you need to meditate while performing various movements in your body, it could be breathwork, holding and practising any hand mudra, or using some props. This should be a guided practice. This helps in achieving better physical health, strength, mental clarity, and self-awareness. Different mudras ensure different benefits to the body. Therefore, mixing Meditation with various modifications ensures double benefits.

6- Visual Meditation: Imagine watching something and concentrating on it without being bothered by anything outside or your thoughts. You can perform this with your eyes closed by imagining a virtual object and imagining it. It can be made religious if you want to concentrate on something religious, like your deity's name or idol. This helps in maintaining and improving the functioning of the brain. It enhances your memory, your focus, and your concentration, and helps you in gaining various health benefits arising from a healthy and stress-free mind.

7-Mindfulness: Mindfulness Meditation is another type of meditation very famous today. This is quite similar to our first type, that is, centred Meditation. Here, you do not have to control your thoughts; do not get bothered, just let them pass. Being unaffected by whatever negative comes to your mind, you can achieve peace in your life, which in turn leads to overall wellness. 

Benefits of Meditation

There are various benefits of meditation, which are as follows:

• Enhances your brain function.
• Improvs memory
• Improves focus
• Improves mental health
• Strengthens your soul
• Helps in fighting stress, anxiety, and depression.
• Ensure a healthy mind, soul, and body.

How Does Mediation Work?

Much research has shown that Meditation improves the functioning of our brain cells and makes them healthy. We all have neurons that are connected to form a network, ensuring various signalling in our different body parts. The brain ends the signals. Meditation helps in activating the brain cells and ensuring better and healthier functioning of the brain. When you are mentally strong, your physical health is never compromised. For example, Mediation teaches you to be unaffected by any toxicity outside. When you are unbothered by toxic thoughts, you won't stress out, you will manage the situation well, and no stress pile-up will also protect your physical health from stress-related health issues like arthritis or autoimmune disorders.

Conclusion

Meditation is one of the most effective ways of achieving strength and living holistically. But always take the help of an expert healer or mentor. Because holistic practices demand discipline and the right methodology. Performing the right Meditation daily can bless you with immense living and strength to defeat the modern-day problems.

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Frequently Asked Questions:

Q1- Is guided Meditation ok?

Yes, you can start your practice with a guided meditation by a renowned healer.

Q2- How long does it take to feel the benefits of Meditation?

You need to be consistent. Include it as a routine in your daily life for lifelong benefits. However, make a mini goal of 21 days and feel the difference.

Q3- Does it change Personality?

Yes, definitely, when you are meditating, you are mentally and emotionally strong, you are much more confident and positive.

Q4- How much does a Meditation class cost?

The cost varies from class to class and type of meditation.

Q5- Can I Meditate any time?

Yes, you can meditate whenever you get time in your busy schedule, but Meditating early in the morning is the best thing you can do!