HOW TO PRACTICE GUIDED MEDITATION?
How to practice guided meditation
For some people, meditation may just be a way to de-stress. Guided meditation is an opportunity for you to escape from reality, bring your thoughts, beliefs, and feelings that are hidden deep within your subconscious mind, exercise your brain, and energize your life. Meditation is not something you do on your own; It's something you believe in. It's something you breathe, eat, sleep...
Or maybe you haven't done it yet and are wondering why everyone is jumping on the bandwagon of guided meditation. Anyway, whether you're interested in meditation or totally skeptical, you've come to the right place. Let's take a look at the basics and benefits of guided meditation and how to start today.
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What is a guided meditation?
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Before we go on, you have to know what guided meditation is -- no, it's not just closing your eyes and reciting some words while listening to verbal cues from relaxing music. Close, but not quite.
Guided meditation is about closing your eyes and repeating an intention while listening to the instructor's verbal cues (whether digital or face to face), but it's more about focusing on a thought, emotion, body part, chakra, intention, goal, or situation. It's taking your attention away from your surroundings so you can quiet your mind and listen to what your mind, body, and spirit are trying to tell you; These sounds are not heard above the hum of an iPhone or the beeping of a tablet; Stressful thoughts and busy lifestyles.
In fact, that's meditation -- all kinds of meditation -- and in a nutshell, Mala beads. The difference between guided meditation and regular meditation is that you are instructed on what to do, such as where to focus your attention, when to breathe in and when to breathe out, etc. This is a good exercise for beginners or those who have trouble getting their minds to calm down.
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Benefits of Guided Meditation
Now that we've piqued your interest, you may be wondering what the benefits of guided meditation are. Honestly, if we checked them all, we'd be here all day. So we decided to narrow it down to a few of our favorites:
Rewire your brain through a process of neuroplasticity
Train your brain to start thinking more positively
Reduces stress and tension in your mind, body, and spirit
Achieve clarity and guidance
Train your brain to handle stress in a better, more positive way
Relieves symptoms of anxiety and depression
Improve sleep quality and fall asleep faster
Reduces headaches, body aches, and other discomforts
Improve clarity, communication, and decision making
Promote happiness, calmness, peace, tranquility, compassion, and positivity
Improves attention, memory, and mental performance