Meditating
There are many benefits of doing meditation. We can prevent many bad things to occur and vica-versa but today I am going to tell you about its benefits, qualities how you can refresh your mind and many more things. So, let’s get started.
Benefits of meditation
- Gaining a new perspective on stressful situations
- Building skills to manage your stress
- Increasing self-awareness
- Focusing on the present
- Reducing negative emotions
- Increasing imagination and creativity
- Increasing patience and tolerance
- Lowering resting heart rates
- Lowering resting blood pressure
- Improving sleep quality
How you can do more powerful meditation in gym or home
The easiest way to begin is to sit quietly and focus on your breath. An old Zen saying suggests, “You should sit in meditation for 20 minutes every day — unless you’re too busy. Then you should sit for an hour.’’
Meditating helps in managing symptoms of conditions such as:
- Anxiety
- Asthma
- Cancer
- Chronic pain
- Depression
- Heart disease
- High blood pressure
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Sleep problems
- Tension headaches
Types of meditating/ meditation
Meditation is an umbrella term for the many ways to achieve a relaxed state of being. There are many types of meditation and relaxation techniques that have meditation components. All share the same goal of achieving inner peace.
Ways of meditating can include:
- Guided meditating. Sometimes called guided imagery or visualization, with this method of meditation you form mental images of places or situations you find relaxing.You try to use as many senses as possible, such as smells, sights, sounds and textures. You may be led through this process by a guide or teacher.
- Mantra meditating. In this type of meditation, you silently repeat a calming word, thought or phrase to prevent distracting thoughts.
- Mindfulness meditating. This type of meditation is based on being mindful, or having an increased awareness and acceptance of living in the present moment.In mindfulness meditation, you broaden your conscious awareness. You focus on what you experience during meditation, such as the flow of your breath. You can observe your thoughts and emotions. But let them pass without judgment.
- Qi gong. This practice generally combines meditation, relaxation, physical movement and breathing exercises to restore and maintain balance. Qi gong (CHEE-gung) is part of traditional Chinese medicine.
- Tai chi. This is a form of gentle Chinese martial arts training. In tai chi (TIE-CHEE), you perform a self-paced series of postures or movements in a slow, graceful manner while practicing deep breathing.
- Transcendental meditating. Transcendental meditation is a simple, natural technique. In this form of meditation, you silently repeat a personally assigned mantra, such as a word, sound or phrase, in a specific way.This form of meditation may allow your body to settle into a state of profound rest and relaxation and your mind to achieve a state of inner peace, without needing to use concentration or effort.
- Yoga. You perform a series of postures and controlled breathing exercises to promote a more flexible body and a calm mind. As you move through poses that require balance and concentration, you’re encouraged to focus less on your busy day and more on the moment.
How students can get helped by meditation
Meditation can improve students’ self-control and academic focus when used as a classroom exercise. Additionally, it improves their general health, lessens bad emotions, and promotes compassion. Meditating can be advantageous for schools.
- Improved memory and concentration
- Increased confidence and self-esteem
- Improved sense of self-worth
- A more positive body image
- Greater creativity
- Feelings of calmness and inner peace
- Higher grades and test scores
- Improved behavioral profile
- Improved inter-student relationships
- Enhanced cognitive function and learning skills
How meditation offers professional athletes an advantage
Lebron James, a basketball legend, meditated in the middle of a match in 2012. Barry Zito, a two-time world series champion, joined mindfulness pioneer David Lynch at a symposium on meditation. There are countless instances. The Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll’s request that all players take part in meditation sessions is one of the most noteworthy examples.
The success of the squad in the 2013 Super Bowl has been widely (at least largely) attributed to the practice. Athletes who meditate appear to find that it helps them stay in the game, enables them to perform at even greater levels, and reduces the psychological strain associated with intensive physical activity and competition.
There are numerous other instances that come to mind, but let’s get to the point: what precisely does meditation do for so many different athletes competing in such a wide range of sports? We all meditate, says recently retired Olympic triathlon champion Simon Whitfield in a radio interview.
The same feeling that you get when you want to stop in a race, when you think you’re going to give up at the end of an interval, or whatever, that—to me—that feeling, I recognized when I was sitting trying to stay still and continuously come back to breathing when I first went to an actual meditation class. This is a beautiful summary of what meditation does for people generally, and it is only logical that it has such positive effects for athletes.