Meditation for beginners at home

You need to believe in yourself, but it will not be superfluous to help your destiny become happy and amazing. Try to make some stunning positive changes in your life. To do this, you just need not to be lazy. Believe in your strength and in your "I". Various meditations will help you in this matter. If you do not believe in them, then it is better to study and do not start. And if you believe, then read the following information. It will definitely help you to understand all the intricacies of this issue.

This is quite simple to do. Follow the recommendations of experienced people. However, they may not be performed at all. It all depends on your desire... So where do you start? General rules. Do not eat before meditation. Eat about an hour before class. Let the food digest a little, and then you can safely get down to business. Otherwise, you will not be able to take a comfortable position or fall asleep during the session.

It is also advisable to take a shower before the session. It will give you a feeling of cleanliness and freshness. Remember, water is positive and calming. These factors influence a pleasant outcome of the case. Create a pleasant atmosphere around you. Keep the room warm, clean, and comfortable.

After troubles, stress "builds up" in your muscles, and this has a bad effect on the nervous system. After receiving a portion of negativity, you should throw it off your shoulders. To get rid of a bad mood exercise. Do simple exercises or jogging in place.This will enrich your body with oxygen and stimulate blood flow to all important organs.

Then proceed to more responsible actions. They concern both body and soul. Let's consider them in more detail.

Very important. If you are not ready or you are not in the mood, then it is better to postpone the beginning of classes.... You need to understand that it takes a lot of energy to practice meditation. You should feel that you are filled to the brim with it. Anyone can measure their energy potential without outside help. To do this, it is enough to look inside yourself. If you feel internal emptiness, then you should first rest, and then start exercising.

Besides you should be in a good and welcoming mood. If you have just had a fight with a neighbor on the staircase, you are pounding with anger, then it is better to postpone the session to another time.

Of course, everything should depend on your rhythm of life. Someone likes to work before going to bed, while others prefer to do all things in the morning. Therefore, with the beginning of classes, you must decide on your own. There is one more thing. There are different Buddhist streams, and each requires a different time of day to practice. Let's consider them in order.

• Buddhist meditation. These activities hold a special place in the life of Buddhists. Meditation in this direction is a set of spiritual practices. This approach requires a departure from the everyday hustle and bustle. Therefore, for Buddhist meditations, it is necessary to choose the most comfortable time of day. For example, the Thevarda school and its teachings require one to go to bed early and get up early. For lovers of this trend, the morning begins with meditation. People who are most keen on learning also practice meditation in the afternoon (from 3 pm to 5 pm) and even in the evening.
• Tibetan Buddhism provides for group practice classes early in the morning (from 5 to 6 o'clock). Remember that it is Tibetan Buddhism that is associated with astronomy, which recommends practicing during the following hours: 6 am; 12 a.m; 17 hours and 24 hours.
• Zen Buddhism encourages the desire to look deep into oneself. Therefore, in this direction, the ideal time is considered to be half an hour after waking up. You can also practice a couple of hours before going to bed.

From the above, it becomes clear that there is an exact time for certain practices... However, the issue of timing still requires additional consideration. So, in the morning, your body wakes up. He's ready to start a new day. During these hours, all your chakras are open. Therefore, it is believed that morning is the best time for meditation.

Daytime hours can be selected for those who never get up early in the morning. It must be remembered that a person is an individual. Each individual lives according to his own schedule. If your schedule is such that you cannot get up early in the morning, then the afternoon will be the best option for you to meditate. If you consider that during the day all people are at work or go about their business, then no one can interfere with you.

And finally, evening. There is some fatigue after work. However, it must be remembered that meditation has a beneficial effect on the body. Carrying them out just before bedtime will be a good incentive to get rid of insomnia, disturbing dreams. Healing meditations will benefit you at this particular time of day.

Meditation directs a person to cognition of the inner "I". But at the same time, it is not forbidden to surround yourself with a comfortable space. Therefore, it is necessary to do the following.

• Set aside a dedicated practice room. Modern people are very scattered due to the constant flow of information. Your place should become a refuge for you from outside influences, such as the Internet, TV, etc. If there is not enough space in the apartment, then separate a corner in the room and create the right atmosphere in it.
• This place should have the right lighting (it is better to choose natural light from bulbs, that is, similar to sunlight)... To prevent light from scattering, separate your space with special curtains made from any suitable material.
• Items in a given space must also be appropriate. It can be various figurines, plants, things, pictures. The latter should complement a sense of wholeness with a world of goodness and happiness.
• Aromatherapy also promotes relaxation and tune the body in the right way. Remember that a person's sense of smell promotes relaxation and evokes various associations.
• All decoration in the room must be made of natural materials. For complete convenience, it is better to buy cotton bedspreads, and make furniture to order from pure wood. However, the last point is optional.
• Comfort is essential for any meditation. Therefore, you need to purchase a couple of large and comfortable pillows. Things like extra soft bedding and pillows can help straighten your spine during exercise.
• The room should be well ventilated and cleaned. Remove foreign objects and animals from it.
• Music contributes to the overall mood... Therefore, get a special device and download meditation music into it.
• A soft carpet must be laid on the floor. It will give the atmosphere the greatest comfort. In addition, your feet will not touch the cold floor and freeze.
• All objects that are related to meditation must be in the room on a permanent basis.... This will create a special connection between objects and the room.

There is such a concept - meditative asana, i.e. posture. A sense of comfort should be around you. If you assume an uncomfortable position, you will constantly switch to discomfort. Conclusion: the asana should provide an excellent position for the torso and help to focus on the main activity. All the poses just seem too heavy. In fact, once you can implement them correctly, you will realize that you were wrong.

There are many poses for meditation. Sitting positions are especially popular. The main thing here is to decide on the position that will be most convenient for you. So let's take a look at the best ones.

• Lotus position is no less in demand... However, it requires flexibility and good hip stretch. To perform, place the limbs on both thighs and determine the desired position.
• The comfortable posture is the Siddhasana posture. In this case, the heel of the right foot is pressed against the heel point. The left leg is superimposed on top. The heel of this leg should rest against the pubic bone.
• Virasana is considered the pose of the hero. To perform it, you need to kneel down and spread your limbs. Then you need to sit with the fifth point on the floor so that the calf part touches the outside of the thighs.

Postures should be comfortable. Meditation is not a sport. Therefore, take a position that is comfortable for you. Next, let's take a look at the poses that can be recommended for beginners.

• Many people do not recommend doing lying down meditations, because in most cases a person falls asleep during such sessions. If your goal is to calm down, then this option is fine for you.
• Sukhasana is translated as a pleasant posture. In this case, you need to put your legs in a cross and take a comfortable vertical position for yourself.
• The diamond pose is Vajrasana. It is performed sitting on your knees, the fifth point is on the heels.
• Half-lotus pose. Here, one leg remains in a prone position on the ground, and the other leg is moved to a parallel hip.
• For those who cannot or are afraid to take the above postures, you can meditate while sitting on a chair. In this case, the spine must be aligned. Better to find support on the back of the chair.

There are a lot of them. Many people practice meditation at home. The main thing is to learn how to properly manage the entire process on your own. Therefore, the techniques must be approached with a certain sequence.

You also need to prepare yourself. The process should consume you completely. For this, all conditions must be created, including the mood, timing and environment. Before you start, create an intention and a guideline for your practice. Include no waiting. Just take it easy and follow through. Consider the simplest technique that will become your workout. You can do this lesson yourself at home. Let's get started.

• Take a candle of any color, light it and look through the fire. If your eyes start to get tired, keep looking at the fire anyway. Soon a multicolored rainbow will appear around the flame. This means that you are on the right track.
• Breathe in the air and breathe out freely. Let your thoughts go with the flow. Peer into the river of thoughts and watch your breath. The process should cover you, and you will immerse yourself in it completely.
• Ask yourself the question: "Who am I?" and do not think about the answer option. Just feel it.
• Imagine that you are sitting on the edge of the shore, and someone Light and Kind is watching you... He only wishes you good moments. This makes you happy and warm.
• After the process is complete, ask yourself, "Did you succeed in your meditation?" If you are lost in time (an hour has passed, but it seems to you that only 5 minutes have passed), if you have a tingling of needles along the spine, if a fire blazed in the area of ​​the heart, then consider that your first meditation took place.

Once you have learned the technique of meditation, you can try, for example, the following types of meditation.

• Mindfulness meditation focuses on the here and now process. To perform it, sit on a chair, pay attention to breathing. As you begin to breathe in and out, watch your sensations. Direct all thoughts to these inhalations and exhalations. Learn to enjoy this practice, and then you will understand how you feel your mind and body.
• Loving Kindness meditation can help you gain positive emotions from empathy... Start by sitting in a comfortable position. Create a feeling of kindness in the area of ​​your heart. Gradually transfer this kindness to people or animals, then move on to the Universe. Combine universal kindness into one whole. You will experience tremendous joy from this practice.
• Mantra meditation is done while sitting. You need to close your eyes. Start chanting the mantra in your mind over and over. This will create a mental vibration and move to a deep level of consciousness. Famous mantras: Om, Tak-ham, Rama, Om namah shivaya, Yam, Hari om.
• Meditation TRATAKA. Fix your gaze on the candle. Do this with your eyes open first, and then close them. In this case, the image must be preserved.
• Breath regulation is the practice of Pranayama. With this method, you need to inhale, counting to 4, then hold your breath for 4 seconds.Then exhale for 4 seconds. and hold your breath again for 4 seconds. Repeat this several times. This practice regulates breathing and soothes.
• Contemporaries are very fond of applying Joe Dispenza's meditation in practice. This person was able to heal himself using certain techniques that he invented himself. For example, the "Inbound Water" practice is suitable for those who want to get harmony in everything that surrounds them. The “My Own Placebo” method can promote healing.

Many people really want to practice meditation. However, beginners are afraid that they will fail. This often happens. This phenomenon occurs for the following reasons.

• Proper meditation involves complete relaxation. Of course, in an apartment where children are making noise behind the wall, this is difficult to do. It's clear. Which exit? It's simple. Use headphones that completely block sound. The best option if special calm music will be heard from the device, which will tune you to meditation. In other cases, when you are tired or some kind of trouble has occurred (a headache, you are upset, etc.), it is better to postpone the meditation or conduct an attunement meditation. It will help relax the entire body.
• The thoughts that are constantly present in the head can also spoil the process of conducting the practice.... If this happens, then you need to try to push all experiences to the background. Cooking dinner, washing dishes, etc. are not going anywhere. Housework can be done at any other time.
• You cannot imagine what you are dreaming about, that is, you cannot visualize what you have planned... This is especially difficult for those who are used to relying on common sense. In order for everything to work out, you need to overcome your consciousness. Your brain will not immediately, but will be able to outplay itself. This will happen under the influence of constant training. After several sessions, he will finally turn off the logical perception of the world, and then your "I" and the Universe will enter into dialogue.

The human brain is used to analyzing everything, and when it begins to go into the details of the meditation process, it becomes scared, it begins to control and block this process. This is why you are failing. This means that your task when doing the next meditation is to to try to block the actions of your consciousness and go to the voice of the Higher powers.

The bottom line is: don't listen to your mind while meditating. Gradually, but surely, fix the following errors.

• Questions: “What's going on? How it works?" - involuntarily arise in the mind. TSuch questions always distract a person during meditation. When you manage to go into a trance, your consciousness cannot believe it. Therefore, try not to be distracted by emotions and follow your inner voice.
• Another mistake is assessing the state during meditation. All the time you want to know how meditation works. You should not be distracted by such trifles. You just need to believe in this process.
• You can't try and relax at the same time. These opposite states prevent you from getting the desired effect.
• If thoughts are swarming in your head, and you are trying to disperse them, then these actions are also considered a mistake.... Just as it is impossible to disperse the rain with your hands, so it is impossible to disperse the thoughts in your head. As with rain, you need to wait a bit. The clouds will gradually disperse, and thoughts will gradually subside. Know that when you stop paying attention to thoughts, they will dissipate.

Any practitioner will answer this question: "As often as possible." And that's why. The more you meditate, the faster you will understand the essence of meditation, the faster the positive effect will come.... Especially this point should be taken into account for those who are just starting to practice meditation. You learn, and each new activity leads you to your goal. It's another matter if you don't have much time to devote to this hobby. Then you can be advised to choose the most optimal mode that will allow you to combine your main activity with meditation.