Relaxation Meditation

Meditation has more than one benefit, stress reduction and overcoming worries & tensions being a few of the important benefits.  Relaxation meditation, when practiced every day will help you overcome fears,
apprehensions, anxiety, thereby allowing you to live in the moment & truly enjoy life.

At some point in time, in our lives, we all face stressful situations, we are burdened by worries. It is often, that we do not realize how important it is for us to feel stress sometimes….you see, it is stress that pushes us to get into a run/fight mode….and it is essential that each one of us undergo that feeling once in a while to challenge ourselves. Chemicals- for instance adrenaline, cortisol & noradrenaline help us in getting into the action mode, wherein we push ourselves to act as quickly as possible when faced with dangerous or life threatening situations. Situations like these are termed as short-term strain and are regarded as helpful & rather harmless kind of stress. No doubt, there exists harmful stress, which doesn’t wear off even after we have steered clear of a dangerous situation. This stress is often long-term & keeps the body in its action mode, thereby raising the blood pressure & heart rate which can be seriously  damaging for the body over a period of time.

Daily practice of relaxation meditation will help you feel benefits for your mind & body. Over a period of time, with steady practice, you’ll gain knowledge of how to relax all muscles in your body and you’ll be
able to release tensions. Once you can overcome & let go of worries, you will save yourself all unnecessary headaches. Another lesson worth learning through relaxation meditation is how to reduce your blood pressure & slow your heart rate through practice of imagery meditation & deep breathing
exercises that are simple.

Different Kinds of Relaxation Meditation:

Breathing Meditation

It’s the easiest kind of meditation, yet very effective. Through breathing meditation, you will be able
to relax your body & mind, slow down the heart rate and live a healthier life. Also, you will notice that
it helps you think clearly and stay more balanced & centered.

Imagery Meditation

Imagery meditation seems to work wonderfully when trying to clear the mind of worries; moreover it helps you to retreat from a day full of stress. It brings you in an absolute state of relaxation and then lets you head to that place where you feel at peace and feel calm. There’s just your desired scenery &
you….nothing & no one else.

Mindful Meditation

It’s a great technique to get the body to relax and calm down the mind. Mindful meditation focuses on teaching you how to feel your body, become aware of it and accept it as it is. It involves you to pay attention to all the diverse sensations within your body, beginning at your feet and then moving
slowly upwards through the body, right till your face.

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