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Friday, June 03, 2005

A simple technique for meditation

There are four basic components necessary to successful meditation:

  • A quiet environment
  • A mental device, usually a sound, word or phrase repeated silently to help break the train of thought
  • A passive attitude. Adopt a 'let it happen' attitude. Distracting thoughts will happen but do not worry about them. Also don't worry about how well you are performing the technique. A passive attitude is probably the most important element in successful meditation.
  • A comfortable position, (not lying down - sleep is not meditation) with a straight back that encourages good breathing

The most straightforward meditation / relaxation technique (of many) is as follows:

  • Sit quietly in a comfortable position
  • Close your eyes
  • Deeply relax all your muscles, beginning at your feet and progressing to your face. Keep them relaxed
  • Breathe through your nose. Become aware of your breathing. As you breathe out say the word 'one' silently to yourself. For example, breathe in ...out, 'one'; in....out, 'one' etc. Breathe easily and naturally. Continue for 10 to 20 minutes. You may open your eyes to check the time , but do not use an alarm.
  • When you finish sit quietly for several moments, at first with your eyes closed and later with your eyes opened. Do not stand up for a few moments

BE COMFORTABLE WHATEVER STATE OF RELAXATION YOU DO OR DO NOT ACHIEVE, with practice relaxation will come easily. It is recommended that you practice once or twice a day, but not within 2-hours of any meal as the digestive processes seem to interfere with meditation

NB for more information see 'Improve you People Skills' which is a collection of articles, normally a page each, on a wide range of skills and techniques to improve your.....people skills

Also for a set of excellent CD's to help you practice by Jon Kabat-Zinn can be found here; Meditation CD's

Other relaxation books.

Take care

Michael

Director, PPI Business NLP Ltd The Business NLP provider of choice

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posted by Michael at 4:12 PM

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