The Benefits Of Morning Meditation

Meditation has many benefits, from reducing stress and anxiety to improving overall well-being. And if you are a busy mom, like I am, then I am sure you will agree that anything that we can do to bring some calm to our day-to-day running around that will improve our mental health and fight depression and other unhealthy symptoms is something worth looking into.

In today’s blog, I want to talk about the overall benefits of meditating, particularly mindfulness meditation in the morning, before we go about our day.

Perhaps some of you know about various types of meditation, especially if you do yoga. where regular meditation is part of the overall process. In the past, many saw meditation as some form of new-age behavior, but there are many different forms of meditation, and participants who practice swear that it can help in many ways.

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What Is Meditation?

In a nutshell, different types of meditation are all about trying to clear your mind and provide better focus. This isn’t a new fad at all, either.

In fact, for thousands of years, many different people all around the world have taken part in meditative practices and the effects of meditation have proven themselves over and over again. The ancient art of Tai Chi, for example, is a form of meditation practiced by millions of people throughout Asia.

Is meditation religious? Well, it can be. Many of the world’s religions incorporate forms of meditation, but you don’t have to use it from a religious perspective at all. It’s all about mindfulness and living in the present moment, forgetting what’s been done in the past, as well as not worrying about the future but instead focusing on the now.

The Benefits of Meditation

I don’t know about you, but throughout my life, I have struggled with negative thoughts and if you have too, you know what a strain this can put on day-to-day living. Meditation can help us achieve a better perspective on our lives by focusing on the positive and not the negative.

Meditation can also lead to better self-control. Thinking of quitting smoking drinking alcohol or struggling with other addictions? Meditation can help. What about wanting to lose weight and eating healthily? Well, meditation helps reduce cravings for sugar and junk food. If you are unfit and unhealthy, not only is your immune system at risk, but there are far more dangerous consequences to consider, for example, the threat of a heart attack or stroke. Again, meditation could be the kickstart you need to turn your health around.

What other health benefits of meditation? Well, any one of the following:

Chronic stress reduction through mindfulness-based stress reduction
Controlling post-traumatic stress disorder
Improving mood
Helping those who suffer from fibromyalgia
Helping chronic pain sufferers
Helping those who battle with social anxiety or anxiety disorder
Promote better sleep patterns leading to reduced insomnia
Combat age-related memory loss
Combat dementia
It can lower blood pressure
It can help those who struggle with binge behavior
It provides greater self-awareness
It helps with controlling emotions

As you can see from the above list, meditation can make a real difference in our lives, that’s for sure.

Starting Your Meditation Journey

There are many different ways that people use to meditate. Here’s a simple technique that you can use when starting out with a morning meditation. As you learn more through your own research, you can refine your meditation techniques.

Step 1: Find a quiet spot that you feel calm in. It could be in the morning sun that streams into your living room, or perhaps your favorite chair, it’s entirely up to you.

Step 2: Have a time limit for your meditation. When you start out, five minutes is an excellent limit to set. As you get more used to meditation you can extend this if you’d like to.

Step 3: Focus on your body. If you sit in a chair, notice how your feet are placed floor, or if you sit on the floor, perhaps cross your legs. You can even kneel if that’s what you feel comfortable doing. You will need to remain in that position for five minutes (or longer as you progress in your meditations), so bear that in mind.

Step 4: Start to focus on your breathing. Notice how you inhale and exhale and really focus on that process as air comes into your lungs and then you breathe out.

Step 5: Your mind will start to wander, and that’s ok but it’s important to notice when that happens. If it does, turn your attention back to your breathing patterns to pull it back. When your mind wanders, don’t be too harsh on yourself, you will learn to get better at focusing on meditation and keeping distractions and a wandering mind at bay.

Step 6: When ending your meditation, start by opening your eyes and taking in your surroundings. Listen to the noise around you, the birds chirping in your garden or the soft sound of rain falling outside. This is the present, and it is a state you want to stay in. Forget about the past, don’t worry about the future but notice your body, and how it feels following your meditation. Also takin your emotions, and your current thoughts.

Step 7: Repeat this process every day. Set aside a time in the morning when you know you won’t be bothered, even if it means getting up 10 minutes early before you send the kids off to school, the husband to work, and before you start your busy day.

Mediation can make a huge difference in your life, it’s something you should try out!

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