Meditation is a spiritual experience. It is simply an easy method for relaxing the body and calming the mind and which  anyone can learn and enjoy. Meditation is a very soothing way to cope with the anxieties and stresses of every day life. The desired purpose of each meditation is to channel our awareness into a more positive direction by totally transforming one’s state of mind. The individual preparing to meditate usually starts by harnessing his awareness, such as focusing his mind onto a certain object, or "listening to the silence between thoughts" and by ignoring distractions of the world around us, by refocusing your mind when you see it drifting off. Just like an athlete training, each time you meditate it’s like training one of your muscles and that way you are making your mind stronger.

However, more than anything meditation is a big blessing for one’s personal growth as it turns more positive energy towards life at large. Meditation also helps you to relieve stress and gives the mind that ultimate peace. Meditation calms your body and mind, enabling your nervous system to function at it’s best, producing healthy ‘feel good’ chemicals such as Serotonin and Endorphins, which counteract the constant barrage of toxins in our system brought on by stress and anxiety in our hectic lives. Meditation is also a very effective technique for improving creativity and problem solving capabilities.

Meditation is a very soothing way to cope with the anxieties and stresses of every day life. Meditation is a term used by a large number of religions, but all having the same goal, to bring the consciousness of the practitioner to a state in which he can come to an experience of ‘awakening,’ ‘liberation,’ ‘enlightenment.’ The historical Buddha himself, Buddha Shakyamuni, was said to have achieved enlightenment while meditating under a Bodhi tree.

Many people in this world want to meditate, but they do not know how to meditate or don’t know where to start. Well, one can go for a guided meditation. However, it’s very difficult to find a good instructor and Apart from that, many people sometimes may find it difficult to schedule time in their busy lives for meditation.

But, would you be surprised to know? That with simple soothing sounds from a Zen garden with meditation bowls this can help you to calm down your mind and achieve these states. The subliminal audio waves help you to calm your mind, to concentrate more easily and will have you meditating at profoundly deep levels, just like a Yogi. It will have you experiencing those levels, which are only experienced by advanced practitioners that have been training for many years. I call it Serenity and it makes meditating easy. Hypnotic Yogi Research Institute has done research on perfecting Serenity.

Serenity can gives you many benefits in life. It can help you with health by inducing positive thoughts in your mind. It can help you in reducing your blood pressure. Meditation is very helpful for people who are unhealthy and trying to reduce weight. Yes, it helps in weight reduction. Moreover, Serenity gives you the strength to cope with the every day stresses that occur during heavy traffic, office work pressure and more. Meditation is a safe and simple way to balance a person’s Spiritual, physical, emotional, and physiological states.

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Do you want to meditate? Well if you do, there are a lot of meditation methods that one can choose from. Meditation doesn’t always have to mean sitting down with crossed legged position and eyes closed, it can be as simple as walking and standing. Anytime that we concentrate on something other than our thoughts, we are already meditating. We can meditate while we walk, move, lie down, stand, sit, or even while silent or speaking. And there is always no perfect position for meditation, whatever is most comfortable for a person that would allow him to meditate is fine.

There are two kinds of meditation, moving meditation and still meditation. Moving meditation involves movements of the body such as Qi Gong, Tai Chi, Yoga, dancing, walking and jogging. In this case rhythmic series of movements and the mind concentrates or is centered on breath. Thoughts are recognized without judgment and then our focus goes back to breath. Focus can also be on the movement itself, the flowing internal energy from the body, the external environment, or even in the case of dancing, the connection to music. In still meditation on the other hand, our bodies and minds are unmoving. Sitting, standing, or lying meditation focuses on anything; breath, counting, a mantra (sound), candles, incense, a rock, a spot on the ground or ceiling, the birds, the sky, anything your heart desires. Thoughts are recognized without judgment, then let go, and concentration is brought back to what you were originally focused on. Breathing is through the nose in a natural unforced manner.

Here are some common meditation methods:

Standing Meditation
This is one of the meditation methods that are a great exercise to practice proper breathing and a simple way to concentrate and regain proper breathing techniques like what we naturally had when we were infants.

Stand comfortably with your spine straight and feet about shoulder distance apart, opening the left hand and placing the thumb on your belly button so the palm of the hand is against the lower abdomen, then place you right hand on top of left in the same manner. Breathe slowly and feel the lower part of your abdomen expand and naturally pushing away your hands outward your belly. Hold the breath for four seconds and then exhale slowly, feeling your lower abdomen contracting inward as the air is released. Recognize the thoughts without judgment and bring back the concentration to your breath.

Walking Meditation
One of the meditation methods that is a very effective way of exercising and meditating. Simply walk at a natural and comfortable pace, concentrate on the sole of your feet touching making contact with the earth. Focus on the spot in the center of your foot just at the forward part of the arch. With each step feel this spot making contact with the earth and extending into the earth, next foot after the other. Allow normal, relaxed breathing through the lower abdomen. Recognize thoughts without judgment bringing back the concentration to the sole of the foot or your breath.

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Lying Meditation
This is one of the meditation methods that is simple and can be done upon bedtime or prior to a nap, by simply lying down and focusing the attention on breath. Breathing should be into and out of the lower abdomen. Concentrate on inhaling and exhaling, or counting the breaths. Focus on a spot on the ceiling or the sky if you’re outdoors. Recognize thoughts without judgment bringing back concentration back to breathing.

Sitting Meditation (Zazen)
These meditation methods involve finding a comfortable sitting position for you. You can sit comfortably either in a chair with your feet flat on the ground or crossed legged on the floor (left leg over right) using a cushion under the buttocks for comfort and to prop up the hips higher than the knees. In either case, the back should always be straight but without straining. The palms of the hands are open and can be placed on the thighs, palms up or you can bring the hands together, left palm on top of the right palm, thumbs barely touching each other, resting comfortably against the lower abdomen.

Once you find a comfortable sitting position for you, you can use spoken or silent mantra, or listen to soothing music or sound, or focus on a candle, burning incense or other small objects, or just simply breath. Breathing should be natural and through the nose. Head is tilted slightly downward and the body is completely relaxed. Recognize thoughts without judgment and bring back concentration to the original object of focus.

Remember that these meditation methods have no goals, there is no bad or good meditation, there is simply meditating.

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