Meditation can be an effective way to reduce stress, achieve clarity, and attain a mentally calm state. It allows you to view the world from a perspective that isn’t tainted by your personal beliefs and past experiences.
Meditation is simple but challenging to do
well. It wouldn’t hurt to have a few tricks up your sleeve. There are several
things you can do to enhance your meditation practice and receive greater
benefits.
Try these ideas for ways to enhance your meditation practice:
- Be consistent. Have a time
and place where you meditate each day. If you want to maximize your skill
at meditation, make it a permanent part of your schedule, like brushing
your teeth. You always brush your teeth at the same time each day. Do the
same with your meditation practice.
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If possible, have a
meditation-specific location where you meditate. This can be a spare room or a
corner of the house that you can set aside for your practice. Make it
comfortable and inspiring.
- Have at least one longer session each week. While you can receive great benefits from meditating for as
little as five minutes, there’s something magical that happens when you
sit for an hour or more each day.
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Have a session or two each week
where you add five minutes each time until you’re up to an hour of sitting
time. Feel free to go even further if you have the time.
- Avoid expectations. You’ll
have good days and bad days when meditating. There are days you feel that
you could sit there for hours. There are other days when your mind is
running wild, and it feels like you have no control. Both are fine. Just be aware and sit with whatever is
happening.
- Avoid meditating when you are fatigued. With enough practice, you can indeed fall asleep in the sitting
position! If you’re extremely tired, you’d be better off taking a short
nap and meditating at another time.
- Meditate throughout the day. Sitting on your cushion under ideal conditions isn’t the only
place to meditate. It’s just the easiest.
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The real trick is to be able to
meditate while sitting elsewhere, like in a hot, noisy, smelly bus. Can you
focus on your breath and fully experience your surroundings under those
circumstances?
- Meditate on an empty stomach. It’s harder to meditate when you have a big meal digesting in
your tummy. You feel tired and sluggish. Your best meditation sessions will occur when you’re alert and
able to concentrate.
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Try not to meditate when you’re
excessively hungry either.
- Minimize interruptions.
Shut the door and let everyone know that you want an hour of peace and
quiet. Turn off your phone. This is
your time. Take control of it.
- Try meditating with a group. If you only meditate with a group, try meditating alone. Most
people have a definite preference but give the other option a try from
time to time. It’s a different experience, and you’ll gain a different
perspective. You might even make a new friend or two.
Whether you’re just learning to meditate or a
seasoned pro, you can enhance your meditation practice further. Meditation is one of the best ways to
relieve stress and increase your enjoyment of life. Consider how you can
strengthen your ability to meditate and reap the greatest benefits from your
meditation practice.
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