Hello and welcome to Diane’s blog on living a more stress-free life.
You will get tips and tools for:
• Relaxing when you only have 10 minutes
• Releasing Stress
• Improving Relationships ( Greatly related to how stressful our lives are)
• Meditation how to’s ie using meditation for healing, relaxing, and more…
• Prioritizing what’s most important and making time for that
• How to slow down to the “Speed of Love”
Today the topic is meditation:
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There is a place that exists deep within us, that is deeper than the daily stresses of life that is completely at peace. If you would like to learn to tune into that place more often and make it a habit in your daily life then read on.
There are many scientific articles on the benefits of relaxation for your body and your brain. To get those benefits, you don’t have to take years to learn to meditate, in fact you can start to get benefits from these relaxation tips instantly. Most of us have a fast paced lifestyle with a lot of our energy going out all day long. Much energy goes out through our senses, our eyes, ears, etc., not to mention the fact that a lot of people sit and work at a compute or desk for many hours at a time. This has a tendency to bring one’s energy up into the head and making one feel disconnected from their body. Meditation is geared toward bringing one’s attention back into oneself and can be very helpful in slowing down and quieting the mind.
Try this now, set aside whatever you are doing and take 3 slow deep breaths, while noticing any tension in your body. Even though it may seem paradoxical, aee if you can allow or welcome whatever you are feeling, even if there is discomfort arising. Did you ever hear the saying “Whatever we resist persits?” Well I’ve discovered that for me this is true.
Bringin your attention back to your breath, begin to notice any discomfort and let it be there just for this moment. Now begin to notice how you are sitting, can you shift your position to make yourself more comfortable? Good. Now just begin to feel deeply inside your body as if from the inside out. Begin bringing attention from the outside to the inside only as much as you can. Feel the support of the chair beneath you, feel the sensation of your clothes on your skin, begin to notice any muscles that are tense and see if you can allow them to relax, as best as you can in this moment. Stop trying to go anywhere or do anything for this moment. Let all the outside demands of the world go just in this moment. Now notice, has your breath lightened up a little, do you feel a little more relaxed?
This is just of taste of how quickly you can transform stress into relaxation.
For years I tried to meditate on my own and found it extremely difficult to do. That is when I started listening to different guided meditaions and found they were more helpful in getting my body/mind to slow down and learn to relax.
This is why I offer guided meditations in addition to the work I do with counseling and coaching. It is something you can do anytime day or night that will help you come back to your center and bring more peace into your life. Over time your body will learn to relax more and more and you will be able to incorporate those tools into your daily life. If you are interested in the guided meditations I offer, please visit my website at http://www.meditationsunlimited.com.
Sometimes you have to try a few meditations to get the right one(s) for you. The meditations I create have soothing music in the background to aid one in the calmng and centering of the body/mind. I offer a large selection of guided imagery and meditation CD’s to assist people in finding ways to deeply relax and to assist in dealing with issues such as anxiety, insomnia, and there are even some CD’s for children including CD’s on how to deal with the stress of taking exams. While counseling and coaching can be life transforming, it is also helpful to have additional support in dealing with day to day stress.
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