Deep Breathing is the first and the most important aid of Meditation. As you will find in the later contents, breathing is one of the pivotal factor in a majority of Meditation techniques. As such, having a clear understanding of the physiology behind breathing and the role it plays in meditation is extremely important. […]
Before trying the technique of deep breathing, it is important to understand breathing mechanism in the body. The above diagram will help you understand the various steps involved in this process. According to Functional Medicine Associates, when you breathe properly (that is with the mouth closed so that the air is inhaled through nasal […]
There are many benefits of Deep breathing. However, very few of us are able to draw these wonderful benefits for the simple reason that most of us breathe in a staccato jerks, shallow and aimless manner. We have become so used of this shallow breathing that it seems very natural to breath in […]
Let us learn a highly effective technique for automating the deep breathing. This method is known as ‘The pause breath’ method. Besides being a wonderful technique for learning and automating deep breathing , this pause breath method’ is also a powerful meditation technique. You can easily meditate using this technique whenever and wherever you want. […]
This method of deep breathing is based on the technique used by Great Russian Scientist Ivan Pavlov (1849-1936) while introducing the concept of ‘conditioned reflexes’ .We will take the help of these ‘conditioned reflexes’ to make an unconscious habit of deep breathing. First of all, let us see what are these ‘Condition reflexes’ There are […]
Deep Relaxation is the second of the three aids of meditation we have discussed till now. In the present era of extremely busy life, the art of deep relaxation can be of immense help to people. Most of us have forgotten the art of relaxation Consider this : Nomadic peoples all over Asia, journeying […]
To put it simply, deep contraction means- a willing stretch on body in a normal and natural way. It also means doing some physical exercise daily. But the physical exercise of deep contraction are very much different from what is generally meant by this. When I say – physical exercise it does not mean – […]
Well you just learned about three wonderful yogic aids in meditation. Now in the concluding part of this chapter, we shall see how to adopt a practice of these yogic aids in our life. You have learned the arts of : (a) Deep breathing : You have learned how to adopt a habit of deep […]
In this chapter, we will discuss some important do’s and don’t in meditation. These are basic guidelines which an absolute beginner should follow if he/she wants to be proficient in the art of meditation. Here we go.. (1) The ideal environment for Meditation: What I am going to tell you is the ideal environment for […]
One last thing about meditation So up to now, I have elaborated on the meditation, its meaning , the benefits you’ll derive from it, the concept of self, the reason for failure in achieving meditating state, the way to remove this failure and the 3 very important aids of meditation i.e. Deep breathing, deep relaxation […]
