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Ideas on How to Do Meditation and Subliminal Messages
Sep 13th
So you think that meditation is very easy to do? It’s actually not. In fact, plenty of Buddhist monks still have to struggle sometimes with this exercise. This is because meditation demands a lot of things.
However, you can start the step now and train yourself how to be more effective when it comes to meditation. Here are some tips:
Find a good place to do it. The location where you do meditation is highly significant. Meditation requires complete silence as much as possible. Hence, you should find a place where you will not be disturbed. You can do so inside your home, preferably in the bedroom. You can lock the door. If you have household members around, you can inform them not to disturb you while you’re still meditating.
Determine the best time. Next to location, you have to identify the most ideal time to do this. When you’re already excellent in meditation, this will no longer be difficult for you. You can already do it any time you want. Nevertheless, you can get the best results out of your meditation when you do so early in the morning or before you go to bed. Both times are usually free of worries. The latter is the best time to be most receptive with the subliminal messages since the mind is completely relaxed.
Take deep slow breaths. One of the biggest challenges you’ll encounter with meditation is actually how to concentrate. Even if your surroundings are generally peaceful, you can still be disturbed by your own thoughts.
Breathing can help clear your mind. In what way? By making you focus on your own breaths. While you breathe, take note of the air you inhale and exhale. Be mindful of the movements of your lungs and the diaphragm. By doing so, you’re bringing yourself to the present moment, and you stop to cluttering your mind.
Play some subliminal messages. Some would simply meditate to clear their minds. Others use the moment to place subliminal messages into the subconscious. Subliminal messages are often defined as words, images, and sounds that possess meanings that can be received and interpreted only by the subconscious mind.
Though seldom touched, the subconscious mind is powerful since it is not bound by rationality or logic. Once the subliminal messages get into this area, they remain there, waiting to be tapped.
The subliminal messages can sometimes be used to change your own perception of things. For instance, if you’re suffering from an addiction, the subliminal messages may carry the message of confidence and reliance that you can beat your struggle.
Since during meditation the mind is usually clear, you can conveniently put in subliminal messages almost without issues. You can repeat the messages into your mind, or you can use CDs or mp3s and listen to them while you’re meditating.
There’s no time limit on how long you should meditate. It can be in minutes or even hours. The most important thing is you get the outcomes you expect.
Immerse Yourself and Go With the Flow to Leave Your Worries Behind
Sep 2nd
Artists go there, so do athletes of all types. You have probably been there a few times too. It’s what many people call the “zone”. When Tiger Woods play golf, he does not think about the crowds, the opponents and the money at stake, he focuses exclusively on each shot. Flow is a state of total concentration in which you are so intent on what you are doing that you are oblivious to what is going on around you. When you are involved in an activity that produces the flow experience, your worries leave you. Time flies and you lose all awareness of yourself as your body in mind work in harmony.
You may not feel particularly happy during the experience itself, especially if it is an arduous one, such as running or swimming. However, once you have finished you feel a great sense of satisfaction, self-esteem and confidence. Research has also shown that people who report experiencing flow on a regular basis feel that their lives are meaningful. We often experience flow when engaged in sports and creative pursuits, such as painting, crafts and music. However, flow is created by how you go about an activity and so can be found anywhere.
Indeed, you will feel happier if you are able to create flow in a wide variety of pursuits. If you rely exclusively on one activity, such as your job, for your flow experiences, there is a danger that you will become obsessed with that activity and neglect other important areas of your life.
Although the ability to enter the flow lies within you, you cannot force yourself into this state of mind. Rather like attempting to get to sleep, the harder you try, the harder it becomes. However, you can create the conditions to make flow more likely to occur. For example, slow down your thoughts in readiness for the task you are about to undertake, perhaps by meditating or taking deep slow breaths. Embarking on an activity in an agitated mood makes it very hard to immerse yourself in the task at hand.
Choose an activity that presents a realistic challenge to your abilities and allows you to aim for clearly defined goals. If you are faced with too great a challenge, you will feel anxious and demoralised; not enough of a challenge and you will be bored. As you improve in the task, raise your expectations, so that you are always aiming for a goal just above your current skill level. Flow is also likely if you do something that provides immediate feedback. For example, every time they move to a new hand or foot- or foothold, experienced rock climbers can tell immediately if they are making the right moves.
