Recreation and Meditation

Man is made up of various spheres of existence. These are body, mind, energy, knowledge and soul. In oriental countries this is called as the ‘Five Sheath’ theory of existence. As a matter of fact anxiety, fear, lack of confidence being the states of mind, meditation is a very effective way of managing and relieving all these unwanted mental states.

Meditation is a technique to attain a state of fine concentration through which you get peace and satisfaction of mind. There are many forms of meditation and they all seek the same end result. Here we shall see an exercise of breathing that shall calm your mind and drive away your fear and panic. The steps of practicing the breathing exercise for meditating are:

1)      Posture: This is important because it provides a impetus for the act of concentration. One must sit in an erect posture by folding your legs as in the posture of Siddhasana. The head, the neck and the spine should fall in single line.

2)      Focus: One must close his/her eyes and focus on the singular point in the middle of both eyes internally.

3)      Breathing: Steady deep breathing should be practiced and the inhalation and exhalation process should be witnessed.

4)      Duration: One may practice this exercise minimum for 10 minutes and can extend the time as per the stamina and convenience.

5)      Consistency: One must follow a routine in order to achieve result. Fixed a proper time of a day may be morning or evening, and stick to it. Do not change the time frequently. The meditation exercise should be done daily without fail.