Doing meditation is like exercising your brain. Like you do workout to keep your body fit, same way you need to do meditation to keep your mind fit. Meditation is an energy healing art that has great health benefits. It is great technique for raising the frequency of your mind and spirit. In addition meditation helps in fighting microorganisms and helps in boosting up your immune system. Many studies have shown that it can reduce stress, improves focus and put positive effect on your emotions.

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Many beginners find it hard to practice Meditation techniques as they are not able to control the noise in their minds. Problem is common and is easy to fix once you have started doing meditation. Here are the few tips for how to do meditation effectively and to achieve deeply relaxed state of mind.

• Full body scan: Mind is always thinking and it is distracted by all messages nonstop coming to it. So clearing your mind from all thoughts is a big challenge. You can do it by simply scanning your body. Start focusing on your toes and tell them to relax. Then repeat this process for all body parts. You will feel so relaxed after this whole activity.
• Keep your stomach empty: Always try to keep your stomach empty before starting meditation.But never do meditation when you are hungry because then your brain will constantly thinks about the hunger cramps and will not let you to clean your thoughts. You can meditate after 2 hours of having food.
• Focus on your breadth: Other way to keep your mind clean is to focus on your breadth. Breathe naturally and focus on the air moving from your nostril to your lungs and back from your lungs to your nostrils. Try to be focused as much as possible.
• Practice: Like anything meditation also needs practice. Don’t be harsh to yourself. In beginning it is very hard to focus. Mindfulness takes time to wield its influence. Don’t expect that meditation will change your life overnight.

Types of Meditation

• Concentration meditation: It involves concentration on single point. Each time your mind starts wandering try to refocus on that object again. A beginner might meditate for small duration but gradually concentration time will increase if practice is followed regularly.
• Mindfulness meditation: This technique cheers the mediator to monitor the nomadic thoughts as they come to your mind. Don’t get involve in them or getting judgemental just be aware of each mental thought as it arises.

Benefits of meditation

Relaxation is not only goal of meditation. Actually meditation affects your nervous system in many positive ways. It gives the following benefits to nervous system:

• Lower the blood pressure
• Improved blood circulation throughout the body
• Lower the heart rate
• Less perspiration
• Slow down the respiratory rate
• Reduce anxiety
• Feeling of well-being
• Less stress
• Deeper relaxation

Doing meditation is an ancient Indian practice for controlling your brain and thoughts. It has number of benefits on your body as well as your nervous system. Try to include it in your life

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Meditation is your brain exercise. Start doing it to keep your mind and thoughts fit. Practice it regularly to see the results.