Stress relief meditation is a great way to reduce stress levels but many people who try to achieve a meditative stance find the process difficult or too lengthy and give up after a few tries.
This is a real shame because mediating for stress relief does not need to be hard or take too much of your time. Some people can meditate anywhere at any time and so gain an advantage of stress reduction wherever they are.
Here is a quick how to guide to get into a stress relieving meditative trance quickly:
- No distractions – Turn off your cell phone. Put some headphones on if you cannot find a quiet place. Lock the door or tell people you don’t want to be disturbed for 15 minutes.
- Visual Focus - There are two methods you can use. A focus object or closing your eyes. A focus object is something you can stare at and it can be anything simple. This will allow you to give your undivided attention to something that will not stimulate your mind as you are trying to empty your mind of distracting thoughts. You can also choose to close your eyes which gives the advantage of getting rid of all visual distractions.
- Breathe - A steady rate of breathing is desirable, relaxed breathing is the goal so do nto breathe too deeply or too shallowly. Just a relaxed breathing rate.
- Posture – While it is not always possible to sit on a proper billow or mat the idea is that you should have a straight spine with good sitting posture to make sure you do not get sore in any part of your body to distract you from your meditation.
- Audio Focus – This is probably the biggest thing or at least it was for me. Without focusing the mind on something you can hear that is relaxing and steady your mind is likely to wander to the tasks of the day and the things that stress you. Your hearing is a major factor in being able to meditate for stress relief quickly so make sure to concentrate on your own breathing which is a good way to get a rhythm going or to a guided meditation CD or MP3s which can be helpful.
If you want really fast and effective stress relief meditation you can use anywhere at all then listen up!
Sorry for the huge headline but I just made a recent discovery in the realm of meditation and stress reduction called Totally Tranquil.
A friend of mine who is into technology and gadgetry of all kinds pointed me to this meditation tool that I have been using for the last few days which is amazing. While I am quite good at meditation by now the audio focus has always been my Achilles heel which has sometimes made my meditation sub par.
I own about 12 different guided meditation CDs of which some or not too bad and a whole heap are even MORE distracting than NOT using them so when Dave (my tech head friend) suggested I try this new product I was skeptical but they had a demo download so It was no skin off my nose to try it.
All I have to say is WOW.
I was so impressed by this that I got 6 of my workmates to try it to see if I was not just influenced by Dave’s recommendation and all 6 of them had positive things to say.
Basically what this does is more than just give you something to focus on, It actually has some good audio and neurological science behind it that actually helps you synchronize your brain waves to a desired state of meditation and stress relief as well as better focus.
I do not think this is a cure all pill but it is a powerful addition to anyone who is serious about stress reduction and especially those that might find meditation difficult as this is a very easy to use product.
If this sounds interesting check out their website where you can get a free demo and try for yourself. All you have to lose is your stress.
