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.
