The main focus in Mindful Meditation is breathing and concentrating on your breath as it enters and exits your body. The objective is a non judging calm awareness that allows the thoughts and feelings to come and go.
For those of you who’d like to experience it first hand, try the below for a few days. You’ll start observing the positive effects within a week.
- Sit with your legs crossed and a straight spine.
- Breathe in and out at a comfortable pace without holding the breath.
- Concentrate on your breathing. Try to feel the air as you inhale and exhale.
- Let the thoughts, emotions and external disturbances occur. Give them the space to come and go without getting involved.
- When the mind wanders, make note of it and try to gently get your concentration back to your breathing.
- Start with a 10 minute daily session and work your way up.
It is natural for your mind to drift away and get caught up in thoughts. There’s plenty in the world to think about and our minds are highly prone to distraction. Slowly get your attention back to your breathing whenever you realize your mind is getting distracted. Mindfulness teaches mind to be aware of itself and and gives us control over our thoughts.
As the saying goes “I think therefore I am”. Our thoughts shape us and our world.
Be Mindful, Be Aware.