Relax With Meditation
Meditate. Relax. Repeat.
Relaxation is a key component to living a healthy, stress-free life.
When we’re relaxed, the stress and worries of everyday life seem to melt away. Our mind is clear and at peace and what seemed to be a difficult decision before, is now a decision that's easy to make.
Living a relaxed, stress-free life also has many health benefits. More and more studies are linking stress as a common factor to many diseases and everyday illness. Knowing that our stress levels effect our health, it’s good to know how to reduce stress and induce relaxation in our daily life.
Meditation plays a huge role in stress and relaxation. Meditation helps to clear ones mind and encourages us to live in the present. When we live in the present, rather than the future or the past, relaxation naturally occurs. When we’re relaxed, our minds are at ease and so are our bodies.
The mind, body and soul are connected and it’s important to take care of all three components. Meditating helps you to relax and when you relax, your mind, body and spirit can easily connect. When we’re relaxed, stress levels are low and our body is functioning at an optimal level.
If you’ve ever heard of “Fight or Flight” then it will make sense how our bodies and minds are connected. When we’re stressed out, our automonic responds by releasing chemicals into our body. The chemicals in turn, impact our bodies and prepare them for survival, hence, fight or flight. Our heart rates increase, our pupils dilate, our breathing becomes quicker and the list goes on.
If you’re always stressed out and make no time for relaxing, you’re body will soon be running on empty on this will have a harmful impact on your body. Obviously this isn’t a healthy state to be in but the good news is that meditation can help with this.
Below you’ll find a quick, simple guide on how to relax and meditate. It doesn’t take much time to do, so try this meditation technique next time you need to relax and de-stress.
5 Steps on How to Relax With Meditation
1. Be seated in a comfortable position. Make sure nothing will interrupt you. Turn off your phone, shut of the tv and close your laptop!
2. Take deep breaths and begin to unwind.
3. Allow yourself to become deeply present and aware of your surroundings.
4. Bring all of your focus to your breathing. Take a deep inhale through your nose and expand your naval outwards rather than pulling your body up. Hold your breath for a few seconds and slowly exhale. With each exhale, feel your stress flow out of you and welcome relaxation
5. Focus on the different areas of your body and take concentrated, deep breaths into these areas. Direct your breath to that body part until it is fully relaxed. Focus your attention to the top of your head then slowly work your way down throughout the rest of your body.
Make a promise to yourself to make meditating part of your everday life. It’s guaranteed to help with stress and relaxation when practiced on a regular basis.