meditation

Feeling Good Tip of the Day ~ Quieting the Mind Down

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The human mind is designed to think and process information constantly. However, there are techniques you can use to calm your mind and reduce the number of thoughts you have, which can be helpful for relaxation and focus.

Here are a few techniques you can try:

  1. Mindfulness Meditation: Sit quietly and focus your attention on your breath or a specific sensation. When your mind wanders, gently bring it back to your breath or sensation without judgment.
  2. Deep Breathing: Take deep breaths in through your nose and out through your mouth. Focus on the sensation of the breath filling your lungs and releasing through your mouth.
  3. Exercise: Engage in physical activities like jogging, swimming, or cycling to release pent up energy and clear your mind.
  4. Journaling: Write down your thoughts in a journal. This helps you to process your thoughts and clear your mind.
  5. Progressive Muscle Relaxation: Tense and then relax each muscle group in your body starting from your toes and working your way up to your head. This helps release tension and reduce stress.

Remember, these techniques take practice, so be patient with yourself. With regular practice, you can train your mind to focus and relax, which can lead to a more peaceful state of mind.

Today’s Health Tip ~ Calm Stress by Enjoying Making Your Meal

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Learn to Love the Stir

This is the “wax on, wax off” of cooking. Whether you’re moving onions around a pan, blending spices into a soup, or for the real pros, whipping cream into a frothy dessert topping, the repetitive parts of cooking are opportunities to sink in, focus, and savor. Yeah, sure, it might take you longer than you’d like, your arm might be getting sore, or your kid might be asking for the third time when dinner will be ready. Instead of giving in to your impatience, use these moments as opportunities to show up and be present. Breathe in the aroma of the simmering spices, feel the warmth of the flame under the pan, or watch the bubbles in the water as they slowly come to life in a boil. By giving yourself fully to the task, you can start to take notice of all the little wonders happening underneath the “chore” of cooking.

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Today’s Poem ~ A Meditation

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A Meditation

John Henry Newman

God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work
to me which He has not committed to another I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection
between persons. He has not created me for naught. I shall do good.
I shall do His work.

 

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A Better Life ~ Finding What’s Works

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I’ve read a lot about mediation and how good it is for us. I don’t doubt it. It doesn’t work for me. Yet, I wonder if I’m meditating when I walk on a wilderness trail, canoe on a river, sip iced tea at an outside table and watch the world walk by. It’s important to quiet the mind, we only have to find out what works for us. 

Stress Hack: Enjoy Nature’s Free Sound Machine

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Nature Plays Its Symphony

While you walk in nature, leave your electronics behind and listen to the melodies nature has to offer: babbling brooks, bird songs, wind whistling through the trees and the scurrying of unseen animals through the canopy. It’s a lot more relaxing than the honking horns and text message alerts you’re used to, and it offers the opportunity to practice some meditative mindfulness in your tranquil surroundings.

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Compassion ~ Sri Chinmoy

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Compassion

Sri Chinmoy

Write down how many things you want. 
Meditate on how many things you need. 
When you write them down 
You will see 
That you want millions of things. 
When you meditate 
You will notice 
That you need only one thing 
And that is God the Compassion, 
God the eternal Compassion.

Stress Hack: Need a Quick Fix from Stress?

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  1. Sit in a chair and get comfortable with good posture.
  2. Place one hand on your chest and the other hand on your diaphragm (just above yourstomach).
  3. Spend a moment concentrating on your breath and notice how your body naturally breathes.
  4. Now bring your shoulders back slightly. By bringing your shoulders back slightly (with no strainon the neck), you open up your heart to receive more oxygen and blood flow.
  5. Practice paying attention to your breathing. When you inhale, your belly expands; when youexhale, your belly goes in and pushes out oxygen.6)Practice two to three slow inhales and exhales. As you get better at this exercise, spend moretime at each sitting. SOURCE

Healthy Living ~ Meditating Is A Game Changer

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According to MRI scans, the hippocampus—the part of the brain in charge of learning and memory—thickens after only a couple of months of mindful meditation. Brain-cell density also decreases in the amygdala (responsible for fear, anxiety, and stress). Those physical brain changes can alter your mood and are good for a healthy body. 

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Wellness Tip ~ Relaxing

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Ease anxiety with a Tibetan sky-gazing meditation.
Look out the window (or look upward), relax your whole body, and let your gaze expand into the spaciousness of the sky, says Dean Sluyter, author Natural Meditation: A Guide To Effortless Meditative Practice. Repeat the ahhh sound silently—it’s the most open sound you can make, and it amplifies the feeling. Let your attention go, and sit for a few minutes.

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Wellness Tip

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Sometimes, worrying for a few minutes each day can actually be very helpful. Planning the time of the day when you’ll worry is a powerful exercise that’ll help you better manage those ruminating thoughts.

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