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BEGINNER'S GUIDE TO MEDITATION » for a positive & productive day (part 1)
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Increase positive energy, calmness and productivity throughout the day with a short morning meditation. You can also use meditation in the evening to unwind, relax, and destress.
This series teaches the basics of mindfulness meditation for beginners. In this episode, we practice: finding a comfortable seat, bringing your attention to the breath, and becoming aware of any sensations and thoughts that enter into the mind while meditating. We will explore what to do with these thoughts and emotions in the next video.
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Hello, I'm from beautiful British Columbia Canada, and today I'm going to share something with you. A few years ago I was going through a very difficult period In my life And in a moment of quiet desperation I decided to register for a six-week meditation course to help me cope with some of the anxiety and some of the emotions that I was experiencing. After that I was eager to learn more, so I also registered for a 2-day, silent meditation retreat, and the things that I learned from the course and from the retreat have had such a profound impact on my life, and these are things I want to share with you today. Now as a disclaimer I am not a meditation guru or expert and it's also not in my Philosophy to do things in a way that feels strict or extreme So I'm just going to encourage you to do what feels good And I love the yogi who taught our course because he shared a very similar philosophy he was always just encouraging us to do our best because Essentially he didn't want to scare us away from all the benefits of mindfulness and meditation Now also keep in mind that I am packing six weeks of information into three very short videos So I'm also going to encourage you to take the time after each video to really relish in the moment I've also split it up into three videos to give you the Opportunity to practice each of the steps before you delve into learning some new ones Now in case you're wondering the type of meditation that I learned is called what Asana meditation But possum adjust means insight or awareness or mindfulness But I'll explain this more as we get into it For now just enjoy it as a guided meditation that it is I hope that you find this as useful as I did to learn now. Let's get started All right, so begin by finding a comfortable seat Some yogi's say it matters. How you cross your legs, but because we're beginners Let's just find any seat that feels comfortable and that puts you at ease Place your hands either on your knees or in your lap whichever you prefer I like to place one hand on top of the other palms facing upward in my lap with the thumbs touching Aligned with my nose, but again. We're beginners so just do what feels good if you have some kind of injury Do what you need to do to find support this might mean propping up your back sitting in a chair Supporting your knees with the pillow or keeping your legs straight Ultimately, you know what feels best for your body, and if you have no injuries try to find a seated upright cross-legged position that feels most comfortable Once you find a comfortable seat you want to sit up straight But you also don't want to forcefully elongate that just doesn't feel natural and you'll get tired very quickly you also want to make sure you're not rounding through your neck so just press your chin back a little bit and now close your eyes and find some calm Once you've found a grounding position will aim to hold it so through the meditation process We don't want to fidget or move this can be the hardest part, but it gets easier with practice Now if you're new to meditation you may find that after a few minutes your leg might go numb fall asleep or start to tingle Ideally you want to ride this feeling out But if you really can't and you feel you need to move Will cover the techniques on how to go about doing this in a mindful way in the third video of this series For now just find a comfortable seat and hand positioning and hold it finally tune into the sensation It all comes down to the breath Take a moment to tune into your natural breathing rhythm you don't need to take longer inhales or more forceful exhales Just breathe as you normally would in and out through your nose into your belly Now usually when we're unconscious of the breath We breathe into the chest which is more often how long breathes when in a fight-or-flight response Breathing into the belly sends relaxation signals to the mind and mimics the breath when we are at rest like when we're sleeping Have you ever watched a baby breathing the belly visibly rises and Falls? Breathing into the belly also helps to gently massage the internal organs and helps us become more aware of the sensations in the abdomen The beauty of an asana is that it allows for a moment-to-Moment? investigation of the Mind-body process through a calm open and Compassionate awareness. We learn to observe our experience from a place of spacious stillness which enables us to experience clarity and insight into the nature of who we are So now we become aware of the breath When breathing in you feel that your abdomen is rising and when you exhale you feel your abdomen is dropping now All I want you to do is label this breathing so as you inhale you say silently to yourself in your mind Rising rising rising and as you exhale. You say silently to yourself in your mind falling falling falling Simply describing the rising and falling motion of the belly as it happens So you continue rising rising rising and falling falling falling. Remember I said that it always comes down to the breath So if your mind has wandered for a little bit, and you become aware of it simply bring that awareness back to the breath Continuously labeling it rising rising rising falling falling falling All right, so I'm going to pause it there so we have a brief moment to recap in this video We really just learned the basics Which is essentially to find a comfortable seat and to remember to always return to the breath. Labeling it as the abdomen rises and as it falls .It's all pretty simple, right? Another question is what do you do with certain sensations or emotions that Arise or if certain thoughts enter into the mind while you're meditating this is something we're going to dive into in the next video So stay tuned for that one all right I'm going to sign off now as my teacher always did by saying meta Always Meta just means in loving kindness and directing well-wishes towards other people, so we're going to say together now. Are you ready? Meta always
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This is by far the best tutorial I’ve watched.
A gift from India to the world- Yog 🧘🏽
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🙏 Amazing wisdom![6:10] The way you explained karma really resonated with me. I also discussed this topic on my channel The Zen Way – let’s spread the Dharma together! 🕉✨
new to meditation, beautiful scenery (and girl🤩) hope this the beginning for better – great things ahead, again tnx – keep it up and god bless!
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I just can't breath by the belly, only with the abdomen😢@pickuplimes
I like the breathing into the belly. It makes me feel relaxed. I normally don’t focus on my breath.
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Hey I love you why I cannot say here but I will say you really have helped me .I was abused as a child you yes mean you are an angel I love you 💖💖💖
Thanks madum
I recently turned 50 and I need to add daily meditation to my somatic yoga and kiat jud dai exercises and I’m glad I found this channel. So peaceful ❤️
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I used to be a heavy smoker, once i turned of age to drink alcohol. i started drinking often, i was trying to get rid of my addiction for smoking so i switched to alcohol but it was killing me. Im currently trying to get over a break up, i been doing yoga and trying to get into meditation to control my anxiety and stress day by day sometimes i fall to depression but i try to do the usual things that keep me happy but the things aren’t as interesting anymore :/
Amazing video and content. Keep up the good work !
يعطيك الصحة اختي على هذ الفيديو وبالتوفيق والنجاح الدائم لكي وقناتك متابعيك من الجزائر ونتمنا لك مسيرة موفقة بإذن الله ولكي كل الشكر تقديم جميل وانت الأجمل
No one actually explains what meditation is. She said tune in to the sensations. What sensations? And what does tuning mean? They never actually explain things.
I am 52 .. and tbh feel like I need meditation in my life .. I just don't know how to do it as silly as that sounds