Meditation
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“Happiness is simply to allow everything to be exactly as it is from moment to moment.”
– Rupert Spira
Benefits of meditation include
Develops self awareness: We begin to see ourselves more clearly through the process. By quieting the noise and witnessing our thoughts without judgment or inner commentary, we can become more intimate with ourselves, our needs, our desires, and our limitations.
Helps self regulation: Self-regulation theory encompasses the processes and components involved when we decide what to think, how to feel, and what to say and do. Studies show that meditation improves activation and connectivity in the parts of the brain related to self-regulation.
Reduces stress and anxiety: We all experience fears and worries, which can affect how we relate to ourselves and others, affecting the quality of our lives. Meditation can help turn down our body’s stress response and help us to respond from a state of presence rather than reactivity.
Promotes emotional health: Meditation can help in developing your awareness of your emotions without being overwhelmed by them. We learn how to acknowledge our feelings and developing the capacity to express them in a healthy way.
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Techniques used
Breathwork: We are always breathing, but we rarely pay attention to it. Focused breathing can help without mental and physical health by activating our sympathetic or parasympathetic nervous systems. We can use counting, varying speeds, and applying shallow and deep breaths in our practice.
Vipassana meditation: Also known as insight meditation, this practice focuses on seeing things as they are. It originally comes from Theravada Buddhism but continues to draw many people across the world from other religious and non-religious beliefs. Vipassana has preparatory exercises, including anapana (focus on breath) and promotes developing awareness of our mental activities and bodily sensations.
Somatic based meditation: A body centric approach that focuses on present moment awareness of bodily sensations. It is commonly used to release tension, stress and trauma held in the body and to develop awareness of our internal emotional landscape.
Taoist meditation: Various methods involving sitting or standing, still or moving, which are used to generate, transform and circulate energy throughout the body. Some styles specifically focus on strengthening the body and promoting longevity and emotional health and wellbeing. They include practices such as chi gung and nei gung.