Stress relief meditation can be a great tool to relieve stress to make you calmer, more relaxed and at one with the world and yourself.
This is important because constant stress has serious impacts on your mental, emotional and physical health that can lead to a list of problems including anxiety disorders, depression and a lower immune system that will make you get sicker more often and recover slower too.
So if you want to start to regain control of your life and gradually eliminate stress from your life meditation can be a key part of this endeavor.
These tips will help you meditate better and more deeply so you can get the full benefits: 1.
Setting - Where you meditate can have a major impact on how well you meditate.
Make sure you set aside a placer that you can decorate to suggest calmness and stress relief.
Pillows, paintings, nature...
whatever strikes your fancy! 2.
Posture - Sit or lie down but make sure that your are comfortable and your spine is straight.
You will be in this position for a good 15-25 minutes so you need to be at ease! 3.
Breathing - Relaxed, deep breathing right down to the diaphragm is the best way to breath.
Concentrating on your breathing can also help you keep a certain rhythm which is important.
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Relaxation - Actively try to relax, think of one part of your body at a time and turn off the tension.
Shoulders, stomach, chest, arms, legs and so forth can all be relaxed one at a time until you feel a lack of tension in your body.
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Visualization - This is an important part of relieving stress when meditating.
Create a place in your mind that is stress free and that relaxes you.
See it in your minds eye but also feel it, smell it, hear it and touch it.
Try to activate all your senses to this tranquil place and feel the stress melt away.
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Isolation - Make sure you have a place that you will not be disturbed while you meditate...
this is your time of contemplation that should be apart from the rest of the world and its responsibilities.