A Simple Technique for Achieving Tranquility & Serene Mental State
A guide to deeper relaxation and a door to the ocean of infinite intelligence
Are you tired of struggling to achieve a peaceful and focused state of mind during meditation? You’re not alone. Many people try meditation, only to be overwhelmed by racing thoughts and distractions. It can be frustrating to sit down to meditate, only to find yourself thinking about work or loved ones and eventually getting up to do something else.
But don’t give up! There are strategies and techniques you can use to improve your meditation practice and experience the benefits of a calm and clear mind.
In this post I am going to share remarkably simple techniques that I have been using for a while now, to reach a tranquil state easily bypassing destructive thoughts and habitual patterns.
The mechanics of relaxation
One important principle to understand is that the mind and body are one and the same. We also think the opposite that the mind is not the body. Once you understand this, it is easy to tackle the problem of relaxation.
When I was learning Transcendental Meditation, (not affiliated with them) one important thing I learned was that all the stress we have experienced is stored in our bodies, then as we begin to relax, the muscles release these stresses, when this happens, the stress emerges in the mind as thoughts patterns or memories.
This becomes tricky because the formation of stress is the result of the ideas about things that we have placed high importance on in our lives, as a result of this they merge with our identity, and whenever these ideas are violated it results in stress. So, it becomes hard to let them go because we have this type of attachment.
This mechanism kicks back when we find ourselves walking away from the meditation session or sinking deep into a trend of thoughts.
Understanding this mechanism will allow you to deal with the situation clearly. So, here are simple steps to reaching deeper relaxation and a tranquil mental state.
Step 1. Posture
First, you have to find a place where you will not be disturbed, then the first step is staying in a body posture. Body postures are very important and there are several of them. I will not discuss the specifics because people are different with different tolerance levels and body types. The rules of the thumb are to have a body posture that will:
- Make you feel comfortable.
- Allow energy and blood to flow and circulate easily.
- Will preserve the energy generated within your body.
- Will not make you fall asleep.
So, you can experiment with different body postures that are suitable for you.
Step 2. Letting Go
Learn to forgive and forget, doing this reduces stress levels and the things that you hold dearly in your heart which are dragging you into denser vibrational frequencies. You do this by simply letting go, people say let go and let God. For myself, I simply say phrases like these to myself,
“It has all been taken care of”,
“Everything is perfect and right exactly where it is supposed to be”,
“I AM EMPTY, I AM VOID, I AM BLANK”.
The idea of these phrases is to give you a sense of security and make you feel less alone, you are allowing yourself to let go with the sense that there is a purpose for all of your miseries and misfortunes and that there is a higher power that made things the way they are for a very positive and meaningful purpose.
Step 3. Regulate your breathing.
Breathing is the third step during your meditation. I did not appreciate proper breathing and regulating of breathing until recently. The thing is your entire state of being is dictated by your breathing pattern, think of when you are under stress, or fear, your breathing changes according to your state of emotion. So, if you regulate your breathing then your state of being changes.
There are many breathing techniques, which I will let you experiment with and choose which is the right one for you. The key is to tune your awareness with the breathing, when they are in synchronization then your focus and attention become grounded. It usually takes less than 5 minutes to experience the change in energy levels when you do your breathing exercises.
Step 4. Relaxation exercises.
The last step is relaxation. The mind can direct energy, by focusing on specific parts of your body, you are able to consciously make these parts of your body relax. So, what I do is focus on these specific parts of the body and relax them consciously, as I do so, I then experience deeper levels of relaxation. It goes like this:
- Focus on your head — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your neck — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on shoulders — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your arms — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your chest — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your abdomen — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your waist — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your legs — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
It is a guarantee that if you follow the steps above, you will reach tranquility.
A Simple Technique for Achieving Tranquility & Serene Mental State
A guide to deeper relaxation and a door to the ocean of infinite intelligence
Are you tired of struggling to achieve a peaceful and focused state of mind during meditation? You’re not alone. Many people try meditation, only to be overwhelmed by racing thoughts and distractions. It can be frustrating to sit down to meditate, only to find yourself thinking about work or loved ones and eventually getting up to do something else.
But don’t give up! There are strategies and techniques you can use to improve your meditation practice and experience the benefits of a calm and clear mind.
In this post I am going to share remarkably simple techniques that I have been using for a while now, to reach a tranquil state easily bypassing destructive thoughts and habitual patterns.
The mechanics of relaxation
One important principle to understand is that the mind and body are one and the same. We also think the opposite that the mind is not the body. Once you understand this, it is easy to tackle the problem of relaxation.
When I was learning Transcendental Meditation, (not affiliated with them) one important thing I learned was that all the stress we have experienced is stored in our bodies, then as we begin to relax, the muscles release these stresses, when this happens, the stress emerges in the mind as thoughts patterns or memories.
This becomes tricky because the formation of stress is the result of the ideas about things that we have placed high importance on in our lives, as a result of this they merge with our identity, and whenever these ideas are violated it results in stress. So, it becomes hard to let them go because we have this type of attachment.
This mechanism kicks back when we find ourselves walking away from the meditation session or sinking deep into a trend of thoughts.
Understanding this mechanism will allow you to deal with the situation clearly. So, here are simple steps to reaching deeper relaxation and a tranquil mental state.
Step 1. Posture
First, you have to find a place where you will not be disturbed, then the first step is staying in a body posture. Body postures are very important and there are several of them. I will not discuss the specifics because people are different with different tolerance levels and body types. The rules of the thumb are to have a body posture that will:
- Make you feel comfortable.
- Allow energy and blood to flow and circulate easily.
- Will preserve the energy generated within your body.
- Will not make you fall asleep.
So, you can experiment with different body postures that are suitable for you.
Step 2. Letting Go
Learn to forgive and forget, doing this reduces stress levels and the things that you hold dearly in your heart which are dragging you into denser vibrational frequencies. You do this by simply letting go, people say let go and let God. For myself, I simply say phrases like these to myself,
“It has all been taken care of”,
“Everything is perfect and right exactly where it is supposed to be”,
“I AM EMPTY, I AM VOID, I AM BLANK”.
The idea of these phrases is to give you a sense of security and make you feel less alone, you are allowing yourself to let go with the sense that there is a purpose for all of your miseries and misfortunes and that there is a higher power that made things the way they are for a very positive and meaningful purpose.
Step 3. Regulate your breathing.
Breathing is the third step during your meditation. I did not appreciate proper breathing and regulating of breathing until recently. The thing is your entire state of being is dictated by your breathing pattern, think of when you are under stress, or fear, your breathing changes according to your state of emotion. So, if you regulate your breathing then your state of being changes.
There are many breathing techniques, which I will let you experiment with and choose which is the right one for you. The key is to tune your awareness with the breathing, when they are in synchronization then your focus and attention become grounded. It usually takes less than 5 minutes to experience the change in energy levels when you do your breathing exercises.
Step 4. Relaxation exercises.
The last step is relaxation. The mind can direct energy, by focusing on specific parts of your body, you are able to consciously make these parts of your body relax. So, what I do is focus on these specific parts of the body and relax them consciously, as I do so, I then experience deeper levels of relaxation. It goes like this:
- Focus on your head — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your neck — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on shoulders — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your arms — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your chest — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your abdomen — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your waist — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
- Focus on your legs — — feel relaxed releasing all tension and stress.
It is a guarantee that if you follow the steps above, you will reach tranquility.
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