Health & Wellness

Mindfulness and Meditation

Anxiety is the way our body says, "Hey, I'm too stressed now." It happens to the best of us, but when this feeling of "always on alert" becomes a background noise that never goes out of your vision, it's time you ask for help.

Mindfulness and meditation growing areas that can help you calm yourself and experience peace from within. These steps of meditation are not a diagnostic tool or treatment pathway.

If anxiety is part of your life, this remarkable three-step mindfulness meditation will assist you in holding your calm.

You can exercise this at numerous instances in a day, wherever you please, and at any time.

1. Step one of the process helps you get rid of the automated pilot mode of your body. You emerge as a person who is aware of what you are doing and what you are thinking. It draws you back into the prevailing moment. Close your eyes. Become privy to what goes on with you now. What is going on in your thoughts? Just notice those thoughts as intellectual events. As you realize them, what are your emotions at this moment? Specifically, go closer to any feeling of pain or ugly emotions. Rather than pushing them away or getting them out, understand them.

2. The second step makes you aware of your respiratory system for approximately a minute or 1/2 of a dozen breaths. The second step in this three-step mindfulness meditation is to accumulate your recognition. It means you concentrate on a particular object—the moves of the breath. So, acquire yourself, focusing your interest on the motion of your breath. 
   
   
   

3. Step third expands the consciousness of your entire frame and environment. In the third step of this three-step mindfulness meditation: you gather yourself to a certain point and let your consciousness expand. Focus not only on your breathing but also on your entire body to increase awareness. Feel any tightness or grip on your entire body, including your shoulders, neck, back, or face. Observe your breathing as if your whole body is breathing. Keep everything at this moment slightly softer and more spacious. Whenever you are ready, open your eyes gently and return to your daily life, refreshed.

Starting a consistent meditation practice can be challenging, from finding a time and place in your busy schedule isn't easy. However, constant thinking, anxiety, and critical thoughts can cause stress. Therefore, even if it only takes a few minutes each day, you need to find a suitable exercise and follow it rigorously to see a reduction in anxiety and panic symptoms.

By: Shruti Shrivastava | Life Within
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