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The Beginner’s Introduction To Ayurveda

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Mike Arnold
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Are you looking for ways to naturally increase your quality of life, allowing your mind and body to stay healthy and active whilst becoming a happier, balanced, more positive person? If so, the holistic practice of Ayurveda is for you.

A Brief History

Thousands of years ago, before the times of scientifically founded research medicine and health care, Ayurveda was developed by the sages of India and has been since, one of the most sophisticated and widely practised forms of natural healing. Directly translated, Ayurveda translates into ‘Ayur’, meaning life and ‘Veda’, meaning knowledge or science.

The main concept that Ayurveda is founded on is simple. The idea behind the practice is that every person’s mind is so connected to the rest of their body that no substance, medicine or practise can even come close to having the same power that the mind does when it comes to revitalising and healing the body.

So, What Is Ayurveda?

The foundations of Ayurveda are very simple. There is no strict diet to follow or regime to practise. Ayurveda understands that every individual is different and that everyone’s lifestyle is unique to them. With this in mind, Ayurveda is there to provide the guidelines which enable each individual to maintain and preserve a healthy mental and physical being.

How Does It Work?

At its core, Ayurveda consists of three main principles known as doshas. Dosha is the word used to describe the energies that make up our physical beings, each one having its own function in the body and mind. The three doshas are as follows;

  • Pitta Dosha

This is the title given to the dosha energy that is responsible for our metabolism. This includes our digestive systems and can affect aspects such as absorption rates as well as our bodies temperature. If balanced Pitta Dosha energy levels are maintained, individuals will find they become more intelligent and more satisfied with their lives. A deficiency in this area can result in a short temper and mood swings.

  • Kapha Dosha

This energy is solely responsible for the growth that occurs in our bodies. Kapha Dosha is also in charge of maintaining a healthy immune system and keeping the body hydrated. A deficiency in this area is easy recognised as the individual can suffer from personality traits such as jealousy and can become very insecure. A balanced energy level can help an individual feel more loving and emphatic towards others.

  • Vata Dosha

This final energy is in charge of maintaining and promoting healthy bodily functions, especially when it comes to movement. This includes ligament movement as well as internal movements such as blood flow, breathing and the heartbeat. Balanced Vata Dosha levels will result in a creativity, open minded and active individual whereas a deficiency can lead to feelings of anxiety and even fear.

Where Do I Go From Here?

The next step to unlocking your mind and soul using the art of Ayurveda is to discover which energy best describes you. This can be completed using a book or online website such as the one found on Banyan Botanicals. From here, you can discover which energy you are which, in turn, you will be able to follow which lifestyle best suits your personality type, allowing you to maximum and cater your diet and decisions to suit your mind and body’s needs.

This allows you to discover a whole new side to living, empowering you to live a happy and healthy lifestyle, making the most out of every opportunity. In the next article, I will be exploring the different types of each dosha and the characteristics of each.

Have you found out which dosha best describes you? Let us know in the comments and we’ll let you know what element your dosha is linked with!

5 Meditation Advantages That Benefit Your Brain

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Mike Arnold
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Online and across the world, everybody is hearing statements and people exclaiming how good meditation is for the mind, body and soul and there are countless sources claiming that meditation has been scientifically proven to help the brain in several ways, contributing a ton of advantages that allow you to help live a happier, healthy lifestyle.

But what are these advantages and how could meditation help you? Today, we will explore five ways where the practice of meditation can change your brain for the better.

Fight Depression & Anxiety

In recent studies, it was proven that meditation had an ‘effect size’ on the brain of 0.3. This means that meditation and the art of being aware and mindful has the ability to reduce the signs and feelings of depression and anxiety. This may sound relatively ineffective but it’s worth noting that artificial and prescribed anti-depressants had the exact same level of effect.

As we know, there is no quick-fix or direct cure to these negative conditions but being able to manage the symptoms in such a way is ground-breaking.

Increase Focus Levels

As you practise meditation, you are constantly in the process of training your brain to become aware and present. The more you practise, the more you’ll start to notice the effects throughout your everyday life. By being present and in the moment, your concentration levels, your focus levels and your attention will automatically increase, enabling you to become more productive as well as having the ability to manage your time better and produce better quality results in your day to day life.

Combating Addiction

There is ever-increasing data that shows that meditation can even help combat conditions experienced whilst trying to combat addiction. This is thanks to the development in the self-help areas of the brain due to practised meditation. Even other kinds of meditation such as MBCT (Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy) and MBRP (Mindfulness-based relapse prevention) have been proven to help treat some kinds of addiction.

Becoming More Balanced

A 2011 study showed that mindfulness meditation can physically alter the structural makeup of the brain. The study went on to show that brain structure also decreased, specifically the amygdala, the part of the brain that is responsible for anxieties such as fear and stress. A related study also went on to prove that mental wellbeing could be increased through meditation, enabling individuals to control their moods and emotion with much more independence.

Physical Benefits

As well as mental and emotional properties, meditation can also improve your physical being in several ways. These include; slower, more relaxed breathing, increased healthy blood flow, more controlled heart rate, lower blood pressure, reduction in anxiety attacks, lowers levels of muscle pressure, reduced level of PTS symptoms and increased immune system activity to name a few.

Meditation is one of the easiest ways we can add a habit to our lives to make a positive change. When you put your mind to it, everybody has five minutes a day they can put aside to practice. Even such a small amount of time is such an insignificant starting point, especially once you start to build up, improve your skills and really start to feel the positive change.

Understanding The Subconscious Mind Through Hinduism

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Richard Oldale
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Hindu mythology is rich in symbolism. Today we’re going to have a look at how modern science helps us to understand the meaning of Hindu myth from the perspective of psychology. The Universal Mind in Hinduism is represented by Brahma and his consort, Saraswati.

In the early Vedas, Brahma, known as Prajapathi, was one of the most honored Gods. In later texts, he lost some of his importance although retained his position in the Hindu Trimurti. This is because Brahma represents the subconscious and the conscious mind. Carl Jung described the subconscious as the source of “evil and the highest good.”

Whilst the Narayana Upanishad identifies Vishnu as the ultimate law of existence, Brahma is described as the infinite source of space, time and causation. In essence, Brahma is the primordial stirring of consciousness and his consort, Saraswati is the evolution of consciousness that develops a thought or idea from divine wisdom into a conscious understanding.

In the Hindu creation story recited in the Padma Purana, Brahma is born from the navel of Vishnu. He is referred to in the Vedas as the “golden embryo” or the “cosmic egg” and associated with creation. He is the manifestation of absolute consciousness on the physical plane.

As the author of creation, Brahma adopts some of the qualities provided by Vishnu, but essentially he is the “Supreme Seed” from which creation manifests. Brahma is also named as the “Universal Mind,” the source of all thoughts and ideas. In today’s terms, Brahma is the unconscious mind.

The functionality of the subconscious mind

The subconscious serves two key functions; to thrive and survive. It is your friend and your foe. On the one hand, everything the subconscious does is in your best interests. The problem is, the genetic code is programmed with corrupted information that often produces results you don’t actually want.

Because the subconscious mind is in control of your thoughts and emotions around 90% of the time, it is important to be consciously aware of what you are thinking and feeling. Ultimately, it is your conscious mind that has to make decisions, but if you are not aware of thoughts coming from your lower conscious, you submit yourself to self-destructive tendencies and continue to make the same mistakes.

Brahma represents the functional mind and its ability to create, organize and refine information through analytical thought, creativity and motivation. Each moment we experience, the subconscious recalls relevant facts from our memory bank and supplies the conscious mind with information for us to make a decision.

When we are connected with the higher self, we make better decisions and consciousness evolves. When we are vibrating on a lower frequency, we typically listen to our lower conscious self and repeat the same mistakes.

The information we connect with depends on the frequency you are vibrating. The higher you vibrate the better quality of information you resonate with. The law of vibration dictates that you attract energies to you that are vibrating at the same level of frequency in accordance with the mental (thoughts) and physical influences (actions) together with how you feel (emotions).

Recent scientific discoveries in heart harmonics suggest that when the heart vibrates it sends out signals similar to sound waves. Cymatics shows that sound creates geometric shapes that are the perfect patterns of nature. The law of vibration is symbolized through Saraswati in her association as the goddess of music. Instruments represent the law of vibration.

It’s common knowledge today that emotions give meanings to thoughts. How we feel is also the motivation behind our actions and decisions. Our thoughts also impact on our emotions. We generally feel sad or depressed when we don’t have or get what we want. But these feelings are only generated by the perception the conscious mind gives the subconscious mind.

Hindu myth depicts Saraswati as the daughter of Brahma. In one version of the story she is born from Brahma’s head, or mind. We find the same story in the Greco-Roman myths when Athena/Minerva are born from the minds of their respective father’s Zeus/Jupiter.

Therefore, given Saraswati represents emotional states, we can create how we feel simply by imagining it. During mediation it is possible to train your brain to cultivate feelings of joy and happiness even when you feel depressed.

Because the subconscious mind has no concept of time or reality, you can instruct the subconscious to make you feel how you want to feel at any time. Although this may only be for the brief moments your concentration allows you to generate such feelings, practicing these exercises on a daily basis enables you to program your subconscious to feel this way automatically.

Saraswati’s arms represent her activities in the physical world and the inner world, her left side symbolises the qualities of the heart whilst the right represents mind and intellect. She is sometimes pictured with a peacock denoting her connection with death and rebirth. Thus Saraswati tells us that we need to update our subconscious programming and shows us how to do it.

Brahma is often pictured carrying a water pot representing the source of creation. In his other hands are the Vedas representing the Truth and prayer beads signify the ability, or need, to control the mind and withdraw from worldly distraction and temptations.

In the Brhadaranyaka Upanishad it is written:

“O Brahma, lead us from the unreal to the real.
O Brahma, lead us from the darkness to light.
O Brahma, lead us from death to immortality.”

Although the human mind is capable of greatness and you do have the capacity to attain enlightenment, it is also highly susceptible. And because the habitual mind typically chooses to act on information related to emotional survival, we often make the wrong decision and regenerate polluted energy that returns as negative experiences.

Once you are consciously aware of thoughts and emotions that arise from the lower conscious mind, you can reprogram your subconscious with your conscious mind. If you need help controlling your subconscious, meditate on Brahma and Saraswati.

How to Improve Your Relationships Through Meditation

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Mike Arnold
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Relationships can be a difficult aspect of life to balance. With all the stresses and pressures of everyday life, it can be hard to find space for proper quality time with your family, friends, partners and other loved ones. It can even feel impossible to try and develop a relationship with yourself. However, no matter how challenging it may seem, it’s so important.

Through meditation, you can practise a variety of techniques that can help you stay calm and focused. If you’re experiencing problems in your relationships, meditation is a great way to take a step back. Allowing yourself time to reflect on the issues in your relationships is the first step in making things better.

The primary and most substantial benefit of practising meditation is improving your existing relationship with yourself. By learning to clear your mind and respect yourself, you can start to develop better relationships with those around you.

The best part? It doesn’t take long at all to start enjoying the benefits of regular, practised meditation. By honing the techniques of calming yourself, you’ll be able to handle otherwise stressful situations with ease. There is also a tonne of physical and mental benefits from practising yoga. You’ll be able to enjoy a lower blood pressure, a more engaged immune system and you’ll also find you react a lot better in all kinds of situation.

Start With You

By finding a balance and a connection with yourself, your relationships will automatically start to improve. You’ll find you start to share more love, more compassion and you’ll find you’re a lot more patient with other people.

Meditation is also a fantastic practice for teaching yourself how to forgive. If you find that you hold grudges easily, you’re holding back that relationship, restricting it from growing and pushing those people away. Through meditation, you can learn to overcome those stresses that are causing you to hold a grudge. One of the best things you can do as a human being is to forgive.

Relationships are vital for our health and the health of those around us. Connections and growth alongside other people will reward you with a much more satisfying and fulfilling life. If starting out, learn to focus on yourself, build a connection with your mind and the rest will follow naturally.

If you’re practising meditating for the first time, there’s no need to rush in. Most people fail to stick to a routine because they jump straight in but then find they don’t have the time to do the same amount of meditating every single day. Start small. Just five minutes a day can make a huge difference in your day to day life. As time goes on, build up to ten minutes, twenty minutes and half an hour. The more you build up your routine, the easier it gets to follow.

Have you got any fantastic meditating tips you could share to help out those trying out the practice for the first time? Maybe you’ve already started but you’re looking for expert advice on something? Leave a comment below!

 

Time To Chill Out & Relax – Ice Yoga

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Mike Arnold
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All over the world, hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of people practise the art of Yoga every day. With so many people joining the practice and discovering the benefits that it provides, it’s only a matter of time before someone tries something new and creates a whole new sub-branch of the practice.

Well, that’s exactly what happened in the Baltic regions earlier on this year. Whether you travel for Yoga or have seen those awe-inspiring photos of people practising with the most stunning natural backgrounds on your Instagram feed, there’s now a new place to add to that list.

North Sweden is now home to an incredible yoga retreat located right out in the middle of a frozen ocean, in the heart of the ice-cold Lapland. This is Ice Yoga.

Ice Yoga

With the mission of delivering a ‘more immersive experience in nature’, Rebecca Bjork, the creator and founder of Ice Yoga explained. An experience in nature is exactly what it is. Are you tired of using the same old yoga mat in the same old room or classroom? You can try practising your favourite pose in -17°C temperatures, replacing your mat with a reindeer skin.

Rebecca leads small groups of people out onto the ice at perfect times of the day, including dusk and dawn, which provides the absolutely breathtaking backdrop that can be found nowhere else on the planet. This is one place you can’t help but be aware.

Ice Yoga is part of the new wellness program that Rebecca has set up in the area. Other wellbeing activities include ice sculpting, meditation and snow walking. She explains that being out in the cold temperatures helps individuals to feel more alert, more energetic and also boosts blood circulation.

Want To Visit For Yourself?

These Arctic Winter Yoga Retreats are run and managed by a company called Active North, found at the Aurora Safari Camp, Byske Resort and the Munkviken Resort, all of which are locating in Lapland, Sweden. Each retreat is 4 days/3 nights long and the price includes everything you need including accommodation and full board food. The price list is as follows;

Byske Resort – 6,500 SEK (£582)

Aurora Safari Camp – 18,000 SEK (£1,600)

Munkviken Resort – 12,500 SEK (£1,100)

For more information on this life-changing retreat, you can visit the website here.

Uncomfortable Taking Painkillers? Try Meditation

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Mike Arnold
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A recently released study has discovered a concept that could minimise the usage of painkillers. The study was carried out by a team of researchers at Leeds Beckett University. They found that just ten minutes of calming meditation can help to improve your pain tolerance. It also found that the practice increased the pain threshold as well as reducing levels of anxiety towards pain.

Painkillers, such as ibuprofen and paracetamol, are known as extremely common, over-the-counter medications. There are typically used to treat or mask the symptoms of back pain, toothache and other minor ailments. However, it’s becoming common knowledge that these painkillers can be harmful to your health if consumed over extended periods of time.

THE STUDY

The study at the University was conducted among 24 individuals. In the study, the group was split into two groups. A control group and a mindfulness group. Each one of the individuals was subject to a cold-pressor task, causing them pain. The task began by an individual placing their hand in warm water for two minutes. After the two minutes, the hand was then plunged into ice water for as long as they could handle. They were told to remove their hands when the pain became unbearable.

Then, the groups either meditated for ten minutes or were medicated before repeating the cold pressor task. According to the study, the first round of results didn’t yield any major differences. On the second test, however, the meditation group saw dramatic improvements in pain thresholds and pain tolerances.

Although more research is needed to prove the quality of the results, these initial tests clearly show that mindfulness meditation has physical health benefits as well as mental. With this in mind and with further research, forms of meditation could be used, when refined, to treat back pain and arthritic pain in the future.

It’s worth noting that the research was carried out by a novice meditator. With practice and repeat testing with practised meditators, the results can become more solid and beneficial. The official guidelines, from institutions such as the NHS, still recommend painkillers as the go-to method for pain relief.

Let us know what you think! Would you be happy to be prescribed a routine of meditation as your pain relief? Do you want to see more research carried out? Let us know in the comments below!

 

How to Boost Your Energy Levels Without Caffeine

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Mike Arnold
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In today’s modern world, we all go through the same feelings day in, day out. Whether you’re trying to tackle your mountain of chores at home or sitting at your desk trying to complete all your paperwork before home time. It’s not uncommon for us to feel completely drained, both physically and mentally. The attraction to coffee, energy drinks and stimulates can sometimes be overwhelming.

However, there is a much healthy, more stimulating and even more refreshing way to get that energy boost you need to get you through your busy day.

Meditation.

This quick routine only takes 30 seconds but it’s a small but powerful punch that can re-energize your body and mind without having to rely on stimulants. You can use it to clear your mind in the middle of the day when things are starting to get on top of you, in the morning to wake yourself up or in the afternoon to give you that much-needed boost to take you to the end of the day.

THE TECHNIQUE

What you need to do to achieve these increased levels of energy is to sit with your back straight. Place your feet flat on the floor or you can sit cross-legged in a lotus pose.

The proceed to hold your right hand* out in front of you creating a tick shape with your finger and thumb. Place the rest of your fingers into the palm of your hand.

*If you’re left-handed, feel free to use that hand!

As fast as you physically can, block off your right nostril with your thumb. Then you need to breathe out of your left nostril before switching sides and repeating the process. Unlike normal meditation practices, you will only need to focus on the exhale as the inhale occurs completely naturally!

If you can, try building up your speed so you’re swapping which nostril is blocked every second. This may seem impossibly fast but you’ll get there with practice! You can practise for 30 seconds, a minute, even five minutes if you have the time.

AFTERWARDS

When you have completed this, you’ll all ready to start to feel revived. For an added bonus, keep your eye closed after you have finished and just spend a minute or two completing a full body scan. Once you have finished this, even towards the end of the practice, you’ll begin to feel the energy flowing through your muscles! It’s such a liberating and natural feeling energy that feels so much better than caffeine or Red Bull!

Have you tried practising this method to revive your soul throughout the day? Have you got any tips for budding workers looking for a way to perk themselves up or maybe you know a different routine? Let us know in the comments below!

The Florence Sanctuary of Ayurveda

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Mike Arnold
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When you think of Italy, you wouldn’t be mistaken for thinking wine, pizza, pasta, cars and all the traditional exports of this amazing country. One of the last things you’d think of would be the ancient holistic practice of Ayurveda but you wouldn’t be wrong. Travel to the heart of Florence, the capital of the Tuscany region. Here, you can find this temple of absolute serenity.
 
Hidden away in seclusion, this Ayurveda facility is waiting for all those looking for an escape. Specifically from the hustle and bustle of the modern world. The centre provides a range of therapeutic services including massages and treatments that help you to relieve stress, clear your mind and regain physical energy that is usually lost every single day.

Services

 
This centre is commonly known as the  Ayurveda International Academy. Members of the public can sample a taste of the Ayurveda lifestyle and can enjoy the benefits of practices such as;
  • Naturopath Consultancy
  • Ayurveda Medical Appointments
  • Counselling
  • Guided Meditation Sessions
  • Cultural Activities and Events
  • Yoga Classes
  • Film Nights
And this is just to name a few. If you’re interested in following a career in Ayurveda practices, you can also train the academy to become fully qualified. The International Academy also organises events all over the city. In short, the centre is well worth a visit if you’re ever in the area.
 
Looking for more information on Ayurveda International Academy in Florence? To book any of their services, you can visit their website using the link below!
 

Yoga Advice I Wish I Had Been Given Sooner

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Mike Arnold
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It can be fairly intimidating starting a new yoga class. If you’re just started out with the practise and exercise of yoga, attending a class where you might be surrounded by experts who have been practising for years can be extremely daunting. I remember taking a beginner class a couple of years ago when I was just starting out and they gave some great advice but unfortunately, my confidence gave in.

So, I sat down and said to myself, I’ll use an app. There are so many to choose from and once I’ve got myself up to a certain level, I’ll be able to do all the basics and will feel a lot more confident in the classes. And that’s exactly what I did. A few months later, having practised nearly every day, I re-joined the class and everything seemed great.  At the end of the class, the teacher asked me to stay behind as she wanted to talk me through some crucial mistakes I had been making.

According to my teacher, these were very simple mistakes which the majority of people make. All it takes is just a little nudge in the right direction. So, to help you to not make the same mistakes, here is a list of common mistakes that people make and how to fix them.

Comparing Yourself

Speaking to my teacher, I explained why I didn’t return for a few months. She kindly explained that this was not an uncommon problem and that it was nothing to worry about. Always remember that everyone has to start somewhere. It doesn’t matter whether you can tie your body in a knot or you can barely touch your nose, everybody is different and everybody is practising yoga for their own reasons. Nobody is judging.

Don’t Eat Before Yoga

I found this out on my own terms a couple of lessons in but it’s not one I will ever forget. Make sure you don’t attend your yoga class, or even practise yoga at home, on a full stomach. Not only will the positions be harder to obtain and hold, but your body is in the process of digesting food. This means that your blood is actively working in your body leaving your body in a state of activity, not the restful sort of the state your body needs to efficiently practise yoga.

Simmer Your Brain Activity

Especially when starting out, specifically during the guided meditation stages of the yoga practice, my mind used to go crazy! Have I done the shopping? What work have I got to do when I get home? I wonder if a friend is about for drink in three days’ time? By actively allowing my mind to wander, much like with meditation, I am massively reducing the number of benefits that I could be getting while practising yoga. My advice is to concentrate on the voice of your teacher and your breathing, slowly returning your thoughts to this when you’ve noticed it has wandered.

Stay till The End

In my class, we used to have a lady that would leave about 5-10 minutes before the end of the session. This was when we would practise the Savasana pose, or corpse pose, where we would lie on our backs and cool down from the exercises. This supposed to be a time of gentle contemplation and relaxation but ended up being the time we heard her mat roll up and keys jiggling. It’s fair enough if she’s got somewhere to be but please, for the sake of everyone else and even yourself, stay until the end. What’re five or ten minutes going to be out of the rest of your day? And besides, one of the best pieces of advice I can give is to practise the Savasana pose. It’s so important at the end of a yoga session for the many benefits it provides for our minds and bodies.

Conclusion

This list just touches the surface when it comes to yoga advice. There are many more things that could be said but they tend to vary from class to class. If you take anything away from this article, let it be this; Don’t put yourself down and don’t believe for one second that you’re not good enough. Attend your classes, practise hard and while you’re there give it everything you’ve got. Feel and enjoy the benefits that yoga classes can give you and start enjoying a happier, more positive you.

How To Make Time To Meditate

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Mike Arnold
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Especially when I was started out in the practice of meditating, it took me a good two or three attempts over the course of a couple of months to really get into the habit and keep it up. Time and time again I would find myself making excuses of why I couldn’t meditate, for example, I had to do this, I had to go out and do something, I had to see people, I had to work, the list was pretty much endless.

I constantly nagged myself, telling myself I would just finish what I was doing and then start, sometimes I would, sometimes I wouldn’t. The truth really hit home when a notification popped up on my phone from one of the meditating apps I used, telling me I hadn’t been online for over a week. This notification was displayed as I was scrolling through my social media feed. I’ve got enough time to pointlessly scroll through my smartphone but not to change my habit to make my life more positive, fulfilling and satisfying?

Something had to change.

With this in mind, I know I’m not the only one, so, here is a list of tips and tricks to help you get into the habit and change your life.

Sunrise

I’m not saying you have to get up at sunrise but the earlier in the day you meditate, the more beneficial it’ll be for you. Meditating helps to wake your mind up and to wash away those feelings of tiredness. The positive benefits are also a lot more apparent when practised in the morning, making you feel better, making you want to feel like this every day!

Priorities

Nothing is more important than your mental health. It’s as simple as that. If you’re really not a morning person or busy at these early days, be sure to set some time aside later on the in the day, keeping your priorities in check.

Make It A Habit

There are a vast number of things you can do to ensure that practising meditating becomes a habit. Even if you practise for a week, ensuring you practise in the same place and the same time will guarantee you a much higher success rate when trying to learn the practice.

Another really helpful tip I learnt when starting was to link meditating to something else. Whether it’s brushing your teeth, as soon as you wake up or meditate and then have your morning coffee, make space for the practice and link it to the other parts of your schedule.

Be Open To Change

As important as it is to stick to your schedule, every day is different from the last. Prepared to be flexible with your routine. This means if one day you are having a really early start and won’t be able to practise, dedicate a time later on in the day to do it, minimising the risk that you’ll miss that day all together.

Don’t Criticise Yourself

If you follow a guided meditation program, such as a video or an app, you’ll have heard the guide telling you not to judge yourself, especially if you can’t seem to keep a clear head or calm your mind. Listen to these guides. If you’re judging yourself and getting angry at the fact that you can’t keep your mind clear, you’re going to get stressed. Once you get stressed, you’re not going to want to meditate again.

Listen to the guides, take a deep breath and relax and let it be.

Remember The Positives

After you have completed each session, it pays to check in with yourself one more time and just take notice of how you feel, emotionally, mentally and physically. With practice, you’ll notice you are creating a deeper and deeper connection with yourself and your mind. Remember yourself the benefits of meditation and how it makes you feel.

Practise!

This one goes without saying but as a final reminder for this list of tips, practice makes perfect. Unfortunately, meditation is not one of those things you can sit down and do once a week and still get amazing results, it just doesn’t work like that. Meditation takes time to perfect and master, the benefits become more beneficial each time you practise.

These are all tips that helped me on my path of mastering the practice of meditation. It can be difficult at first, hey, it can feel like it’s nearly impossible but like all good things that happen in this world, it isn’t going come looking for you, you’ve got to get out there and make it happen.

If you agree with any of these tips, are looking for more tips to help you get started and make meditation a habit or had any more tips that helped you out when started, let us know in the comments section below!

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