Meditation 101

A Beginner’s guide to meditation for beginners and intermediate.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh.

WHAT IS MEDITATION?

Also known as (dhyana,) Meditation is an applicable method for resting the mind.

For thousands of years, people have practiced meditation to gain greater inner peace and improve their mental, physical, and emotional states.

In meditation, we observe how our minds operate; we see how it pulls into thinking, planning, judging, and future and past thoughts.

And we support ourselves to let go of these condition thoughts by continually return to the present.

Thanks to neuroplasticity, we can change our brain’s neural synapses and pathways to respectively reprogramed our mind.

In his famous book “The Brain that changes itself.” Dr. Norman Doidge referred to the brain as a living creature with an appetite.

It’s an entity that can grow and change itself with proper nourishment and exercise.

In other words, eating the right kind of foods, such as whole foods, organic, or plant-based foods, can do wonders for your brain and body. In turn, it will give you a better experience with meditation.

Nobel Prize winners Elizabeth H. Blackburn, Carol W. Greider, and Jack W. Szostak also discovered; daily meditation altered the brain circuitry and helps you build better long-term habits.

In this now moment, we have continual access to spaciousness, wellbeing, and vitally. To fully understand mediation, bring your awareness to this moment, and focus solely on your breathing.

When you notice yourself getting pulled off-course, there’s no need for judgment.

Simply pause, reconnect with your body, and breathe.

You can change the circuitry pattern of your brain synapses by rewiring your brain’s neurons.