#how to meditate
Music is powerful. Research shows that music can alter a person’s mood and behaviour, as well as their physical body.
The Benefits Of Meditation Music
Physical health benefits of meditation
- Meditation literally grows your brain
- Meditation increases blood flow to your brain
- Meditation reduces cortisol production,
- Meditation reduces blood pressure and heart rate
- Meditation increases neuroplasticity.
- Meditation increases the production of good neurotransmitters including serotonin and dopamine.
- Meditation triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, which enables us to rest and recover from stress.
- Meditation causes muscle relaxation.
- Meditation slows the ageing process.
Physical health benefits of meditation
- Meditation reduces stress related conditions such as anxiety and depression.
- Meditation increases stress resilience.
- Meditation increases positive emotions
- Meditation increases focus and present moment awareness. When we meditate, we stimulate the pre-frontal cortex.
- Meditation increases emotional stability and intelligence.
- Meditation increases your capacity to learn.
- Meditation increases empathy and compassion.
- Meditation increases a sense of connection to your self and others.
- Meditation increases your sense of purpose and meaning.
- Meditation improves sociability.
My suggestions for Morning meditation
Relaxing Music, calm piano music
Morning Meditation and Relaxation classical music
Music is powerful. Research shows that music can alter a person’s mood and behaviour, as well as their physical body.
The Benefits Of Meditation Music
Physical health benefits of meditation
- Meditation literally grows your brain
- Meditation increases blood flow to your brain
- Meditation reduces cortisol production,
- Meditation reduces blood pressure and heart rate
- Meditation increases neuroplasticity.
- Meditation increases the production of good neurotransmitters including serotonin and dopamine.
- Meditation triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, which enables us to rest and recover from stress.
- Meditation causes muscle relaxation.
- Meditation slows the ageing process.
Physical health benefits of meditation
- Meditation reduces stress related conditions such as anxiety and depression.
- Meditation increases stress resilience.
- Meditation increases positive emotions
- Meditation increases focus and present moment awareness. When we meditate, we stimulate the pre-frontal cortex.
- Meditation increases emotional stability and intelligence.
- Meditation increases your capacity to learn.
- Meditation increases empathy and compassion.
- Meditation increases a sense of connection to your self and others.
- Meditation increases your sense of purpose and meaning.
- Meditation improves sociability.
My suggestions for Morning meditation
Relaxing Music, calm piano music
Morning Meditation and Relaxation classical music
Music is powerful. Research shows that music can alter a person’s mood and behaviour, as well as their physical body.
The Benefits Of Meditation Music
Physical health benefits of meditation
- Meditation literally grows your brain
- Meditation increases blood flow to your brain
- Meditation reduces cortisol production,
- Meditation reduces blood pressure and heart rate
- Meditation increases neuroplasticity.
- Meditation increases the production of good neurotransmitters including serotonin and dopamine.
- Meditation triggers the parasympathetic nervous system, which enables us to rest and recover from stress.
- Meditation causes muscle relaxation.
- Meditation slows the ageing process.
Physical health benefits of meditation
- Meditation reduces stress related conditions such as anxiety and depression.
- Meditation increases stress resilience.
- Meditation increases positive emotions
- Meditation increases focus and present moment awareness. When we meditate, we stimulate the pre-frontal cortex.
- Meditation increases emotional stability and intelligence.
- Meditation increases your capacity to learn.
- Meditation increases empathy and compassion.
- Meditation increases a sense of connection to your self and others.
- Meditation increases your sense of purpose and meaning.
- Meditation improves sociability.
My suggestions for Morning meditation
Relaxing Music, calm piano music
Morning Meditation and Relaxation classical music
Very helpful
Tips for Meditating
• Don’t Force your eyes closed
If your eyes want to be open or wander, let them. Don’t force yourself to do something just because it’s what others do
•You don’t have to be smiling
If your face doesn’t relax into a smile don’t make it. Let your face in it’s most comfortable position
•You don’t have to be sitting up straight
Be comfortable. If that’s standing, laying, or an awkward jumble of limbs, what ever is comfy
• Surround Yourself with/Hold items that bring you comfort or joy
Trinkets, gifts, items that hold memories, what helps you relax
• Listening to music is allowed
If a rhythm helps you relax of help you control your breathing, or if focusing on lyrics helps to stop your mind from wandering, listen to it (I personally listen to Hozier or Avi Kaplan)
Guide to Meditation
Many times, it is said that one must meditate by emptying their mind of thoughts, but this is only one method of meditation. In truth, meditation is much more complex than many may think, as there are many uses of it, but it is at the same time one of the easiest ways to improve your spiritual discipline. There are two primary ways of meditating: the silencing of thoughts, and the meditation where you focus on something (a spiritual teaching, a method of healing yourself, a sigil, etc). Personally, I have found the meditations of focusing on things to be much more rewarding than the silencing of thoughts, but you can do either or use both whenever you wish.
How to meditate: For any meditation, you need to begin by sitting somewhere comfortable (it can be in complete darkness, or during the daytime if you want; either way, you need to be alone). You can lay down to meditate if you need to, but it is best to do this while sitting up-right since your focus and flow of breath is better in this position. As you sit relaxed, you close your eyes and breathe deeply and slowly, relaxing your thoughts and bringing yourself into the present. As you breathe in, hold your breath for a couple seconds and then release it slowly, continue this for a few repetitions as you relax your mind.
Once you do that, you either stop your thoughts or you begin focusing on whatever you need to focus on (like a spiritual teaching). The only meditations where you don’t close your eyes are when you want to stare directly into a sigil, yantra, or talisman in order to gain its benefits (you cannot use sigils or talismans without meditating on them, simply placing them somewhere doesn’t have any affects since your mind must connect with it). Additionally, meditation cannot be done by simply sitting relaxed and thinking of positive things, since this is simply relaxing and doesn’t go deeper than that.
If you find difficulty focusing or staying still during the process, you need to continue doing meditations and repeatedly discipline the mind and body to do as you wish. This can be painful, but it will gradually work if you remain determined with it, and the process will become easier. Also remember that during meditations where you must focus on something, you need to stay focused on it as much as possible; if you notice your thoughts drifting, make sure to immediately bring them back to your focus.
As you meditate, the process should gradually lull you into a deeply relaxed state. And so by the time you finish, your mind should feel rejuvenated. The effects of meditation become stronger the more often you meditate, so it may not seem to be doing much at first, so you must remain patient and continue until you gradually become more attuned to the impacts it has. For more experienced meditators, a meditation should normally last from 30 minutes to an hour, or longer if desired. If you are at this stage, deep meditation should begin to feel as if you are entering a trance-like state where your mind enters a different frequency which is lower and less active; this low frequency allows for better access to one’s astral senses if they’ve been developed enough. If you are a beginner to meditation, you should meditate for at least 10 minutes, but ideally for 20 minutes or longer. Overall, if you are a spiritual person, especially one who is focused on gaining Awakening throughout the years, you should meditate at least twice a week.
Things that can help meditation:
- Mala beads
- Incense
- Tibetan singing bowls
- Low-frequency ambience (not too much noise; a good example is Cryo Chamber)
- Some people may meditate better in a dark room than a bright room
- Best times for meditation tend to be either in the early morning or late night (calmer times of the day)
Meditation Examples:
Core meditation – This is the meditation to achieve core awakening, where you gain permanent access to your higher self and obtain easier communication with them. You must focus gently on the centre of your abdomen, right beneath your ribcage, and imagine a golden orb of light here. This needs to be done for 20 minutes, and to be performed every single day for at least one year (or else the progress is lost and it needs to start over). Ideally, this meditation should be done once you know of your higher self’s identity and name.
Meditation on the colour magenta – This colour has a specific frequency that helps you to gain access to your astral senses; this process happens very gradually and needs many repetitions, as well as your own training to gain these skills. You only need to stare into this colour (even an image from your phone) for at least 10 minutes, and to do this often. While you meditate on the colour, make sure you keep in mind your intention to gain astral abilities.
Meditation on a sigil, talisman, or yantra – Staring into a working sigil, talisman or yantra (these all need to be created in specific ways, not just designs). The meditation should last for at least 10 minutes.
Meditation while chanting a mantra or enn – This can also be done while staring into a yantra or sigil.
Meditation on a spiritual teaching – Any spiritual teaching you receive that you wish to ponder deeply upon.
Meditation without thought – Stopping the flow of thoughts so you can become mentally still; this is a meditation best for those who follow the Right Hand Path, seeking to remove their sense of self.
Meditation on the breathing-in of fire element – If you want to gain some closeness to the element of fire and gradually use it to help you become more empowered and aware of the strength you have, this is a good meditation to use (especially if you are following Demonic teachings). To perform this, begin the meditation process as usual and then project yourself into a vision- a temple with a blazing fire at the altar. Stand before the fire and focus on breathing it in deeply, hold it within yourself for a couple seconds, and then release it. Continue doing this as long as you need.
Meditation of the releasing of inner-burdens – This is a good meditation to help you become relieved from built-up stress. Begin the meditation as usual and then visualize yourself in the depths of space when ready, with only darkness and stars in the distance. As you breathe in, visualize your inner-burdens gathering up together inside you, then hold it, and breathe out slowly as you exhale the burden into space. Continue this as long as you need.
Meditation of oneness with Nature – This is for sitting outside in a tranquil area with trees and plants. Sit comfortably in the grass and begin the meditation as normal. As your mind relaxes, vividly imagine that you are a tree and have spent all your life in this spot, communicating through senses with the other plants. Imagine you have roots going deep into the ground, and pay attention to what you sense from nature’s energy.
Meditation to rise above despair – When you are feeling strong emotions of despair, and these are threatening to take hold of you and cause you to weep, you can use this meditation if you use your will-power. As you are experiencing this pains and mental darkness, visualize yourself in the labyrinth of your mind and begin projecting bright flames into all the corridors, destroying the lies of your Shadow so you can begin seeing the truth of what is happening. Tell yourself that you know it’s just a lie repeatedly, and then project yourself quickly upwards as if you have giant wings, so you expand beyond the labyrinth, high above it. Imagine yourself as a burning black flame here, and hold your focus to bring yourself into a more controlled state of mind. Focus on filling your mind with either a tranquil darkness or a blazing light, whichever best suits you.
Meditation of fire-staring – This is a traditional meditation method in Tantric practices. You simply need to light a candle in a dark room and sit before it. Stare directly into the flame without blinking for as long as you can.
Meditation of the Wasteland – This is a meditation for more serious practitioners who wish to challenge themselves; though refrain from this if you are prone to depression. For this, begin the meditation as usual and then vividly visualize yourself in a bleak wasteland, with only grey craggy rocks and a dark cloudy sky above. There are no plants or other signs of life, only you and silence. You must walk through this wasteland and come to terms with what has been lost in the past, and what must be lost in order to grow (negative habits, toxic people, arrogance, envy, materialism, etc). As you wander the wasteland, pull these negative attachments out from yourself, as if they are a black vapour, and throw them into the distance where they dissipate. Exit this meditation whenever you feel ready.
