How to Quiet your Mind
About Me
Samantha McConnell
Date
Jun 25, 2017
Categories
Uncategorized
Content
About Me
Meditation
How to Quiet Your Mind
Meditation is a focused activity that is free from distractions so it can give your brain a chance to balance both your left & right brain hemispheres and create awareness. Meditation is a great way to love your brain so it will love you back. ‘Monkey brain’ aka brain chatter is quieted down and peace and calm within your mind is restored.
Meditating Benefits can
- Improve sleep
- Improve your mood and can increase your happiness
- Improve memory & faster learning
- Easier to focus
- Less stress
- Overcome depression & anxiety
- Boost immunity
- Tranquility
To get started
1.Sit comfortably, cross-legged with each foot resting on the opposite thigh. If this is not comfortable simply cross your legs or sit in a position that is comfortable & natural for you. Your main goal is to become aware & focus on your mind and nothing else which includes the rest of your body.
2. Begin breathing with the tip of your tongue lightly pressed against the roof of your mouth just behind your front teeth. Keep your eyes open soft and relaxed but not staring at a specific object. Very slowly breathe in through your nose for a count 4 filling your belly until its almost full than hold for a count of 3. Very slowly breathe out through your nose and gently pull in your belly like you’re squeezing all the air out for a count of 6. A good way to focus is to count the total breaths you are taking. This can help keep distracting thoughts away.
3. Depending on where you choose to meditate quiet instrumental music can help with your focus and help with your breathing from the music’s rhythmic pattern. If you are out in nature music may not be needed and you can focus on the sounds of nature around you like the waves at the beach or the wind rustling through the trees. If you want to increase your meditation for longer periods, music can help to hold your focus.
4. Keep it simple and go for just a few minutes when you are new. You can increase it as you feel the desire but don’t force yourself to sit still if you are not enjoying it or unable to focus. Meditation takes practice and soon can become a pleasurable habit you look forward to each day. Try it early in the morning when you wake up and throughout your day and before bedtime to see when it works best for you.
5. If you find you’re frustrated be easy on yourself and try it again later.The goal of meditating is not to totally shut your brain off but to instead become aware and to restore peace and calm by focusing on your breathing and not on active thoughts.
Try 5 cycles of breathing 4 in, hold 3 out 6. After each cycle count the number of that cycle to help you stay focused.
The psychological & physiological benefits are well worth it!
Samantha McConnell
About Me
My passion about health started in my teens when I first hand saw the effects of how illness can wreck havoc in a family growing up with parents who had serious health issues. I too struggled with losing weight & developed an eating disorder that I was able to heal by educating myself on healthier habits. Itās amazing what our bodies can do when we learn to take care of them like God intended. These experiences & challenges fueled my passion to be a life long student in pursuit of learning how to create healthier lifestyles where one can thrive at their optimal best. As a mother of 3 children & a wife of a traveling husband, I quickly learned how to implement healthy habits on the go so that I could be my healthy best for my family. This has evolved into my health coaching business Thriving With Health where I coach people to integrate simple & fun healthy 'bitesā throughout their day even on their most busiest & challenging ones. You are never too busy to take care of your health & I can show you how. Everyone has busy lifestyles and living at their optimum best is not only doable but can be fun as well!
