Spiritual Healing

Meditation

By Sindy Taylor

"Meditation is acceptance.  It is the acceptance of life within us, without us and all around us.  Acceptance of life is the beginning of human satisfaction. Transformation of life is the culmination of divine satisfaction."

Sri Chinmoy

 

Meditation Practice

The practice of meditation is to take the time to witness and observe what the mind is focused on at this moment in time. When we give attention to and bring light to these thoughts there is a pivotal shift that occurs which can greatly create calm to the over active mind. 

If we observe our daily thoughts we will see that our mind constantly oscillates between the past and the future and is seldom focused on the present moment in time.  Meditation is a beautiful process which can bring our awareness to the present moment and allow us to ground ourselves so that we are fully present in our bodies.

When calmness is achieved, contemplation can begin to receive guidance from our inner knowingness, the intuitive mind.  While in meditation, it is possible to put aside all aches and pains in the body, to relax completely and even achieve feelings of bliss.  Like everything else, it takes time, effort and practice to bring about healing in our bodies through the practice of meditation.

The practice of meditation is another tool which we can use and incorporate into our daily lives.  One of the initial stages of learning to meditate is to take your focus on the breath, this is the means by which many meditations will begin, the reason for this is quite simple, when we are under stress and there is tension in our bodies, the first thing we do is contract our muscles which stops the free flow of oxygen into the body.  This in turn causes aches and pains in the body and loss of focus and concentration in the mind.  In putting your focus on the body you will experience where there is free flow of breath and where there is tension, as the breath reaches those areas which are tense, the exhale of the breath will bring relaxation.

A short meditation to de-stress your day!

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Spiritual Healing Meditation with Words

This 10 minute breathing meditation is a small introduction to the concept of healing  meditations using words. As you listen to this meditation allow yourself to visualize where in your body the breath goes to as you breathe in. Then as the word breath is spelled out, see if you are able to see where each letter of the word is stored. In making the connections from one letter to another, I believe a freer flow of breath in the body is achieved. If you are unsure and are not able to follow the progress of the breath, there is nothing to worry about as your subconscious is still doing all the necessary work.