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7 Mindfulness Practices for Beginners:

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The below mindfulness meditation practices are simple and is suitable for modern lifestyle and for beginners. The below techniques will help you to learn simple ways to reduce stress & anxiety.

 

1) Deep Breathing Meditation

It is a deep, relaxed, mindful breathing activity which helps you to reduce stress, anxiety from your body, mind. This activity heals and rejuvenates the body, mind.

Instructions:

Anytime during the day, when you get time, take a deep relaxed breath and then have a prolong exhalation by slightly opening up the lips. Repeat this mindful breathing at different timings in a day.

2) STOP! Meditation

Georg Gurdjieff, a powerful mindfulness master from Russia, developed this meditation technique. This meditation practice helps one to stay more present, mindful & less tensed while performing the daily activities.

Instructions:

Whenever you remember, STOP suddenly. Be still, silent for a moment, remain watchful of your body & breath. After a min of 30 seconds, continue your work. This sudden STOP! of your body and being mindful of the body & breath provides greater balance and peace to your mind. You can apply this meditation practice in any day-to-day activities.

3) ᾹNᾹPᾹNᾹSATI Meditation

Gautam Buddha developed this meditation technique for the mindfulness & meditation. To know more about this meditation technique, please visit our blog article Anapanasati Yog Meditation

4) Mindful Walking Meditation

This is a mindfulness practice, it can be easily integrated with your morning or evening walk.

Instructions:

Start this meditation practice by walking is a slow pace, gradually bringing the whole awareness to the lower body and aware of your incoming & outgoing breath.

 

5) Mantra Meditation

It is an effective meditation practice to calm the mind. As our mind works without any break, this continuous repetition of mantra gives a sudden break to the thought process and helps your find to calm & relax.

Instructions:

To know more about this meditation technique, please visit our blog article Mantra Meditation

6) Mindfulness Meditation of 5 Senses

One can practice mindfulness through 5 senses. While performing your daily routine activities become mindful of your 5 senses.

•Mindful Eating

•Mindful Looking

•Mindful Listening

•Mindful Touching

•Mindful Smelling

7) Sudden Pause of Breath

This sudden pause of breath helps to controlling high thought process & negative emotions.

Instructions:

Whenever you get 2-3 minutes, during the day. Have a sudden pause of breath, stay restful and become aware, pause your breath as long as you can without suffocating yourself, this sudden pause will break the flow of thoughts and helps you to become aware & mindful.

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Uploaded on September 17, 2021