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Concentration and Awareness

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Meditation Techniques for the Busy or Impatient. If you are reading this then you probably recognize some value in meditation, in slowing down, and reducing stress. At the same time you probably struggle with fitting meditation into your daily routine. The good news is that establishing a daily meditation practice is easier than you may have thought. In order to make this work, it will be helpful to: Lower your expectations of meditation. Often the reason we are impatient about meditation is we want instant gratification. Replace that expectation with a desire to experience a “slow melt” of your stress.Be open to non-traditional meditation. Meditation doesn’t have to be done in a seated position. How to Easily Incorporate Meditation into Your Day The way to do this is to transform some of the things you are already doing each day into mindful meditation. Exercise Meditation Any continuous physical activity over a period of time can work.

The way to transform any of these activities into meditation is to first focus on your breath. 3 Meditation Tricks to Help Keep You Present - Spirituality Blog on Balanced Life Center. Meditation, for me, is time dedicated to being present and aware of my oneness with God/Spirit/Consciousness. About 15% of the time I am able to drop into this zone and just buzz along. I come out of there in another world and everything hums along. The other 85% of the time I struggle with letting go of my plans, dreams, arguments, and task lists. This morning I was in the 85% category. I usually have a few tricks to sink into a meditative state. When focusing on my breath does not work, I think an affirmation.

Another technique I use to still my mind is to watch my thoughts. Do you have any special ways to still your mind during prayer, meditation or throughout the day? How to Concentrate - Meditation how to tips techniques. Master Key System Exercise 17 Learn how to concentrate on your Desire to attain what you want. Research & Writing Tips : How to Concentrate on Studying. How To Concentrate. "Concentration is the Most Important Intellectual Habit of Man. " Not one person in ten thousand can really concentrate. Some realize that they do not know how—others drift along the line of least resistance and let their minds vegetate, apparently never suspecting their weakness or realizing that they are an utter failure at concentration.

To Cori-centre—bringing all your mental force and faculties to bear steadily on a given center with-out deviation from that exact point—whipping into line all wandering fancies—stray ideas or thoughts that go off on a tangent—to hold steadily all your power on the central thing under consideration without an instant of wavering—that is Concentration. This ONE THING I Do A difficult thing to do, and very few minds can do it. St. These aids will do more than help you to follow a memory course; they deal with your daily work.

It may seem paradoxical that the first aid to better concentration refers to relaxation. Six puppies were playing in the barn.