| How to practice mindfulness meditation in a corner of | | | | straight back should be in a comfortable position. After |
| your home | | | | a while in that position, try to set aside all past and |
| Don't judge yourself in mindfulness meditation, but just | | | | future thoughts and train your mind to stay put in the |
| be in the present moment. Forget about being bogged | | | | present. |
| down in the past or the future, just home in to the | | | | The best way to focus on the present is by following |
| present. | | | | the pattern of your breath. Keep following the air |
| You could be bombarded with thoughts and | | | | coming in and the air that is leaving you as you belly |
| commentaries that could be from your past or | | | | swells and subsides. You should be taking a lung full of |
| concern about their fallout in future. That's not the way | | | | air instead of breathing in spurts. Be aware of the |
| it is, as being mindful is being marooned in the present | | | | sensation of your breath from the moment it comes |
| without placing yourself and the thoughts on the dock. | | | | into your nostrils and goes out of your mouth. Each |
| No judgments please! It is you and the present that | | | | breath is different from the other. Your aim in |
| matters and nothing else. | | | | mindfulness meditation would be to watch and feel the |
| Scientists and researchers have put mindfulness | | | | breath like being in sync with the breath. You would be |
| meditation and sheer mindfulness on top of their | | | | able to feel and sense the minute differences that are |
| agenda. They have already come out with startling | | | | associated with each breath. |
| results. The practice of this form of meditation can do | | | | Marooned safely on your breath consciousness, watch |
| loads for your sulking mood and straighten it up from | | | | the thoughts as they come, try to torment you, tease |
| swings, reduce stress and ratchet up immunity. Recent | | | | you, rise up and fall. Thoughts can be the carrier of |
| tests and studies have also revealed they can stop | | | | anxiety, fear, angst, worry, laughter and hope. But they |
| the decline of cells in HIV positive patients. If you feel | | | | should mean nothing to you as you are simply a |
| down and out, kick start mindfulness meditation which | | | | witness, not a judge. Be an observer, not a referee. |
| is a surefire stress buster. | | | | Watch where the thoughts go and travel, stay and |
| To practice this type of meditation, you don't have to | | | | then leave. |
| trek to a gym or yoga center. All you need to do is | | | | Get back to breathing and sensing each breath like |
| locate and fix up a quiet corner of your home. It should | | | | you were doing and after the session is over, quietly |
| be comfortable and free from noise as much as | | | | get back to yourself and thoughts like it was before |
| possible. You can keep a straight backed chair or the | | | | your mindfulness meditation. |
| floor to sit on with your back and neck straight. Take | | | | Defeating social anxiety can be done. Learn more |
| care to avoid any stiff postures. Your sitting with a | | | | about facts on buddhism. |