Meditation:Meditation For beginners

Meditation

Meditation is a training, where we use to train our mind for deep calm and overcome from mental and social problem. In today world where stress catches on faster than the eye can see or the mind can perceive. It is a necessity. Meditation  give inner peace. It is one of the main reason why monk and meditaion practitioner is so calm and centre. This create a positive "aura" circumstance which lead us toward calmness and success.

Benefits of meditation :

• Help in being focused 
• less anxiety
• less negativity
• improve blood circulation
• maintain heart rate
• deeper relaxation 
• lower blood pressure.

Some popular form of meditation

Focused attention method.

Open monitoring method.

No thought method.

Meditation Asanas

Asanas provide practitioner to sit for extended periods of  time without moving the body and without discomfort. Deep meditaion requires the spinal column to be straight and very few asanas can satisfy this condition. A proper meditaion asanas help you to meditate for a long period .

Basic meditation asanas for beginner.

• Sukhasana ( Easy Pose )
  
• Ardha Padmasana ( Half-lotus Pose)
  
• Padmasana ( Lotus Pose)
  
• Siddhasana ( Accomplished Pose for Men)

How to do .

      1. Do these following selected pawanmuktasanas series for preparing the body for the meditation

• Adrha titali asana   (Half butterfly)
• Shorni chakra         (Hip rotation)
• Poorna Titali          (Full butterfly)
• Vayu niskasana      (Wind releasing pose)
• Kawa chalasana     (Crow walking)
• Udharkarshan        (Abdominal stretch pose)  

     2. Choose a comfortable asana from above Meditations Asanas.
     3. Do Anulom-vilom first for better breathing and concentration.

     4. Breath naturally.

     5. Choose a comfortable form of meditation from above .

     6. Practice meditation at least 15-20 minutes ( for beginners).

Most asked questions.

Q. Which meditation asana is good for beginners?

 Ans.  Try EASY POSE (Shukhasana) as name it is easy and very comfortable for beginners.

Q. Which type of place is good for meditation?

Ans. A fully ventilated room with natural sound is best place for start. Once you mastery in                           meditation you can do anywhere.

Q.  Which type of cloth recommended?

Ans.  Always wear loose and washed cloth or choose according to your comfort.

Q.  Best time for Meditation?

 Ans. 2 hours around sunrise or sunset is suitable time for medititon.

Q. How long meditation could be?

Ans.  For beginning you can do for 10-15 minutes . A regular practitioner can do for 3-4 hours.

Click here to learn about mental illness

Comment your question.

Mental illness Definition - Psychiatric disorder

Mental illness definition 

Mental illness in medical science this is known as Psychiatric disorder. Mental illness are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of these ) Mental illness are associated with distress and problems functioning in social work, family activities or nearby environment . 

Mental illness or psychiatric disorder is treatable . The vast majority of individuals with mental illness continue to function in their daily lives. Many have been described with sign and symptoms disorder . Such disorders may be diagnosed by a mental health professional.

Mental illness take many forms, some time it can be cure only by home based therapy like meditation  and some are mild and only interfere in limited way daily life , such as certain phobias (abnormal fear)  other mental health conditions are so serve that a person may need care in hospital.

Serious mental illness is a mental behavioral or emotion disorder (excluding development and substance use disorders ) resulting in serious functions impairment which substantially interfere with or limits one or more major life activities, Examples of serious mental illness include major depressive disorder Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. 

Mental Health

Mental Health us the foundation for emotions, thinking, communication, learning resilience and self-esteem. Mental health is also key to relationship , personal and emotional well-being and contributing to community or society. Mental Health involve effective functioning in daily activities resulting in 

• Productive activities ( Work, School, Care-giving)
• Healthy relationship
• Ability to adopt change and cope with adversity
• Social engagement 

                                                     vs

Mental illness

Mental illness refers collectively to all diagnosable mental disorders health condition involving

• Significant changes in thinking
• Change in emotion and behavior
• Distress and problem functioning in social, work or family activites
• Change in reaction on small daily lives problems 

Common Symptoms 

1. Agitation
2. Anxiety
3. Depression  mania
4. Paranoia 
5. Psychosis

Risk Factors

The predominant view as 2018 is that biological , psychological and environmental factors all contribute to the development or progression of mental illness

• Drugs
• Personality traits
• Genetics
• Environmental
• Unsuccess

Criticism

Many people who have a mental illness do not want to talk about it. But mental illness is nothing to be ashamed of ! It is a medical conditions are treatable . Doctor are continually expanding to understanding of how the human brain works , and treatment are available to help people successfully manage mental health conditions. 

Mental illness does not discriminate. it can affect regardless of your age, gender geography, income, social status , race/ethnicity, religion / sprituallity , sexual orientation , background or other aspects of cultural identity. While mental illness can occur at any age. three fourths of all mental illness beings at the age of 24.

Mental illness is common. In a given year 

• Nearly one in five (19 percent) U.S adults experience some form of mental illness 
• One in 24 (4 percent) has a serious mental illness
• One in 12 (8.5 percent) has diagnosable substance use disorder

Prevention

The 2004 WHO report "prevention of mental disorder" stated that prevention of these disorders is obviously one of the most effective way to reduce the (disease) burden.

Click here for physical health like Weight lose program, Weight gain program , meditation and yoga.

Feel free to share .