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60 Second Meditation

Too much stress? You need a simple stress meditation. Of course, learning to meditate might intimidate you, and it’s tough to find the time for daily meditation. A solution to both problems is a meditation you can learn right now, that will take a minute to do each day.

An Easy Stress Busting Meditation

Breathe through your nose and you’ll notice how your abdomen extends. Nose-breathing causes the diaphragm to pull air to the bottom of your lungs. This delivers a good dose of oxygen into your bloodstream and brain, and it also tends to relax you. Breathing through your nose is healthier, and it’s the basis of this one-minute meditation.

Here’s how you do it; close your eyes, sigh, and let the tension go out of your muscles. It may help to tense your muscles up first and then release that tension. Let go of your thoughts as much as possible and take four or five slow, deep breaths through your nose. Pay close attention to the rate and depth of your breathing.

Can Meditation Be This Easy?

The short answer is yes. No, you’re not likely to get you into a deep meditative state with this simple stress meditation. However, you will get benefits, including a clearer mind and a reduction in stress.

It helps to develop a “trigger” for your meditation. For example, do your four breaths when you get into the car, or right after lunch each day. These triggers are places or times that remind you, so your meditation becomes a habit.

You can say this isn’t “real” meditation, but there’s nothing wrong with enjoying the relaxation you’ll get from this technique. If you want, you can always pursue deeper meditation later. Meanwhile, remember that not everything has to be

Many people are reluctant to accept the idea of meditation because they associate the term with a specific religious practice. Is meditation a religious practice? Well, it is and it isn’t. Meditation is a deeply personal experience and what you get out of it depends heavily on what you are trying to get out of it.

Meditation can be compared to a automobile or similar vehicle. The vehicle has the ability to take you down many roads leading to many places, but you ultimately decide where you will go using it. Meditation can lead to relaxation, increased concentration, and a deeper connection with any item or thought that you choose to meditate on. Many religions use varying forms of meditation in order to contemplate the items or concepts that are important to their individual tradition.

Many eastern religions (such as Buddhism and Hinduism) encourage meditating in order to free the mind of preconceived notions about reality. Other religions, such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism encourage meditation through prayer. During this form of meditation many people devote their full concentration to their respective god or important aspects of their religious faith.

Non-religious people may choose to meditate for a variety of reasons. Anyone can take the time to look deeply into the world around them in order to realize the beauty and complexity of every day items and situations. This eventually leads to a greater understanding of the self, of others, and of reality as a whole.