How Meditation And Relaxation Can Work Together
Meditation has long been a central component to not only many different religions, but also in forms of exercise. Meditation and relaxation can go hand and hand, bringing the person to a higher state of tension relief that can only occur through meditation.
Meditation is a form of concentration that allows the participant to either focus outwardly on a central object, or to travel inward through a journey of self discovery. Meditation and relaxation occur when the participant is able to achieve a level of concentration that can allow for them to let go of their own mental stress.
Meditation has been a practiced regiment for centuries, and is recognized by religions as part of their organized religious methods. Buddhism, Hinduism and other so-called eastern religions all use meditation in their faith. Buddha was thought to have achieved his own spiritual enlightenment while meditating.
How They Both Work
In order to get to a state of meditation and relaxation, a person must first learn how to meditate. For some, the image springs to mind of sitting with their shoes off, legs crossed at an awkward angle and their eyes closed while they mumble a phrase over and over. While this does exemplify the classic meditation and relaxation position, it does not mean this is the only way to meditate.
For some, being able to lie down either on their back or side is the best position to meditate. It has been suggested, that in this form, a person can concentrate on each muscle group and allow for the entire body to relax, getting to the point where meditation and relaxation co-exist.
By concentrating on breathing, a person can get to a point where they are in a deep meditative zone. This means being in a comfortable position in which to concentrate on slowly breathing. Again, this may mean lying down, sitting in a comfortable chair or lying on your bed. Make sure that you are physically comfortable in order to obtain a deep and beneficial meditation.
Being able to concentrate on relaxing the body physically can then lead to getting the mind to be free of all of its stresses. By first learning how to relax the body, a person can then journey to their inner self and work on releasing all of the thoughts and worries that build up in the mind. By picturing these problems flowing outward, a person can physically let go of their mind stress.
