Focusing on your breath is one of the more simple ways to meditate. Meditation itself is the only real way to fully relax the active thoughts which take place in your mind every day. You don’t have to follow any complex rules to meditate, switch off and achieve a mind that is in a state of peace.
One of the easiest meditation techniques to accomplish is to focus on the breathing. If you have ever taken any guided meditation lessons or listened to tapes or CD’s of this type of session, they generally always start with the words “take a deep breath’. The reason for this is a deep breath will help you relax. Meditation has to take place when you are relaxed, so the more deep breaths you take, hopefully the more relaxed you will be.
Deep breathing allows you to take stock and starts the relaxation process. It fills your lungs with oxygen and this in itself is relaxing. So “take a breather” and let us get on with this brief lesson in simple meditation using the breath as a guide.
Simple meditation methods where breathing is the focal point, entails making use of the breath to release anxiety, worry or problems. A good exercise is to inhale through either the mouth or nose and when you exhale, imaging you are exhaling out of the tips of your fingers or soles of the feet. At the same time as you visualize this, also visualize that all toxins, worries and anxiety are being released with the exhalation.
Shallow breathing while imagining there is something light in the way of your breath, is also a good way of learning to focus on your breathing. Imagine you have a feather or piece of thistledown on your chin and you can’t disturb it at any cost. The more you focus and control your breathing the more simple you will find it to relax.
You need to take whatever time you can out of your day and practice these breathing exercises whenever you have to opportunity. There are no fixed rules, do it when you go to bed at night or when you wake in the morning or both. Whatever makes you feel better!
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